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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Parassinikkadavu Muthappan Temple

Other · Kannur, Kerala

Parassinikkadavu Muthappan Temple

பரசினிக்கடவு முத்தப்பன் கோயில்

Sree Muthappan, worshipped through the theyyam

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The temple in short

Deity
Sree Muthappan, worshipped through the theyyam
Where
Kannur, Kerala · 11.99N 75.42E
Usual hours
5.30 am – 12 pm, 5.30 pm – 8.30 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Sani
Visited for
The one temple where the deity appears daily as a theyyam and speaks to the devotee. Open to all, with no caste or dress bar; visited for a vow and for a household in trouble.
Kept for Saturn, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Parassinikkadavu Muthappan Temple, Kannur, Kerala. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.