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Andalurkavu
അണ്ടല്ലൂർക്കാവ്
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityRama, Lakshmana, Hanuman
Location
LocationThalassery, Kannur, Kerala, India
Geographic coordinates11°47′41″N 75°28′38″E / 11.79472°N 75.47722°E / 11.79472; 75.47722
Architecture
TypeIndia

Sree Andalurkavu is a very ancient, famous and prominent Thiyya Community Urayima temple in Andalur in Dharmadam village of Kannur district, Kerala, India. It counts among the Abhimana Kshethras of Vaishnavite Shrines. This ancient temple is in the name of Lord Rama and the main festival is celebrated in mid-February: the first week of the month "Kumbam" of the Malayalam calendar.

Etymology

The name Andalurkavu ("Andar-villoor-kavu") can be interpreted as the grove where the sacred weapons of deities are kept. There are interesting interpretations behind the names of all the other places that surround Andalur like Melur, Palayad and Dharmadam.

Worship

In Andalur kavu Thira is the main festival. It is one of the rare places where Yuddha kanda of Ramayana — the great epic — is visualised and performed. The main deities are Rama, Lakshmana and Hanuman. One significance for this kavu is that it has two holy places called Mele Kavu (upper temple) and Thazhe kavu (lower temple).

The ThazheKavu is a sacred grove that harbors several rare plant species typical of the Myristica swamps, notably Syzygium travancoricum, an endangered endemic plant. Much of the flora of the sacred grove has been lost due to poor regeneration and the disturbance from cattle and human activity in this thickly populated area.

Annual festival

Daivathaar Theyyam as a channel/medium of Lord Rama
Daivathaar Theyyam Or Lord Rama
Theyyam depicting bali and sugriva fighting during festival

The annual festival is a wonderful visualisation of devotional unity of a place where people still follow very old and sacred customs throughout the season. It is the time the village gets themselves into a feeling in which they become part of and enjoy the happiness of being part of the glory of Lord Rama. It is the festival where it pictures the great culture merging the normal and common life with great old mythologies. The festival begins in February second week lasting seven days. More than ten theyyams are performed here during the festival. Among them the theyyam named Daivathaar is the most important one. Devotees consider Daivathaar as a channel/medium of Lord Rama.

Accessibility

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Nearest Towns / Railway stations :

Gallery

  • Kanathoor Temple Sree Rama Deivathar with Thiyyar Community Achanmar 1901 Kanathoor Temple Sree Rama Deivathar with Thiyyar Community Achanmar 1901
  • Thiyyar ooralar at andaloor kavu Thiyyar ooralar at andaloor kavu
  • theyyam make up theyyam make up
  • Theyyam Theyyam
  • A sculpture of god Hanumaan A sculpture of god Hanumaan

See also

References

  1. "Theyyam festival at Andalur Kavu, Kannur, Kerala".
  2. "Andalur Kavu | Mele Kavu and Thazhe Kavu | Cultural Circuit | Thalassery Heritage Project | Kannur, Kerala". Thalassery Heritage Project. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

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Hindu temples in Kerala
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