Kattusseri

Kattusseri is a small village in Alathur Taluk, in the Palakkad district of Kerala, south India. The festival of Pudiyankam-Kattusseri Vela is held here, as well as in the neighbouring village of Pudiyankam. The Vela is celebrated by the two villages owing to the birthday of the Puthukulangara Bhagavathy, the deity of the temple situated on the NH 47.

The name Kattusseri, or Kattussery, might have evolved over a period of time from the word "Kattu cheri", meaning a place located in the foothills of a forest, as Kattusseri is located in the foothills of a mountain named Veezhumala. There is a little-known ruin of an old temple at the peak of Veezhumala. Hindu legend states that Veezhumala is a piece fallen from Sanjeevani, which was being carried by the god Hanuman.

There is a Thirkkanav (Sree Krishna) Temple situated in the middle of the village with a huge temple pond (Amblakuzham) situated nearby. The Vela procession starts from the temple here.