Kannur

The district

Kannur is where north Malabar's ritual theatre, Theyyam, is still performed in village shrines through the winter. The coast has a drive-in beach and a Portuguese-built fort; inland, laterite roads climb through cashew and arecanut country.

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Theyyam Season, Kannur

Kannur · An evening or overnight, depending on the shrine

North Malabar's living ritual theatre, performed in village shrines through the winter.

4.8 editorial An evening or overnight, depending on the shrine

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Heritage

St Angelo Fort

Kannur · 1–2 hours

A Portuguese-built fort on the Kannur waterfront, later enlarged by the Dutch and British.

4.3 editorial 1–2 hours

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Beach

Muzhappilangad Drive-in Beach

Kannur · 1–2 hours

A long, hard-packed beach where you can drive along the water's edge.

3.9 editorial 1–2 hours

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