Eachur Kunnathu Vaniyankandi Arooda Devasthanam temple is located at Eachur in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Muthappan and other deities worshipped in kavu and tharavadu in the region. The annual theyyam thira kaliyattam festival is held for three days in Malayalam Thula Masam – coinciding with no moon day in Thula Masam (Karutha Vavu) – which falls between October 16 and November 17.
The important theyyams that can be witnessed at Eachur Kunnathu
Vaniyankandi Arooda Devasthanam are Muthappan theyyam, Elladathu Bhagavathy
theyyam and Gulikan theyyam.
The temple has a chathura sreekovil (square sanctum
sanctorum) for the main deity. Some deities are worshipped atop small square
platforms and under trees. The temple performs special pujas and rituals on
Sankranti day.