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Eripuram Kavintarikathu Kathivanoor Veeran Palliyara Temple – Thira Theyyam Kaliyattam Festival

Eripuram Kavintarikathu Kathivanoor Veeran Palliyara temple is located at Eripuram near Pazhayangadi in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Kathivanoor Veeran and related deities. The annual kaliyattam theyyam thira festival is held for two days in Malayalam Dhanu Masam – Dhanu 10 to Dhanu 12 (December 25 to December 27).

The important theyyams that can be witnessed at Eripuram Kavintarikathu Kathivanoorveeran Palliyara temple are Gurikkal theyyam and Kathivanoor Veeran theyyam.

The temple has a small chathura sreekovil for the main deity. There is another smaller square sanctum. A deity is worshipped atop square platform and other deities under trees.