Kandakkai Chalangotut Puthiya Bhagavathy Kavu temple is located at Kandakkai near Mayyil in Kannur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Puthiya Bhagavathy and Vishnumoorthi. The annual theyyam thira kaliyattam festival is held for two days in Malayalam Kumbha Masam – Kumbham 15 to Kumbham 17 (February 27 to March 1).
This is a small shrine with a chathura sreekovil for the
main deity. The roof of the shrine is traditionally decorated. There are other
smaller shrines here. Some deities are worshipped atop small square platforms.
Sankranti in a Malayalam month is of great importance.
The important theyyam that can be witnessed at Kandakkai
Chalangotut Puthiya Bhagavathy Kavu are Puthiya Bhagavathi theyyam, Gulikan
theyyam and Vishnumoorthi theyyam.