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Mazhoor in Kurumathoor Panchayat

Village

 

Panniyur

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Thaliparamba (08 km west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (31 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (107 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Balabhadra (7th incarnation of Maha Vishnu)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Krishna, Lord Ganapathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja-Usha Pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Nai-payasam

Festival

 

Annual festival in Kumbham (February-March)

 

Chirakkal Panchayat

Village

 

Chirakkal

Taluk

 

Kannur

Nearest Town

 

Kannur (07 km south)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (07 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (121 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Krishna (Concept – Navaneetha Krishna)

Other Deity/Deities

 

No sub-deities

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja-Usha Pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal-payasam, Venna (Butter)

Festival

 

Annual festival for 8 days in Makaram (Januvary-February), Ashtami Rohini, Navarathri

Special feature

 

Very ancient temple belonged to Chirakkal royal dynasty. The temple pond is the second largest in India (extent 14.70 acres), constructed in 835 M.E. (1660 A.D.). It was in this temple that Cherussery, great Malayalam poet wrote Krishna Gadha that describes the story of Lord Sri Krishna as directed by the Udayavarma Raja of Kolathunadu.

 

Olamaympathi in Eramam-Kuttur Panchayat

Village

 

Kuttoor

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur(24 km north-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (24 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (122 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Krishna (concept-Navaneetha Krishna)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Siva, Lord Ganapathy, Lord Ayyappa, Lord Subramanyua

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja-Usha Pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal-payasam

Festival

 

Consecration day in Makaram (Januvary-February)

 

Thaliparamba Municipal Town

Village

 

Thaliparamba

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (25 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (117 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Krishna (Concept – Venugopala holding flute in hand)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Goddess Bhagavathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja-Usha Pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal-payasam

Festival

 

Annual festival for 6 days in Medam (April-May)

 

Thalassery Municipal Town

Village

 

Thalassery

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (93 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Narasimhamoorthy (4th incarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Lord Hanuman, Goddess Lakshmi

Worship Timings

 

Daily three poojas – Nirmalya pooja, Mahapooja and Rathri pooja

Offerings

 

Kanakabhishekam

Festival

 

Ratholsavam for 6 days in the month of Magha (January-February)

Special feature

 

The temple belongs to Gowda Saraswatha Brahmins

 

Kurumathoor Panchayat

Village

 

Kurumathoor

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Thaliparamba (03 km north-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (25 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (118 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu (concept-Lakshmy Narayana)

Other Deity/Deities

 

No sub-deities

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja-Usha Pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Nai-payasam

Festival

 

Annual festival in Makaram (Januvary-February), Ashtami Rohini, Navarathri

 

Edakkad Panchayat

Village

 

Edakkad

Taluk

 

Kannur

Nearest Town

 

Kannur (11 km north)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (11 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (103 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu (concept-Narasimhamoorthy)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Dakshinamoorthy, Lord Ganapathy, Lord Sastha

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja-Usha Pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Archana

Festival

 

Vishu [8 day festival in Medam (April-May)]

 

Payyannur Municipal Town

Village

 

Payyannur

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (04 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (94 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

No sub-deities

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja-Usha Pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Palpayasam

Festival

 

Consecration day in Makaram (Januvary-February)

 

Kadannappally-Panapuzha Panchayat

Village

 

Panapuzha

Taluk

 

Kannur

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur (16 km south-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (16 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (114 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja-Usha Pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Palpayasam

Festival

 

Consecration day in Kumbham (February-March)

 

Narath Panchayat

Village

 

Narath

Taluk

 

Kannur

Nearest Town

 

Kannur (16 km south-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (16 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (120 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Goddess Bhagavathy, Lord Vana Sastha

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja-Usha Pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Palpayasam

Festival

 

Consecration day in Madam (April-May)

 

Koodali panchayat

Village

 

Pattanur

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Kannur (27 km west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (27 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (141 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu (concept-Narasimhamoorthy)

Worship Timings

 

Daily two poojas -  Usha pooja an Ucha pooja

Offerings

 

Pushpanjali

Festival

 

Consecration day on 1st of Vrichikam (November)

 

Keezhoor-Chavasseri Panchayat

Village

 

Keezhoor

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery (42 km south-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (135 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu (concept- Bala Gopala)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja-Usha Pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Palpayasam

Festival

 

Annual festival in Meenom (March-April), Ashtami Rohini

 

Payam in Keezhoor-Chavasseri Panchayat

Village

 

