Muyyam

Location

Muyyam is located near Karimbam town in Taliparamba taluk of Kannur district in Kerala state.

Geography

Muyyam has many rivers and green paddy fields. The people are mostly farmers. The isolation from Taliparamba and Kannur towns has helped to maintain the rural character of this village.

Post office

There is a post office at Muyyam and the pincode is 670142.

Administration

Muyyam is part of Kurumathur panchayath in Taliparamba taluk administration.

Access

Muyyam is five kilometers away from Taliparamba town and 507 kilometers away from the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram. Muyyam is also connected Bavupparamba and Parassinikkadavu villages.

Theyyam

One of the popular deities in Kannur District is Muchilot Bhagavathi. Last ten years witnessed Muchilot Bhagavathi perumkaliyattams at Karivellur, Payyanur, Kunhimangalam, Valapattanam, Muyyam, Vellave, Karamel etc. Anustanangalum Samoohika Prasakthiyum describes the importance of Muchilot Bhagavathi in the social formation of North Kerala. There is a practice for supplying food to thousands of devotees in connection with Muchilot Bhagavathi. Another work 'Muchilot Bhagavathi' narrates the origin and establishment of Muchilot Kavu in different parts of North Malabar. Highly decorative figures of Muchilot Bhagavathi attracts the minds of devotees by its aesthetic appeal. In Cherukunnu and Kannapuram yearly Muchilot Bhagavathi Theyyam is performed.

Parassinikkadavu temple

Parassinikkadavu is noted for the famous Muthappan temple where people go for worshipping Sree Muthappan. This is the only Hindu Temple in Kerala where a Theyyam performance is a daily ritual offering.

Tradition has it that for the Annual Festival, Ulsavam, of the Muthappan Temple at Parassinikkadavu to start, a procession led by a female member of the "Thayyil" clan of Thayyil, Kannur begins from the family home and terminates at the main altar of the temple with a 'pooja' (prayer) to the Gods.

Parassinkkadavu is also noted for the Parassinikkadavu Snake Park which is committed to the preservation and conservation of snakes. There are about 150 varieties of snakes including the spectacled cobra, King cobra, Russell's viper, Krait and Pit Viper living in the park.

A research laboratory to extract venom from snakes is proposed here. The park also has a large collection of non-poisonous snakes including pythons.

Pranthan Kunnu village

Pranthan Kunnu or Branthan Kunnu is a small village between Karimbam and Taliparamba in Kannur district of Kerala, India. This village is located on the back side of Sir Syed College, Taliparamba. The etymology of the village name is based upon the vast emptiness of the area in ancient times when foxes used to roam and cry giving the place an odd reputation.

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