Balussery kota vettaikkaaran temple

The deity of Balussery temple is Vettakkorumaka. There are several temples for Sasta and Ayyappa in the old Travancore and Cochin States and only a few for Vettakkorumakan. The opposite is the case in the Malabar area. Some of the well known temples dedicated to Vettakkorumakan are in North. Kerala. These are at Neeleswaram, Kottakal, Balussery etc. because of the fact that he was the family deity of the Rajas of Chirakkal and Neeleswaram and Kottakal. The most famous of these temples is at Balussery Fort, AbOUT 25 km. from Calicut. This was once the fort of the Rajas of Kurumbranad.

Seva or worship and Pattu or singing of hymns is important annual festivals here. Seva is usually conducted by prominent persons like Zamorin of Calicut, the Raja of Kadathunad, etc. Pattu is celebrated by various persons on different days. There are the usual items like feasting, elephant procession, music etc. during the annual festivals.