Mavichery
Mavichery is a village which is the part of Pariyaram Gramapanchayath in the Kannur district of Kerala, India.
Mavichery (Thaliparamba) | |
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village | |
| Country |  |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670142 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-13, KL-59 |
| Nearest city | Taliparamba,Kannur |
| Literacy | 90% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
Landmarks
The attractions of the village are the Mavichery Narasimhamurthi Temple, Payatiyal Bagavathi Kshethram, sree Aiwar Paradevatha kshetram Mavichery, Sree Muthappan Madapura, Uppalam Para, Ayyapan Kavu, Mavichery GLP School, Arakale valapil theyyam devasthanam, puthiya bhagavathi temple, kaalipoyil sree muthappan madapura, karinchaamundi kshetram pottan theyyam kshetram, mavichery Juma masjid and Sunni masjid.
Educational Institutions
- Government LP School Mavichery
One of the best leading LP school in Kannur District. Established in 1953 and is one of the best school.
- Mavichery Anganavadi 1
- Mavichery Anganavadi 2
- Taliparamba Arts and Science college is situated near to Mavichery.
- Taliparamba Commercial institute is also situated near to Mavichery.
Facilities
- JKV Arts and Sports club Mavichery
one of the oldest sports club in kannur district.
- Mavichery reading room and library
one of the biggest library in pariyaram gramapanchayath.
- Taliparamba Arts and Science college is situated near to Mavichery
- Mavichery anganavadi 1
- Mavichery anganavadi 2
- Government LP school Mavichery
one of the oldest school in kerala
- CPIM office
- Mavichery Juma masjid
one of the biggest masjid in kannur district.
- Mavichery Sunni masjid
one of the oldest masjid in kannur district.
- AKG memorial vayanashala and granthalayam
one of the oldest vayanashala in kannur district.
- Primary Health Centre
It is the only health centre in pariyaram gramapanchayath.
Temples
- Mavichery shree Narasimhamurthy Temple
The deity here is Narasimhamurthy an avatar of lord vishnu.
- Mavichery muthappan madapura
Here Muthappan and Thiruvappan is worshipped. This is the oldest Muthappan Madapura in the village.
- Ayyapan Kavu Mavichery
Swami Ayyapan is the lord here. This is the oldest Ayyapan temple in the village.
- Mavichery Sree payatiyal bhagavathi kshetram
The god here is shree Payatiyal bhagavathi. Out of 7 payatiyal bhagavathi temples in Kerala, Mavichery Payatiyal bhagavathi temple is the oldest and is known to be biggest. It is at no 1 position.
- Mavichery Sree Arakale valapil theyyam devasthanam
One of the ancient and famous temple in Kerala. It is almost 700 years old temple and is known to be one of the oldest temple in Kerala.
- Kaalipoyil sree muthappan madapura, Mavichery
This is the second muthappan madapura in Mavichery.
- Mavichery Sree Karinchamundi kshetram
The deity here is Sree Karinchamundi Amma.
- Mavichery Sree Pottan theyyam devasthanam(Changanar Tharavadu)
The god here is Sree Pottan Theyyam. Sree Pottan theyyam is one of the powerful Gods.
- Mavichery Sree puthiya bhagavathi Temple
The god here is Sree Puthiya Bhagavathi. And it is one of the oldest Temple in Kannur District.
- Mavichery Sree Thondachan devasthanam
Here lord Thondachan is worshipped and this god is known to be one of the oldest theyyam forms in Kerala.
History
Mavichery is a place which holds a distinct name in the history of Kerala. A land of amazing nature and moreover a lovely homely location, the people are warm and pleasing. The literacy rate is high, as is the case for all of Kerala. One can find many people from Mavichery who have migrated to arabian countries such as UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Many people serve Indian defense forces like the Indian Army and Border Security Force.
Tourist Attractions
- Uppalam Para
This place is fully surrounded by rock and the place is full of mountains and hills.
- Danger Point
- Mavichery Narasimhamurthy temple
- Arakale valappil theyyam devasthanam
- Mavichery Juma Masjid
- Mavichery Illam
One of the oldest and biggest Illam
Transportation
The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. Taliparamba has a good bus station and buses are easily available to all parts of Kannur district. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. But buses to these cities are available only from Kannur, 22 km to the south. The nearest railway stations are Kannapuram and Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are small international airports with direct flights available only to Middle Eastern countries.
Climate
Summer max 33 °C, min 27 °C
Winter max 29 °C, min 23 °C
Rainfall: like other places in Kerala(June to September).