Nileshwar Thekkumbad Tharavadu Devasthanam temple is located at Nileshwaram in Kasaragod district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy, Chamundi, Vishnumoorthi and other deities that are commonly worshipped in tharavadu, kavu and sacred places in Kasaragod region. The annual theyyam thira kaliyattam festival is held for two days in Malayalam Vrischika Masam – Vrischikam 22 to Vrischikam 23 (December 7 to December 8).
Important theyyams that can be witnessed at Nileshwar
Thekkumbad Tharavadu Devasthanam temple are Guru Daivam, Kurathi, Pottan Daivam
theyyam, Raktha Chamundi, Kundor Chamundi, Vishnumoorthi, Gulikan and Uchilkkadavatu
Bhagavathi theyyam.
This a family-maintained temple with a small chathura
sreekovil – square sanctum sanctorum. Some deities are worshipped on small
square platforms and under trees. Pujas are held mainly during Sankranti as per traditional Malayalam calendar.