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Muthappan Temple
Muthappan Temple
Muthappan Theyyam as Lord Vishnu
Muthappan Theyyam as Lord Vishnu

Sree Muthappan is the most popular local god in the Kannur District of north Kerala state, south India.

Muthappan is also the theyyam performed in the famous Parassinikkadavu temple 16 km north of Kannur town.

Other theyyams are seasonal (the season lasting October to May), but Muthappan theyyam is performed year round.

This temple is in the banks of Valapattam river.

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[edit] The story of Muthappan

[[Image:Mutthapan2.jpg|thumb|right|Muthappan Theyyam As a boy, Muthappan was rebellious. He was a great hunter and would skin the animals that he killed and wear their skins as clothes. One day, He came across a coconut tree that was being tapped for toddy, the Kerala liquor fermented from coconut sap. He climbed the tree and emptied the jar that was holding the toddy. When the toddy tapper returned and saw Muthappan, he immediately challenged him. Muthappan turned the man to stone for daring to address such a powerful god in this manner. During performances of Muthappan theyyam, the performer consumes the toddy liquor and passes it around to the spectators. Hence, Muthappan “breaks” the temple rules by allowing alcohol into temple grounds.

[edit] More Stories about Muthappan

Please see the section Sree Muthappan fro more stories.

[edit] Main festivals of Parassinikkadavu Madappura

Inside Muthapan Temple
Inside Muthapan Temple

[[Image:Theyyam North Kerala Religious Ritual.jpg|thumb|right|Muthappan Theyyam as Lord Vishnu & Lord Shiva]]

Every day Thiruvappana and Vellattam are performed in the early morning and in the evening.

Puthari Thiruvappana or "the first Thiruvappana of the year, puthari means the ceremonial feast from the new crop" is on Vrichikam 16th. The last Thiruvappana is on Kanni 30th every year.

Thiruvappana is not performed on the following days.

1. Thulam 1st to Vrischikam 15th every year.

2. Amaavasi day of Karkkitakam and Thulam.

3. "Nira" day of the temple.

4. When there is a death in Madappura family.

[edit] The popular offerings

Offerings to Sree Muthappan by devoties are Paimkutty, Vellattam, Thiruvappana. You can ask for other offering details in the temple itself.

Offerings by Matayan are Vecheringat (a boiled mixture of banana, pepper, turmeric powder and salt.), Neerkari (mixture of raw rice powder, salt, turmeric powder and pepper) Boiled gram, coconut slices. Toddy and burnt dry fish are also used as offerings.

[edit] How to reach here

  • Nearest railway station : Kannur, about 16 km
  • Nearest airport : Karipur International Airport, Kozhikode about 110 km from Kannur.
  • A person from abroad can reach Parassanikadavu by landing at Mangalore or Karipur airport and then by road or rail. From Manglore travel about 150 km through NH 17 towards south via Dharmashala to Parassanikadavu which is 4 km away from Dharmashala, similarly from karipur travel about 110 km towards north through NH 17 via Dharmshala to Parasinikadavu.
  • Frequent bus service are available throughout the day from municipal bus stand Kannur. Also can take a taxi.

[edit] Story of Sree Muthappan Madappura Nileshwar

Several Muthappan Temples are seen in different parts of Kannur and Kasaragod district. This shows the popularity of the God in the minds of the people of these two districts. Each madappura has its own tradition. One interesting story relating to the God Muthappan is about the Nileshwar Muthappan Madappura The Sree Muthappan temple near National Highway No 17 in Nileshwar has a rich heritage. It tells philosophical, devotional and educational importance of Nileshwar.There is an interesting story regarding the construction of Sree Muthappan Temple. An elder member of the Koroth family regularly visited the place now known as the Muthappan temple and drunk madhu, a kind of intoxicating drink. He was a famous scholar and got the title Ezhuthachan for his commendable achievement as a teacher. Before drinking madhu as a devotee he pour some drop of madhu on the nearby jackfruit tree and seeing it is for the god muthappan. He regularly repeated the practice. Several years after the death of the above mentioned scholar the natives found serious problems and they examined it with the assistance of an astrolleger. The astrolloger reveals the wonder that as a result of the regular practice of giving madhu to God Muthappan, the God started residing there. After the death of the scholar he did not get the madhu. That created disturbances in the area.Then the natives erected a Muthappan temle there. Koroth family got the right of Koymma [ patron] in the temple.

As a result of the formation of a committee and the great work done by the members of the committee the temple developed as famous a daily hundreds of people visited there. There is a strong belief that the God will cure all diseases and will give prosperity to the devotees. The devotees will get Payakutti from the temple and stood developing as a great temple like the Sree Muthappan temple at Parassini kadavu.

[edit] See also

[edit] Bibliography

"History of Nileshwar" Nandakumar Koroth

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