Muthappan Temple

Kannur district, India

Also known as: मुथप्पन मंदिरமுத்தப்பன் கோயில்ಮುತ್ತಪ್ಪನ್ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ

Parassini Madappura Sree Muthappan temple is a temple located at Parassinikadavu in Anthoor municipality on the banks of the Valapattanam river about 10 km (6.2 mi) from Taliparamba and 20 km (12 mi) from Kannur town in Kannur district, Kerala, India. Principal deity of the Thiyya community temple is Sree Muthappan, whose divinity is presented as a ritualistic theyyam enactment in two versions called Thiruvappan and Vellattam. According to the local tradition the presiding deity is a manifestation of Lord Shiva.[1]

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Key facts

LocationKannur district, India
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Muthappan Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  2. Wikidata Q6943826 — Wikidata