Kariyappil Bhagavathy temple is located at Kariyappil Cheemeni in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi. The annual theyyam thira kaliyattam festival at Kariyappil Bhagavathy temple is held for four days in Malayalam Vrischika Masam – Vrischikam 21 to Vrischikam 24 (December 10 to December 11).
The important theyyams that can be witnessed at Kariyappil
Bhagavathy temple are Thondachan theyyam, Sree Kariyappil Bhagavathy theyyam,
Korokkottu Bhagavathy, Pulikandan, Kunnandrachan, Vishnumoorthi, Rakta
Chamundi, Pullippan and Kotakkatiyamma.
The shrine has a chathura sreekovil or square sanctum
sanctorum for the main deities. Upa devatas are worshipped atop square
platforms and under trees. Sankranti is an important day in a month in the temple.