Sree Andalurkavu
Kannur district, Kerala
Andalurkavu is a very ancient, famous and prominent Thiyyar Community Urayima temple in Andalur in Dharmadam village of Kannur district, Kerala, India. This ancient temple is in the name of Lord Rama and the main festival is celebrated in mid-February: the first week of the month "Kumbam" of the Malayalam calendar. The administrative authority of this temple belonged to six Thiyyar ancestral houses (Tharavadu) held by the "Four Thara Achans." This center of power functioned as an autonomous region.
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Where it is
Kannur district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Thalassery railway station (TLY), about 6 km by road.
- By air: Kannur International Airport (CNN), about 20 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Kukke Shree Subrahmanya Temple – Subrahmanya village, Kadaba taluk, Dakshina Kannada district (on the Kumaradhara river, below Kumara Parvata) (about 122 km)
- Sri Manjunatha Swamy Temple, Dharmasthala – Dharmasthala, Belthangady taluk, Dakshina Kannada district (on the Nethravathi river) (about 163 km)
- Sri Chamundeshwari Temple – Chamundi Hills, Mysuru, Mysuru district (about 175 km)
- Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple – Guruvayur, Thrissur district (about 184 km)
- Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple, Kateel – Kateel (Kateelu), on an islet in the Nandini river, Dakshina Kannada district (about 192 km)
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