A temple located in Parassinikadavu which is about 20 kms away from the city of Kannur in the state of Kerala the reigining deity's staple deit is toddy and meat. While the devotees who flock to this temple is also given baked fish and toddy as prasadam for their darshan(visit).
This rebel deity is Muthappan. As the belief goes and flock tales tells the story. Muttappan is believed to be an incarnation of Shiva who was born to a childless Brahmin couple. The child is said to have an insatiable craving for liquor, meat and fish right from his childhood. This forced the Brahmin parents to kick him out of their house.
Muttappan then wandered around in search of enlightenment and after several months of wandering he reached Puralimala near Mattannur where he became the main abode untill a senior man from a well known family requested him to settle in Parassinikadavu.
It is at Parassinikadavu Muttappan advocated values of equalitarianism, humanity and radicalism. Muttappan had a special place for the downtrodden and the oppressed in his heart. He rebelled against the Brahmanical way of life and also the belief systems advocated by them. Due to which the main devotees who flock to his temple is from the members of the low caste of Ezhava's( toddy tappers).
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