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Panayal Kalingoth Meethal Veedu Kookkal Tharavadu Temple – Theyyam Kaliyattam Thira Festival

Panayal Kalingoth Meethal Veedu Kookkal Tharavadu temple is located at Poinachi in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to various deities commonly worshipped in kavu and tharavadu in the region. The annual kaliyattam theyyam thira festival is held for four days in Malayalam Dhanu Masam – Dhanu 10 to Dhanu 13 (December 25 to December 28).

The important theyyams that can be witnessed at Panayal Kalingoth Meethal Veedu Kookkal Tharavadu temple are Rakhta Chamundi theyyam, Padaveeran theyyam, Bhairavan theyyyam, Aryakkara Bhagavathy theyyam, Moovalamkuzhi Chamundi theyyam, Kuttichathan theyyam and Chooliyar Bhagavathy 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.