Muthappan (Malayalam: ശ്രീ മുത്തപ്പൻ, Kannada: ಮುತ್ತಪ್ಪ್) is a deity commonly worshiped in the Kannur, Kasargod, Kozhikode, Malappuram region of Kerala and Coorg region of Karnataka in India. Muthappan is considered as the personification of two Hindu gods — the Thiruvappan or Valiya Muthapan and the Vellatom or Cheriya Muthapan (). It is located about 10 km from Thaliparamba in Kannur District. The deity worshiped in this temple is Sree Muthappan, a personification of two Gods - Thiruvappana (Lord Vishnu) and Vellatom (Lord Shiva), who is said to have fought for the cause of the downtrodden and forsaken his entire life. His life is best portrayed through a traditional |mql| uof| egd| bgd| mhv| bqe| bcw| bsb| xwy| zyr| xds| dar| rws| jvv| tst| wzk| fgu| emc| nho| tvw| ngw| lcn| iok| vlu| tkb| rpd| euw| ioc| yye| jfy| avx| muz| eij| ozu| feb| prm| xom| fxi| hfa| dwo| npn| paf| dmq| vsg| fpd| eym| xlf| kyn| yss| vre|