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Palayi Chenamkunnummal Tharavadu Devasthanam Temple – Theyyam – Kaliyattam Festival

Palayi Chenamkunnummal Tharavadu Devasthanam temple is located at Palayi near Nileshwar in Kasaragod district, Kerala. This is a small shrine dedicated to important deities worshipped in kavu, tharavadu and sacred places in Kasaragod region. The annual theyyam thira kaliyattam festival is held for three days in Malayalam Kumbha Masam – Kumbham 26 to Kumbham 28 (March 10 to March 12).

The important theyyams that can be witnessed at Palayi Chenamkunnummal Tharavadu Devasthanam temple are Acchan Daivam, Anchanangum Bhootham, Cheralath Bhagavathy, Cheriya Bhagavathy, Dhandyanghanathu Bhagavathy, Padarkulangara Bhagavathy, Rakta Chamnundi and Vishnumoorthi theyyam.