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Irinave Vettakkorumakan Temple – Kaliyattam Theyyam Thira Festival

Irinave Vettakkorumakan temple is located at Irinave near Kannapuram in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Vettakkorumakan. The annual theyyam thira festival is held for a day in Malayalam Thula Masam – Thulam 15 (November 1).

The important theyyams that can be witnessed at Irinave Vettakkorumakan temple are Vettakkorumakan theyyam and Oorpzhassi theyyam.

This is a small temple with a deerkha chathura sreekovil (rectangular sanctum). Some deities are worshiped atop small square platforms and under trees. Monthly pujas are only performed here mainly on Sankranti day.