Kuthuparamba Kottayam Mathukkavu temple is located at Kottayam near Kuthuparamba in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to various deities that are worshipped in kavu, tharavadu and sacred places in Kannur region of Kerala. The annual theyyam thira kaliyattam festival at Kottayam Mathukkavu Pottan Thira is observed for two days in Malayalam Meena Masam – Meenam 11 and Meenam 12 (March 25 and March 26).
This is an ancient tharavadu type shrine with small sreekovils, raised platforms and a kavu. Deities are worshipped under trees too. Vishu and Sankranti are important festivals here.
The major theyyams that can be witnessed at Kuthuparamba
Kottayam Mathukkavu temple are Bhairavan theyyam, Kaitha Chamundi, Karim Chamundi,
Malankurathi theyyam, Naga Bhagavathy, Pottan, Sasthappan and Vishnumoorthi.