
kalarivathukkal kshethram

valapattanam nadikku sameepam sthithi cheiyunna kalarivathukkal bhagavathi kshethram, "bhadrakaali kshethram", "chiraykkal raajakudumbathinte" kudumbakshetramaanu. bhadrakaali" yude ugraroopamaanu kshethrathinte devata. "kalarivathukkal bhagavathi" purathana aayodhanakalayaya "kalarippayatti" nte maathavaayi kanakkaakkappedunnu, athinaal eee peru. malabar devaswa board aanu kshethrathinte bharanam nadathunnathu, bordinte "kattagari eiii" kshethram ennaanu tharamthirichirikkunnathu. kalari vaathilkal enna vakkil ninnaan kalarivathukkal enna vaakk vannath.
ithihaasam.
muun chiraykkal raajyathile "devi kshethram" trikonamandalangalilonna "vishudhakshethram". cherukunnu annapoornashwari kshethram", "thiruvarkkadu bhagavathi kshethram" ("madai kaavu") ennivayaanu mattu rund shethrangal. krishnakshethram kaanaan annapoornashwari thante inayaayirunna kalarivattukalamma, madaikkavilamma ennivarodoppam kaasiyil ninnu chirakkalilekku oru boatil vannuvennum orikkalum madangivannillennum puranangal parayunnu. 
mooshika rajaakkanmaarude' nerittulla pingamikalaaya kolathirikalude pingaamikalaayirunnu chiraykkal rajaakkanmaar. "vadakku mooshikayum thekk ayum aayirunnu keralatthile ettavum pazhakkam chenna rajavamshangal. aayi rajavamsham" oduvil vamshanasham sambhavichuvenkilum "mooshika" kku nilanirthaan kazhinju. mooshikaraajayude pilkkala peru "kolathirippaadu" ennu maatti. kolatthirikal thangalude thalasthaanam ezhimalayil ninnu valapattanam nadikku sameepamulla chirakkalilekku maatti.
orikkal vadakke illathinte udamasthathayilulla eee kshethram chiraykkal kovilakam ettedukkukayaayirunnu.
kshetra vaasthuvidya.
parambaraagatha kerala vasthuvidyaa sailiyilaanu kshethram sthithi cheiyunnathu. 4 sreekovilil shivan, sapthamaathrikkal, ganapathi, veerabhadra, shethrapaalakan (bhairava) ennivarude shethrangalulla "rurujit vidhanam" (kaulaa sakthiya sambradaayam) aanu kshethrathinte roopakalppana. pradhana devata padinjarottu abhimukeekarikkunnu. shivakshethram kizhakode abhimukhamaayi, "sapthamathrukkal" ("mathrashala") vadakkott abhimukhamaayi, shethrapaalakan (bhairava) kshethram kizhakode abhimukhamaayi.
mathrashala" yill sapthamathrukkal (brahmini, vaishnavi, shankari, kaumaari, varahi, chaamundi, indraani), veerabhadra, ganapathi ennivayude vigrahangalundu. ellah divasavum raavile aachaarangalkk sesham "vishudha vaal" "maathrushaala" ykku sameepamulla "mandapathilekku" kondupookukayum aachaarangalkk sesham vaikunneram thirike kondupookukayum cheiyunnu. 
pradhana vigraham "kadusarkarayogam" kondaanu nirmmichirikkunnathu, athinaal aachaarangalum aachaarangalum nadatthaan deviyude "archana bimbam" aachaarangalkkum kulikkuvaanum upayogikkunnu.
varsham muzhuvanum kshethram thurannirikkum, raavile "usha pooja", uchakazhinju "pantheeraadi pooja", vaikunneram "shakti pooja" enniva undaakum."
theyam.
vadakkan malabaarile kshethrangalilum kaavuvilum nadathunna oru mathaparamaya aachaaraparamaaya kalaaroopamaanu theyam. kolathiriyude kudumbadevanayathinaal kshethram oru varshathe theyyam kaalayalav aarambikkunna avasana theyyam nadathunnu. kalarivathukkal ammayude theyyathinte valia "thirumudiyaanu" uthsavathinte aakarshanangalilonn.
uthsavangal.
rund pradhana uthsavangalaan kshethrathil nadakkunnathu. "march-epril maasatthile 9 divasathe pooram utsavam; kaarthika nakshathrathil aarambhich malayalam kalandar masamaaya meenam maasatthile utharam nakshathrathil avasaanikkunnu. ezhaam divasam vigrahathe ettaam theeyathi shree siveshwaram shethrathilekku kadalai shree krishna shethrathilekku kondupookukayum onpathaam theeyathi vedikkettinoppam thirike kondupookukayum cheiyunnu. kalarippayatt prakadanathodeyaanu utsavam aarambhikkunnath. thaayambaka, poorakkali thudangiya sangeetha, parambaraagatha kalaaparipaadikal avatharippikkunnu. juunil mattoru utsavamaaya kalasham oru varshathe 'theyam' kaalayalav avasaanippikkunnu. navratri, shivaratri, vishuvilakk, patthaam edavathile perum kaliyaattam, karkkidakatthile niraputhari ennivayaanu mattu uthsavangal.