The guardian of the temple, a Shaiva deity with one of the tallest headgears in Theyyam.
Kshetrapalan (Kshetrapalakan) is the protector of the temple precincts, associated with Shiva. His Theyyam is famous for a very tall mudi and a grave, powerful bearing.
Performed by
Vannan community
Kshetrapalan in pictures
Photo: Akshaykm27 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abhiraj Panakkadan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abhiraj Panakkadan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abhiraj Panakkadan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abhiraj Panakkadan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abhiraj Panakkadan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Where to see Kshetrapalan (5 venues)
Madayikkavu
Pazhayangadi
Dates to be announced
Bhagavathi (Kurumba / Chamundi forms) · Kshetrapalan
Theeyyarkunnu Bhagavathi Temple Chettamkunnu
Chettamkunnu
Dates to be announced
Vishnumoorthi · Gulikan · Bhagavathi (Kurumba / Chamundi forms)
Thichambaram Sree Vikrantha Puram Temple
Thaliparamba
Dates to be announced
Vishnumoorthi · Bhagavathi (Kurumba / Chamundi forms) · Kshetrapalan
Thrichambaram Sree Vikrananthapuram Temple
Thaliparamba
Dates to be announced
Vishnumoorthi · Bhagavathi (Kurumba / Chamundi forms) · Kshetrapalan
Uthamanthil Sree Kshetrapalaka Temple
Trikaripur
6 Mar – 9 Mar 2027 · Kumbham 21–24Estimated
Vishnumoorthi · Raktha Chamundi · Thiruvarkkadu Bhagavathi