Payyanur is a town and region in the Kannur district of Kerala province in India. Payyanur is one of the surviving ancient cultivated places in Kerala. This town in northern Kerala has a rich and magnificent written history.
The streets of weavers in the various towns around Payyanur add to the distinctiveness of the handlooms of Kannur. Payyanur is best known for its astrology and has a number of incredible and famous crystal gazers known all over the world.