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| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District(s) | Palakkad |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Thenkurussi is a small village near Koduvayur in the Palakkad district of Kerala, south India.Thenkurussi is well known for its rich and varied heritage. Some famous temples in Thenkurussi are Siva Temple-near Ambalanada, Thayankavu Temple and Elamannam Sanakaranarayanan Temple. Thenkurussi is nearly 10 km from Palakkad Town. Every 10 minutes there is a bus to Nemmara through Thenkurussi. Nemmara is well known for its festival "Nemmara Vela". It is conducted in the month of April.
The main road to the Tourist centre Nelliampathi is through Thenkurussi. It is 50–60 km from Thenkurussy to Nelliampathy. Nelliampathi is a hill station, known for its orange estates.
The main Festivals in Thenkurussi Siva Temple are Ayyapanvilakku, Shivarathri, Navarathri, Thiruvathira in Dhanu, Vishu, Uthradam & Thiruvonam. Sri Vishnu Embranthiri is the Melsanthi of this historical Temple. Experts says that this Temple has a history of several centuries. The Temple was built by the Kozhikode Saamoothiris. Nowadays, the Temple is governed by the Local Kshetra Committee.Makaram-Revathy is the kalasam date of this Temple. The main Vazhipadu in this Temple are Rudrabhishekam, Kadina Payasam, Pal Payasam, Dhaara, Mrithyunjaya Homam, Ganapathy Homam, Pushpanjaly, Mrithyunjapam, Bhaagya Sooktham etc.
Elamannam Sree Sankaranarayana Swamy Temple http://sankaranarayanatemple.com/ is located 12 km from Palakkad town. Temple is a very good place for finding the old rituls of the Hindu mythology. The worship idol in the temple is the combination of Lord Sankara and Lord Vishnu. Festival of "Arrattu" in the temple is held during the month of March-April. Festival is conducted under the governance of Utsav Committee, compraising of native people and Devoswam manager. Devotees from different parts of India visit this temple. Shivarathri is celebreted in a grand way with traditional rituals.
Vilayannur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilayannur