Orkkatteri is a small town in

Kozhikode district Kozhikode (), or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its Southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 67.15% urbanised. ...

in the

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region of state of

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, India. This is the center town for Eramala grama panchayath.

Economy

There is a strong agrarian sector, and the crops are mainly coconuts and arecanuts.

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has a major setback now, as is the case with most of Kerala, with paddy fields being claimed for houses and for more profitable crops. Migration to the

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) and to the major cities in India is prevalent. There is a Saliya-theruvu where weaving is an important occupation.

Temples/Masjids

There are two temples at Orkkatteri. The idol of the first temple is that of Shiva and the other is that of Devi. There is also one Ayyappa Temple located opposite of Shiva Temple. Recently renovate a Temple at Chattukulam (called Chattukulathamma, Devi) located at Manapuram area and myths behind this temple is in connection with Orkkatteri Devi Temple. Orkkatteri Juma Masjids (old and new) are the main mosques in Orkkatteri town.
Maljaul masakeen Yatheem Khana (M M Orphanage) is situated in Orkkatteri town.
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Cattle Market

Orkkatteri ''Kannukali Chanda'' (Cattle market) is a very famous festival in Malabar. It also known as Orkkatteri Thalappoli. It is part of festival of the two temples. It starts from 12 of Makaram (January) and lasts for four days. People belonging to all castes and communities participate in the festival.

Temples

Edathil Temple, Thacholi Temple, Paroli illam Temple and Koomully Temple are other temples near orkkatteri town.

Theyyam dance

Both of these two temples are famous for Theyyam, Theyyam is one of the most outstanding ancient dance form of North Kerala. [The word 'Theyyam' originated from 'Daivam' means nothing but God. The Theyyam or Kolam (a form or shape), represents a mythological, divine or heroic character. There are around 400 Theyyams in northern Kerala. The bizarre head dresses, costumes and body painting and trance like performances are very extraordinary. Each one has a distinguishing headgear and costume made out of natural materials like coconut leaves and bark. Musical accompaniments are chenda, elathalam and kuzhal (horn). The Theyyams are exclusively performed by the male members of the traditional caste groups like Malayan, Vannan, Navilan, Pulayan, Koppalan and Velan]

Transportation

Orkkatteri village connects to other parts of India through

Vatakara Vatakara, also spelled Vadakara (formerly Badagara), , french: Bargaret, is a Municipality in the state of Kerala, India. Vatakara is located between Kannur and Kozhikode. The municipality of Vatakara covers an area of and is bordered by ...

city on the west and

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town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through

and the northern stretch connects to

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and

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. The southern stretch connects to

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

and

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populatio ...

. The eastern Highway going through

connects to

Mananthavady Mananthavady is a municipality and ''taluk'' in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. Etymology The popular view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). T ...

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and

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. The nearest airports are at

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and

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

References

External links

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