History of Temple
Kottiyoor Temple in Kannur district is a Shiva shrine of unusual form, with two temples on opposite banks of the Vavali river. The permanent complex, Vadakkeshwaram or Ikkare Kottiyoor, stands amid a sacred grove of about eighty acres and remains open through the year except during the Vysakha festival.
The shrine on the eastern bank, Akkare Kottiyoor, is a temporary hermitage opened only for the twenty-seven days of the Vysakha Mahotsavam. Tradition identifies that spot as the place of Daksha's yaga, where Sati immolated herself, making the festival one of the most solemn in Kerala.
Source: Wikipedia: Kottiyoor Temple — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kottiyoor_Temple
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