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'''Gulikan Theyyam (Thekkan Gulikan)''' is worshiped as the [[Lord Shiva]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gulikan Theyyam {{!}} Theyyam Festival of Kerala {{!}} Kerala Picnicspot|url=http://www.keralapicnicspot.com/festivals/theyyam/gulikan-theyyam|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Kerala Picnic Spot|language=en-US}}</ref> Gulikan Theyyam is part of the Kaliyattam, a popular religious folk dance in the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. 

Gulikan is worshiped in small shrines called Gulikan Kavus. The most famous and powerful one is at [[Nileshwar]] in the district of [[Kasaragod]] and is popularly known as the Benkanakavu [Veeranakavu]. Nileshwar derives its name from Lord Shiva in the form of Neeleswaram or the Blue God. Benganakavu is located at the centre of Nileshwar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What is the significance of Gulikan Theyyam? Why does north Kerala worship theyyams and prefer kavus than temples? - Quora|url=https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-significance-of-Gulikan-Theyyam-Why-does-north-Kerala-worship-theyyams-and-prefer-kavus-than-temples|access-date=2020-11-01|website=www.quora.com}}</ref> 

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Guliga is believed to be due to the presence of the God Guligan in Benkanakavu. The adjacent Koroth Nair [[Tharavadu]], Kazhakakkar, and Kolakkar organize the Theyyam festival in Benanakavu once every two years. It is performed in other temples. In Kozhikode near Nadapuram. A temple named Pattare Paradevatha Kshethram performs Gulikan Theyyam annually.

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