Mridanga Saileswari Temple Muzhakkunnu

Popularly called Muzhakkunnu Mridanga Saileswari Temple, this can be one among the foremost famous shrines dedicated to Goddess Durga in Kerala. Situated at Muzhakkunu in the Kannur district, the Goddess here is believed to own two forms – Mridangaleswari and Sreeporkali.

Popular lore suggests that way back, a Mridanga, a percussive instrument, fell on this spot from the heavens. Thus this site got the name 'Mridangashaila Nilayam' which suggests, the place where the Mridanga fell. Later on, it also came to be referred to as Muzhakkunnu.

The temple is that the family deity of the royal dynasty of Kottayam (Kannur) and is that the family temple of the legendary Pazhassi Raja. it had been here that the renowned royal Kottayathu Thampuran composed famous Kathakali (dance drama) plays like Bakavadham, Kirmeeravadham, Kalyanasaugandhikam, and Nivathakavacha Kalakeyavadham.