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Ezhilode Chalil Koliyadan Vishnumurthy Raktheswari Gulikan Temple – Theyyam Kaliyattam Festival

Ezhilode Chalil Koliyadan Vishnumurthy Raktheswari Gulikan temple is located at Ezhilode in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Vishnummorthi, Goddess Raktheshwari and Gulikan. The annual theyyam kaliyattam thira festival is held from Meenam 11 (March 25).

This is a small temple with a square sanctum sanctorum – chathura sreekovil. Some deities are worshipped on raised square platforms which are exposed to sun and rain. Some deities are worshipped under tree.

The important theyyams that can be witnessed at Ezhilode Chalil Koliyadan Vishnumurthy Raktheswari Gulikan temple are Gulikan theyyam, Vishnumoorthi theyyam and Goddess Raktheswari theyyam.