Nileshwaram Arts and Culture Nileshwar is the cultural capital of Kasaragod district in Kerala. There are a large number of socio -cultural organizations across the length and breadth of the town. The place is also famous for its communal harmony. In the realm of cultural and social activities here lived several eminent leaders . Several activists from Nileshwar participated in the freedom struggle , movement against Endo-sulphan , anti-liquor campaign etc. The new generation hel
ps Nileshwar to stand proudly in Kasaragod district as its cultural capital. The calmness and beauty of Nileshwar is incomparable. Arts Forms It is famous for its folk arts, temple festivals, palace, sacred grooves, old markets, and weaver street. Famous festival in Nileshwar is Pooram and Kalasam in Mannampurathukavu and festival in Thaliyil temple. Porat ,in Anjoottabalam Veerarkavu and the Pooram festival in Cheermakkavu attracts thousands of people in the month of Meenam. The temple premises are filled with red cloth as the devotees present to the goddess in gratitude and also for curing severe diseases like chicken-pox. The famous artists who lived here and spread the name of the town include Kanayi Kunhiraman,Kavya Madhavan and Sri.Krishnan Anjoottan. The Theyyam festival performed in several kavus,tharavads and 'temples'[ not the right term to call as temple]invite the attention of large number of foreigners. The festivities start from Thulam-10 [Theyyam in Anjoottambalam] and continue till Idavam. In Nileshwar alone Theyyam in different forms performed like Padarkulangara Bhagavathi,Padinhare Chamundi, Moovalamkuzhi Chamundi, Kundor Chamundi, Raktha Chamundi, Vishnumoorthi, Palot Bhagavathi, Muchilot Bhagavathi, Vairajathan, Vairavan, several Bhagavathis, and Gulikans. Nileshwaram
Pattena
Pattena is a small and greeny village in Nileshwaram. It is one of rare beautiful,
nonpolluted area. This village blessed with full of beauty like a poem. Lot of small streams and fields are shines in the glamour of the village. The temples of lord Veerabhadra(one of 'Bhoodhagana' of Lord Shiva,) and Lord Vishnu is giving popularity and blessings to this village. ( Arayakkil sree Veerabhadraswami temple and Suvarnavalli sree Mahavishnu temple are that)it is most important and sacred pilgrim centres of Nileshwaram.The Arayakkil sree Veerabhadraswami is more powerfull god, because this go
d curingof snake venom. The Suvavarnavalli sree mahavishnu is protecting the village from natural calamities,and keep the village wealthy.This temple is owned by the brahmins of pattena, this is the desa kshethram of pattena.
Naming Nileshwaram The name "Nileshwaram" derives from "Neelakandeswaran" means Lord Siva, the
deity of the Thaliyil temple. There is another folklore that the place was named so after Sage Neela who installed the deity of Lord Siva thousands of years ago. The name Nileshwaram derives from Neelichutta Idam[now called as Karuvacherry]Nileshwar lies between two rivers, Nileshwaram river and Karyangodu river. To the west is the Arabian Sea.The Thekke Kovilakam, Kinavoor Kovilakam, Kovilakam Chira, Tali Temple etc. associated with the Nileshwar Raja family attracts thousands of tourists from different corners of the world.
Tali Shiva Temple[ Neelakandeswara Temple Believed to be enshrined by Sree Parasurama the temple plys a great role in shaping the history of Nileshwar. From the name of the temple Neelakandeswara derives Nileshwar.
Kadanjathoor Sree Krishna Temple
Presents utmost divinity with the big pond. Considers to be the birth place of Sree Krishna. The temple had a rich past before the invasion of Tipu Sultan. Neglect from the part of the natives led to the sorry state of the temple. But the devotees expect the revival of the temple surpassing all other Krishna temples maily because of its rich past.It stands in the middle of Neelakandeswara temple and the Arabean sea.
Mannanpurathu Kavu [Chathayamangalam Temple] Mannampurathu Kavu[Chadayamangalam Baghavathi Temple] filled with trees in the centre of the town becomes wonder to the tourists. The temples history is related to Mannan , a notorious figure, and his assassination by Mannampurath Baghavathi. The temple also tells us the story of the migration of Nair families to Nileshw
ar from the South. The Nairs of Eruvatt, Aramana, Anikkil and Koroth families escorted Mannampurath Bhagavathi to Nileshwar as per the story of the temple. Then they invited a priestly class[non-vegitarian] to do the rituals of the temple. During the Pooram festival large number of devotees came to the temble and worship the 'Thidamp' and got the blessings of Kavilamma and 'Eruvattachan' and 'Mailittachan'. The 'Kavilachans' with 'Olakkudas' express the divinity assured to them.
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