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Kottila Sree Vettakkorumakan Temple – Theyyam Kaliyattam Thira Festival

Kottila Sree Vettakkorumakan temple is located at Kottila in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Vettakkorumakan. The annual theyyam thira kaliyattam festival is held for two days in Malayalam Vrischika Masam – Vrischikam 13 to Vrischikam 15 (November 28 to November 30).

The important theyyams that can be witnessed at Kottila Sree Vettakkorumakan temple are Vettaikkorumakan theyyam, Oorpazhassi theyyam and Kutty theyyam.

The main deity is worshipped in a small chathura sreekovil. Other deities are worshiped atop small square platforms and under trees. Important pujas and rituals are performed on Sankranti day in every Malayalam month.

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