This Ayyappa temple is situated in Vallikunnu Grama Panchayath at the northern extreme of Malappuram district of Kerala. It is thousand years of old and one among the most important Dharma Sastha temple of the Malabar region. Niram Kaitha Kotta Temple is in Vallikunnu Grama Panchayath at the northern extreme of Malappuram district of Kerala. This ancient Ayyappa temple is thought to be about a thousand years old. The holy water from the temple well never dry or overflow is believed to be the water from the holy river Ganges. The water in the well never gets sunlight. There is a way to this underground well from inside the temple for collecting the holy water by the priest.
The well which provides the holy water to the temple also has some special features. The holy water from this well will never dry in any season. The Mekkotta Bagavathy Temple is situated nearby on the top of a hill. The whole structure of Niramkaithakotta is a temple complex. At the foot of the hill which stretches 50 Acres and the peak has a 500 feet high from the sea level. There is a huge construction with copper sheets covering the roof known as ‘Pattukottil’. Here the carved structure of ‘Balakanda’ of Ramayana in wood. The 1500 years old Ayyappa temple lies next. Puranas says the Ayyappa image is believed to be ‘Swayambhoo’.
Nerum Kaitha Kotta Temple Timings:
Morning: 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Evening: 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Nerum Kaitha Kotta Temple Daily Schedule:
Usha Pooja 6:00 AM
Dhara (for Siva) 7:30 AM
Navaka Pooja 9:00 AM
Navakam Adal 9:30 AM
Ucha Pooja 11:00 AM
Nada Thurakkal 4:30 PM
Dheeparadhana After Sunset Athazha Pooja 7:00 PM
Nada Adakkal 7:30 PM
Bagavathi Temple Pooja Timings:
Nada Thurakkal 7:30 AM
Two Poojas After Nadathurakkal
Guruthi 5:00 PM
Nada Adakkal 6:00 PM
How to Reach Bagavathi Temple Pooja Timings:
The Nearest Railway Station is Kozhikode, 20 km away.
Nearest Airport is Kozhikode.
Nerum Kaitha Kotta Temple Address:
Vallikunnu North,
Kadalundi Nagaram,
Malappuram,
Kerala – 673314.
Phone: 0494 247 0800