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Parassinikadavu
Muthappan
temple
is
a
temple,
located
at
Parassinikadavu
in
Anthoor
Municipality
on
the
banks
of
the
Valapattanam
river
about
10
km
from
Taliparamba
and
16
km
from
Kannur
City
in
Kannur
District,
Kerala.Principal
deity
of
the
temple
is
Sree
Muthappan,
whose
divinity
is
presented
as
a
ritualistic
theyyam
enactment
in
two
versions
called
Thiruvappana
and
Vellattam.
According
to
the
local
tradition
the
presiding
deity
is
a
manifestation
of
Lord
Shiva
Vellattam
and
Thiruvappana
are
the
generic
names
for
two
types
of
'
Theyyam
Ketti-aadal
'
in
the
kavu/temples
of
North
Malabar.
Vellattom
is
a
minor
version
of
the
ritual
enactment
where
the
ornaments,
decorations
and
parapharnelia
are
minimal
thanks
to
which
all
actions
including
vaaythari
(speech)
is
maximum
and
Attam
(dance)
will
be
at
its
peak.
If
you
compare
this
level
of
enactment
to
the
idol
of
a
deity
in
a
temple
sanctum
which
is
installed
as
per
sathwic
sasthra
and
vedic
rituals,
Vellattom
is
at
par
with
the
idol
alone
without
the
prabha-mandalam
which
circles
it.
A
more
easier
example
is
the
Seeveli
ceremony
with
only
the
small
idol
on
top
of
the
elephant
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