Thekke Mambalam Sree Kathivannurveeran temple is located at Mambalam near Payyanur in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to warrior deities worshipped in kavu in North Malabar region. The main deity worshipped in the temple Kathivanoor Veeran. The annual theyyam thira kaliyattam festival is held for three days in Malayalam Meena Masam – March 25 to March 27. (Meenam 11 to Meenam 13).
This is a small shrine with a chathura sreekovil – square sanctum sanctorum.
Gurukkal theyyam and Kathivanoor Veeran theyyam are performed
at the shrine.