Payam

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery (44 km south-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery (44 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (137 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu (concept-Narasimhamoorthy)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Goddess Bhadrakali

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja-Usha Pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Sarkara Payasam

Festival

 

Annual festival (consecration day) on 10th Meenom (March)

 

Patyam Panchayat

Village

 

Patyam

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery (24 km south-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery (24 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (117 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Goddess Bhagavathy, Lord Sastha

Worship Timings

 

Daily two pooja – Usha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pushpanjali, Nakshathra pooja (pooja on the asterisk of the devotee)

Festival

 

Annual festival for 2 days in Kumbham (February-March)

 

Karivelloor-Peralam Panchayat

Village

 

Karivelloor

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur (10 km west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (10 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (88 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Dakshinamoorthy, Naga

Worship Timings

 

Only one pooja – Usha pooja

Offerings

 

Palpayasam, Thetti-mala (garland of Ixora coccinea)

Festival

 

Akshaya Thritheeya in Medam(April-May)

 

Kankole-Alapadamba Panchayat

Village

 

Alapadamba

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur (12 km south-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (12 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (110 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Siva, Lord Ganapathy, Lord Sastha

Worship Timings

 

Daily three poojas – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Sarkara Payasam

Festival

 

Consecration day in Medam (April-May)

 

Kankole-Alapadamba Panchayat

Village

 

Alapadamba

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur (14 km south-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (14 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (112 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Goddess Bhagavathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily three poojas – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal-payasam

Festival

 

Consecration day in Medam (April-May)

 

Kuttyattoor Panchayat

Village

 

Kuttyattoor

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Kannur (27 km south-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (27 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (141 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily two poojas – Usha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal-payasam

Festival

 

Consecration day in Meenom (March-April)

 

Kolachery Panchayat

Village

 

Chelari

Taluk

 

Kannur

Nearest Town

 

Kannur (15 km west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (15 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (129 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Naga

Worship Timings

 

Daily two poojas – Usha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal-payasam

Festival

 

Annual festival for 5 days in Dhanu (December-January)

 

Pallikkunnu Panchayat

Village

 

Pallikunnu

Taluk

 

Kannur

Nearest Town

 

Kannur (05 km south)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (05 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (119 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu (concept-Vamanamoorthy)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Lord Sastha

Worship Timings

 

Daily three poojas – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal payasam

Festival

 

Ekadasi in Vrischikam (November-December)

 

Munderi in Kurumathur Panchayat

Village

 

Kurumathur

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Thaliparamba (07 km north-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (30 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (122 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily three poojas – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal payasam

Festival

 

Consecration day on 22nd day of Makaram (February)

 

Kurumathur Panchayat

Village

 

Kurumathur

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Thaliparamba (10 km north-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (33 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (125 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily two poojas – Usha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Payasam

 

Patuvam Panchayat

Village

 

Patuvam

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Thaliparamba (06 km east)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (17 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (108 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily two poojas – Usha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Payasam

Festival

 

One day festival (Nrutholsavam) in Meenom (March-April)

 

Kakkod in Payyannur Municipal Town

Village

 

Payyannur

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (03 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (101 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Lord Ayyappa

Worship Timings

 

Usha pooja in the morning and Deeparadhana in evening

Offerings

 

Pal-payasam

Festival

 

3 day annual festival in Dhanu (December-Januvary)

 

Karivelloor-Peralam Panchayat

Village

 

Karivelloor

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur (11 km – south)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (11 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (88 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Lord Ayyappa, Brahmarakshas

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal-payasam

Festival

 

Consecration day in Makaram (Januvary-February)

 

Cheruthazham Panchayat

Village

 

Cheruthazham

Taluk

 

Kannur

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur (09 km north-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (09 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (107 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Sri Krishna

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily two poojas – Usha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal-payasam

Festival

 

Consecration day in Medam (April-May), Ashtami Rohini

 

Kathirur Panchayat

Village

 

Kathirur

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery (08 km west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery (08 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (101 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu (concept-Sooryanarayana)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Brahma Rakshas

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pushpanjali

Festival

 

Consecration day in Medam (April-May)

Location

 

Thaliparamba Municipal Town

Village

 

Thaliparamba

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Railway Station

 

Kannur (23 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (116 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Sri Krishna

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ayyappa, Goddess Maha Maya (Durga)

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Payasam, Appam

Festival

 

Annual festival for 15 days starts on 22nd of  Kumbham (February) till 6th of Meenom (March)

Special features

 

Very Ancient temple. One of the two famous temples at Thaliparamba, the other being Rajarajewara Temple. Belonged to 64 gramas established by Lord Parasurama. Elephants are not engaged for procession during festivals as the deity of the temple is Lord Krishna after slaying the elephant sent by King Kamsa to kill Lord Krishna.

