Aricheppu Kalathil Vishnumurthy Devasthanam temple is located at Aricheppu near Bedakam – Munnad in Kasaragod district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Vishnumoorthi. The annual theyyam thira kaliyattam festival held in Malayalam Kumhbha Masam (February – March) is famous for some unique and rare theyyams.
The important theyyams that can be witnessed at Aricheppu
Kalathil Vishnumurthy Devasthanam temple are Pottan theyyam, Pulimaruthan
theyyam, Pulapottan theyyam, Pula Chamundi, Vishnumoorthi, Padinjare Chamundi
theyyam, Ummitta Gulikan and Kezhakkekara Gulikan.
The festival begins with the Kalavaranirakkal ritual. A
goshayatra is held on the second day of the festival.