Karivellur Vadakkumbad Kodakkal Koyithidil Bhagavathy temple is located at Vadakkumbad near Karivellur in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual kaliyattam theyyam thira festival is held for two days in Malayalam Dhanu Masam – Dhanu 10 to Dhanu 11 (December 25 to December 26).
The important theyyams that can be witnessed at Karivellur
Vadakkumbad Kodakkal Koyithidil Bhagavathy temple are Gulikan theyyam,
Oorpzhassi theyyam, Raktha Chamundi theyyam, Madayil Chamundi theyyam, Angakulangara
Bhagavathy theyyam, Vettakkorumakan theyyam and Vishnumoorthi 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.