 

Peravur Panchayat

Village

 

Manathana

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery (45 km south-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery (45 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (138 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Sri Krishna (concept – Unni Krishna)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Lord Ayyappa

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal payasam

Festival

 

Annual festival for 7 days in Dhanu (December-Januvary)

 

Olavilam in Chokli Panchayat

Village

 

Chokli

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery (12 km north-west)/Mahe (04 km)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery (12 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (105 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Sri Krishna

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Lord Sastha, Goddess Lakshmi

Worship Timings

 

Daily two poojas – Usha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pushpanjali

Festival

 

Annual festival for 3 days in Meenom (March-April)

 

Chittariparamba Panchayat

Village

 

Manatheri

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery (25 km south-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery (25 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (118 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Parasurama (6th incarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Siva, Lord Ganapathy, Lord Ayyappa

Worship Timings

 

Two poojas – Nivedya pooja in the morning and evening

Offerings

 

Sarkara-payasam

Festival

 

Annual festival for 11 days inn Dhanu (December-Januvary)

 

Mangattidam Panchayat

Village

 

Mangattidam

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery (17 km sout-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery (17 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (110 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu (concept – Sri Rama, the 8th incarnation of Lord Vishnu)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily three poojas- Usha pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Payasam

Festival

 

Annual festival for 7 days in Makaram (Januvary-February)

 

Thalassery Municipal Town

Village

 

Thalassery

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (93 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Sri Rama (8th incarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Lord Subramanya, Lord Vana Sastha, Lord Dakshinamoorthy

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Kalabham-charthal, Niramala

Festival

 

Annual festival for 8 days in Medam(April-May)

 

Dharmadam Panchayat

Village

 

Dharmadam

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery (08 km south)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery (08 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (101 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Sri Rama

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Lekshmana, Lord Hanuman

Worship Timings

 

Daily two pooja – Usha pooja and Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pushpanjali

Festival

 

7 day festival in Kumbham (February-March)

Special feature

 

Though the temple is dedicated to Lord Sri Rama, the deity is known as Daivathar, locally. During festival days, deity of Sri Rama is taken out in procession as Daivathar. Daivathar is an unidentified deity of Kannur district. Some are of view that Daivathar is a deity of Saivite origin, while some others are of opinion that the deity is of Vaishnavite origin.

 

Cheruthazham Panchayat

Village

 

Cheruthazham

Taluk

 

Kannur

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur (10 km north)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (10 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (108 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Sri Rama

Other Deity/Deities

 

Goddess Sita, Lord Lakshmana, Lord Hanuman

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Sarkara payasam, Aval, vada-mala (for Lord Hanuman)

Festival

 

Annual festival for 6 days in Makaram (Januvary-February)

Special feature

 

Though the temple is known as Sri Rama Temple, Lord Hanuman is considered as the important deity and hence the temple is known as Hanumaramblam

 

Payyannur Municipal Town

Village

 

Payyannur

Taluk

 

Thaliparamba

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (02 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (96 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Ganapathy, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ayyappa

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Nai-vilakku, Palpayasam

Festival

 

Annual festival for 6 days prior to Sivarathri, Consecration day in Medam (April-May)

 

Kadannapplly-Panapuzha Panchayat

Village

 

Panapuzha

Taluk

 

Kannur

Nearest Town

 

Payyannur (15 km north-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Payyannur (15 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Mangalore (103 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu (concept -  Venugopala)

Other Deity/Deities

 

Lord Siva, Lord Ganapathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal-payasam

Festival

 

Consecration day in Idavam (May-June)

 

Maloor Panchayat

Village

 

Sivapuram

Taluk

 

Thalassery

Nearest Town

 

Thalassery (33 km south-west)

Nearest Railway Station

 

Thalassery (33 km)

Nearest Airport

 

Kozhikode (Karipur) (126 km)

Presiding Deity

 

Lord Maha Vishnu

Other Deity/Deities

 

Goddess Bhadrakali, Lord Ganapathy

Worship Timings

 

Daily three pooja – Usha pooja, Ucha pooja, Athazha pooja

Offerings

 

Pal-payasam, Pushpanjali

Festival

 

Annual festival for 3 days in Medam (April-May)

 

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