Chirakkal Museum of Folk Art

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Sight Address : Chirakkal Museum of Folk Art is located at Chirakkal, 5 km from Kannur. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Chirakkal Museum of Folk Art displays antiques, traditional households & commercial articles, measuring instruments and agricultural implements of Kerala. The prime feature here is the Theyyam Gallery, which exhibits and display costumes, ornaments, headgears, weapons and pictures of different Theyyam (a ritualistic performing folk art of North Malabar).Tourists can also get a glimpse of live size figures of some Theyyam characters here. Set close to Kannur, one can easily reach the museum by bus or taxi.

Chirakkal Museum of Folk Art exterior view

HistoryEdit

Chirakkal Museum of Folk Art is a nearby to Arakkal Museum that can be visited. Kolathiris are the successors of Mooshiks Kings who ruled northern Kerala in the first century AD. The detailed history of this dynasty and hidden history of this region is mentioned in the “Mooshika Vamsham” a Sanskrit poetic text, written by Athulan in the tenth century AD. Mooshika Vamsham is believed to be one of the earliest Sanskrit books written based on the history of northern Kerala.

Must SeeEdit

Popular

Visiting TimeEdit

10 am to 5.30 pm.

Closed OnEdit

N.A.

Best Season to VisitEdit

October to April.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1-2 hrs.

Ticket Required : yes Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs 10

Kids Rs. : Rs 2

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : Rs 10

Kids Rs. : Rs 2

Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A.

Video Camera Rs. : N.A.

Guide Required : No Edit

Approximate cost: N.A.

Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit

Dress Require: N.A.

Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

K. K. RESIDENCY – Kannur ; Opp Bus Stand Payyanur, Kannur Dist Kerala, S. India ; Ph/M – Tel: +91 04985 201111 ; Food Serve – Multicusine restaurant

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : From the kannur bus stand you can hire a taxi or a cab to reach the Arrraction

BUS : Chirakkal is about 6.5 km from Kannur bus stand.

Train : Chirakkal is about 6.5 km from Kannur railway station

Air : Nearest airport is Calicut (Karipur), which is about 135 km.

Others : N.A.

Things to CarryEdit

Carry plenty of water and camera.

Safety / WarningEdit

Summer season in kannur starts from the month of March and ends in May. During this period temperatures are hot and the humidity is high due to the proximity of the Arabian Ocean.