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Payalam Thazhathu Veedu Vishnumoorthi Karim Chamundi Panjuruli Devasthanam Temple – Theyyam Kaliyattam Festival

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Payalam Thazhathu Veedu Vishnumurthy Karim Chamundi Panjuruli Devasthanam temple is located at Payalam near Parappa in Kasaragod district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy, Chamundi, Vishnumoorthi and various other deities worshipped in the kavu and tharavadu in the region. The annual theyyam kaliyattam festival in the temple is held for two days in Malayalam Kumbha Masam – Kumbham 24 and Kumbham 25 (March 8 and March 9).

This is very old privately maintained tharavadu temple. The shrine has a unique old structure.

The important theyyams performed at Payalam Thazhathu Veedu Vishnumurthy Karim Chamundi Panjuruli Devasthanam temple are Adukkath Chamundi, Kumbakodi Chamundi, Vishnumoorthi theyyam, Karim Chamundi and Panjurli.