Kerala tourism Guide

Parassinikadavu Muthappan is deity commonly worshipped in North Malabar. Unlike other temples the mode of worship here is through ritual enactment performed daily. People belonging to all religions, caste and nationalities are allowed to take part in the worship. The legend of the temple is that Muthappan was the adopted son of a feudal lord Ayyankara Naduvazhi who was a Brahmin. Muthappan broke all the rules of Brahmanism and stated eating cooked meat with the tribal in the area and once when his mother scolded him he showed his true cosmic figure and told them who he really is. After revealing himself he left his house and on the way he got associated with toddy. Once a toddy tapper saw him stealing toddy and he tried to attack with his bow and arrow but fell unconscious. Toddy tappers wife begged by him to spare his life by calling him Muthappa with respect and since then he came to be known a Muthappan. He made is abode near valapattanam river in Parassinikadavu.