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Nidumbram Kararath Sree Vettakkorumakan Temple

Chokli, Kannur district

Representative photo, not taken at this venue · Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Festival dates · Season 2026–27

Nidumbram Kararath Sree Vettakkorumakan Temple Kaliyattam — dates to be announced
Theyyams: Gulikan, Karanavar, VayreeKhathakan, Bhagavathi Theyyam, Vettakkorumakan
No date announced for this season yet.
Dates to be announced

Last season (2025–26)

17 Jan 2026 · Makaram 2,3 · 05:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Gulikan (17 Jan, 05:00 AM), Karanavar (17 Jan, 08:00 AM), VayreeKhathakan (17 Jan, 09:00 AM), Bhagavathi Theyyam (17 Jan, 10:00 AM), Vettakkorumakan (17 Jan, 12:00 PM)
Source: DTPC Kannur official Theyyam calendar. Last season’s dates are shown for reference only; this season’s dates may differ.

Confirmed dates come from the temple’s own notice. Listed dates were published by a Theyyam calendar website and Estimated dates are worked out from the traditional Malayalam date; both can shift. Always confirm with the temple before travelling.

About Nidumbram Kararath Sree Vettakkorumakan Temple

Nidumbram Kararath Sree Vettakkorumakan Temple is a Theyyam venue in Chokli panchayat, Thalassery taluk, listed in DTPC Kannur's official Theyyam calendar. At its last festival (January 2026) the Theyyams listed were Gulikan, Karanavar, VayreeKhathakan, Bhagavathi Theyyam, Vettakkorumakan.

Source: DTPC Kannur official Theyyam calendar

Theyyams performed here

Gulikan

Guardian / Chathan

Bhagavathi (Kurumba / Chamundi forms)

Bhagavathi (Mother Goddess)

Vettakkorumakan

Nature & Animal

How to reach

Location is approximate: the pin is placed at Chokli (from DTPC's panchayat listing), not at the shrine itself. Ask locally or call the temple before travelling.

Nearest rail

Kannur (CAN) / nearest local station

Bus

KSRTC / private buses from Kannur, Taliparamba or Payyanur; auto-rickshaw for the last mile

Address

Chokli Kannur

Directions (Google Maps) View on Google Maps OpenStreetMap

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Coordinates: 11.72620, 75.55721 · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors; Google Maps embed © Google.

Theyyam photos (representative, not taken at this kavu)

Vettakkorumakan Theyyam at Arimbra Kottam, Mayyil, Kannur, Kerala 2017 (120) — Representative photo, not taken at this venue · Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Vettakkorumakan Theyyam at Arimbra Kottam, Mayyil, Kannur, Kerala 2017 (124) — Representative photo, not taken at this venue · Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Vettakkorumakan Theyyam at Arimbra Kottam, Mayyil, Kannur, Kerala 2017 (21) — Representative photo, not taken at this venue · Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Attending a Theyyam is attending worship. Please read the visitor etiquette: modest dress, footwear off, no flash near fire, and no drones without committee and police permission.