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[[File:Andaloor temple.jpg|thumb|Andaloor Temple]]
'''Sree Andalurkavu''' is a famous and prominent temple in Andalur in Dharmadam village of [[Kannur district]], North Kerala. This old 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/theyyamcalendar/temple.php?id=85|title = Theyyam festival at Andalur Kavu, Kannur, Kerala}}</ref>

==Annual festival==
[[File:20200220104341 IMG 7516 (1).jpg|thumb|DHAIVATHAR THEYYAM-ANDALOOR KAVU]]
[[File:ANDALOOR.jpg|thumb|Andaloor]]
[[File:Daivathaar of Andaloorkkaavu 2.jpg|thumb|Daivathaar [[Theyyam]] as a channel/medium of Lord [[Rama]]]]
The annual festival is a wonderful visualisation of devotional unity of a place where people still follow very old and sacred customs throughout the season. It is the time the village gets themselves into a feeling in which they become part of and enjoy the happiness of being part of the glory of Lord Rama. It is the festival where it pictures the great culture merging the normal and common life with great old mythologies. The festival begins in February second week lasting seven days. More than ten [[theyyam|theyyams]] are performed here during the festival. Among them the theyyam named ''Daivathaar'' is the most important one. Devotees consider ''Daivathaar'' as a channel/medium of Lord [[Rama]].
[[File:Thira festival of Dharmadam Andaloor Kaavu 40.jpg|thumb|right|[[Theyyam]] depicting [[Bali (Ramayana)|bali]] and [[sugriva]] fighting during festival]]
[[File:Andaloorkkavu.jpg|thumb|alt=Festivalgoers at Andalurkavu|Devotees gathered at the time of festival]]

==Worship==
Being a part of North Malabar, in Andalur kavu ''Thira'' (also theyyam or theyaattam) is the main ritual of worship. It is one of the rare places where Yuddha kanda of [[Ramayana]] — the great epic — is visualised and performed. The main deities are [[Rama]], [[Lakshmana]] and [[Hanuman]]. One significance for this kavu is that it has two holy places called ''Mele Kavu'' (upper temple) and ''Thazhe kavu'' (lower temple).<ref>https://www.janmabhumidaily.com/news382428</ref>

The Thazhe (pronounced as Thuley, but with the tongue touching the roof of the soft palate while saying the "l") Kavu is a sacred grove which harbors several rare plants species typical of the Myristica swamps, notably ''[[Syzygium travancoricum]]'', an endangered endemic plant. Much of the flora of the sacred grove has been lost due to poor regeneration and the disturbance from cattle and human activity in this thickly populated area.

==Etymology==
The name Andalurkavu ("Andar-villoor-kavu") can be interpreted as the grove (sacred kavu) where the sacred weapons of deities are kept. There are interpretations that say this kavu was created by Sree [[Parasurama]]n, the [[Dasavatara|sixth incarnation]] of Lord [[Vishnu]]. There are interesting interpretations behind names of all the other places that surround Andalur like Melur, Palayad and Dharmadam. The Andalur, especially the Andalurkavu is the most divine place for the people in all these areas.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
==Accessibility==
Nearest Airports:
* [[Kannur International Airport]] - 20 km
* [[Kozhikode International Airport]] - 100 km
* [[Mangalore International Airport]] - 165 km

Nearest Towns / Railway stations :
* [[Thalassery railway station|Thalassery]] - 7 km
* [[Kannur railway station|Kannur]] - 20 km
* [[Mangalore]] - 160 km

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Theyyam make up 1.jpg|[[theyyam]] make up
File:Theyyam 3.jpg|[[Theyyam]]
File:A sculpture of hanuman.jpg|A sculpture of god [[Hanumaan]]
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Andalur]]
* [[Palayad]]
* [[Dharmadam Island]]
* [[Temples of Kerala]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110811113926/http://andalurkavu.com/ Sree Andalurkavu]
* [http://sthweb.bu.edu/shaw/anna-howard-shaw-center/biography?view=mediawiki&article=Andaloor A page from Anna Howard Shaw Center, Boston University - School of Theology]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.dharmadam.info Dharmadam]

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