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Lokanarkavu
Bhagavathi Temple is situated at Memunda, around 5 km from Vadakara. The
temple is dedicated to goddess Durga. It also has two adjacent shrines
dedicated to Vishnu and Shiva. There are three rock cut caves in the temple
premises which are artfully engraved with beautiful carvings and fascinating
murals.
According
to legend, the temple is more than 1500-years-old. The candid murals and
carvings here are a delight to art lovers. Associated with the heroes and
heroines of the Vadakkanpattu, it combines an arresting simplicity and a
legendary aura. Two annual festivals are celebrated at Lokanarkavu
Bhagavathi Temple in the months of Vrischikam (November-December) and Meenam
(March-April). Mandalavilakku festival in Vrischikam is the most important
one.
Mandala Utsavam is the forty-one day annual
festival at the Lokanarkavu Bhagavathy Temple near Vadakara in Kozhikode.
This is the only temple where a peculiar folk dance called Thacholikali is
presented.
The dance, performed during the festival resembles the
martial art Kalarippayattu and is presented by a sect of people known as
Theeyampadi Kurup. The temple finds frequent mention
in the Northern Ballads as the presiding deity goddess Bhadrakali is the
patron of warriors and war and is worshipped with martial art performances.
According
to legend, the temple is more than 1500-years-old. The candid murals and
carvings here are a delight to art lovers. Associated with the heroes and
heroines of the Vadakkanpattu, it combines an arresting simplicity and a
legendary aura. Two annual festivals are celebrated at Lokanarkavu
Bhagavathi Temple in the months of Vrischikam (November-December) and Meenam
(March-April). Mandalavilakku festival in Vrischikam is the most important
one.