Mukkunnu, Taliparamba

Mukkunnu is a village in Pariyaram Panchayath near Taliparamba in the Indian state of Kerala.

Overview
Mukkunnu is part of Pariyaram panchayath, Taliparamba Taluk. The name mukkunnu coming from moonu kunnu. Mukkunnu can be reached either from the Chudala bus stop on National Highway (NH17) or through the North Kupam bus stop.

Temples
There are two main temples in Mukkunnu. One is the Anakkeel Bhagavathi temple, near Kuppam. The festival of Anakkeel temple is in the month of January every year, several forms of theyyams (ritual dance) are also performed every year. Another temple is the Karode Vishnu temple. This is situated on the western side of Mukkunnu. Daily poojas are performed in this temple. Another devastana is the 'Gulikan Sthana' near the public library. There is an age-old 'Arayal' tree here. "Mukkunnu Nagam" is another divine temple where Theyyam is performed. Though there was no Theyyam in that Nagam for several years, it was reinstated again in 2013.

Public Library
Mukkunnu has a Public Library which hosts a collection of Malayalam literary works. This public library had played a role before the penetration and accessibility of media to many households as it has provided a medium through which people have been accessing radio (late '70s), television (from early '80s), many leading newspapers and magazines published in Kerala.

Transportation
The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. Taliparamba has a good bus station and buses are easily available to all parts of the Kannur district. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. But buses to these cities are available only from Kannur, 22 km to the south. The nearest railway stations are Kannapuram and Kannur on the Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are small international airports with direct flights available only to Middle Eastern countries.