A very ancient Siva

Shiva

Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

 Temple

Temple

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 situated here attracts lakhs of devotees every year. The Bavali river, Paalukaachi hill, all are tourists places in Kottiyoor.

According to the Sthala Purana, it is supposed to be the location of the famous Yagna of Daksha

Daksha

In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas. Daksha is said to be the son of Aditi and Brahma...

, also called the Daksha Yagna or the Dakshayaagam.

The temple festival (utsav) begins every year by mid-May and lasts for 28 days. Ilaneer Veppu or submitting tender coconuts before the deity is an important ritual during the festival. Thousands of tender coconuts brought by hundreds of devotees from different parts of Malabar is submitted on a special day. The very next day is Ilaneerattam. On this day, main priest pours coconut water collected from the tender coconuts on the idol.

Kottiyoor is small village

Village

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 situated in Kannur district

Kannur district

Kannur District is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The town of Kannur is the district headquarters, and gives the district its name. The old name Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name Kannur. Kannur District is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north and...

, bordered by Wayanad district, in the India

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n state

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 of Kerala

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or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

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Devotees can reach from Kannur via Chalode Mattannur Iritty. Frequent bus services are available from Thalassery and Kannur.Akkare Kottiyoor temple is open only during the annual festival where as the Ekkare Kottiyoor temple is open for 11 months.

Access

• Road-Frequent bus services are avialbale to Kottiyoor from Thalassery in every quater hour
• Rail-Nearest rail head is at Thalassery 60 km
• the temple akkare kottiyoor opens for vasakha maholsavam for one month. Darsan time 5.30 am to 9pm. Phone numbers 0490 2430234,2430434,

2430440.offerings and poojas-aayiram kudam-15/-,pushpanjali-8/-,ganahomam 40/-elaneer abishekam -15/-thumba maala-10/-etc.acomodation available .