Construction of small shrines to emplace local deities including Kappiri underway at a scared grove in Azhikode

Shrines dedicated to snakes or sarapam at a sacred grove in Vypin

A scared grove in Vypin with snake gods, Kappiri, and other minor deities

Seen here is a small separate shrine dedicated for Kappiri

Seen here is the central shrine for goddess along with small shrines for other minor Hindu deities and ancestral spirits such as Kappiri and Vishnumaya in a scared grove in [ … ]

Minor deities and ancestral spirits like Kappiri are often symbolically represented through a round or cylindrical granite stones in most of the sacred groves in Vypin

Seen here is the entrance of a traditional kaavu in Vypin with donation box and oil lamps. Most of the Kaavus today while have retained some scared patch of land [ … ]

A small kaavu with a central shrine and a small modest shrine behind the principal deity to house all the minor deities including Kappiri.

Seen here is small shrine for Kappiri and other ancestral deities outside a scared grove in Kalamukku