Koolikkavu Sree Vishnumurthy temple (Prathi Palakkunnu) is located at Koolikavu near Karivellur in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Vishnumoorthi form of Bhagavan Srihari Vishnu. The annual theyyam thira kaliyattam festival is held for two days in Malayalam Dhanu Masam – Dhanu 8 to Dhanu 9 (December 23 and December 24).
The important theyyams that can be witnessed at Koolikkavu Sree Vishnumurthy temple are Vishnumoorthi, Karichamundi, Kalichan Daivam, Bhadrakali, Gulikan, Dharma Daivam, Edakken Gurikkal, Muthachan Daivam, Gurunathan Daivam, Mantramoorthi, Choyyar Gurikkal, Ettamoorthi and Kumanatti (ശ്രീ വിഷ്ണുമൂർത്തി; കരിഞ്ചാമുണ്ടി; കാലിച്ചാൻ ദൈവം; ഭദ്രകാളി; ഗുളികൻ; ധർമ്മദൈവം; ഇടക്കേൻ ഗുരിക്കൾ; മുത്തച്ചൻദൈവം; ഗുരുനാഥൻദൈവം; മന്ത്രമൂർത്തി; ചൊയ്യാർഗുരിക്കൾ; ഈറ്റമൂർത്തി; കൂമനാട്ടി എന്നീ തെയ്യക്കോലങ്ങൾ)
The temple has a chathura sreekovil (square sanctum
sanctorum). Some deities are worshipped atop small square platforms and under
trees. The temple performs special pujas and rituals on Sankranti day.