Kanathur Vadakkekara Panjuruli Vishnumoorthi Devasthanam temple is located at Kanathur near Bovikanam in Kasaragod district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Panjurli and Vishnumoorthi. Other deities are too worshiped here with equal importance. The annual theyyam kaliyattam festival is held for four days in Malayalam Meena Masam – Meenam 3 to Meenam 6 (March 17 to March 20.)
This is an ancient shrine with a traditional sreekovil and raised platforms exposed to the elements. Some deities are worshipped under trees.
The important theyyams that can be worshipped at Kanathur
Vadakkekara Panjuruli Vishnumoorthi Devasthanam temple are Gulikan theyyam,
Thanathullayan theyyam, Panchuruli, Kallurutti and Ottakolam theyyam.