Chathapuram
Kalpathy, Palakkad, Kerala 678003
India
Kalpathi Ratholsavam or the Kalpathi Chariot Festival also known as Kalpathy Theru festival is the famous festival of Palakkad District. The annual festival is held at the famous Viswanathaswamy Temple in the village of Kalpathi. Kalpathi is a traditional Tamil Brahmin settlement in Kerala (Agraharam or Traditional house).
Kalpathi Ratholsavam Palakkad
Even though the 10 day festival starts from 8th the main festival days are the last 3 days of the festival from 14th to 16th.
Start date: 14-11-2017
End date: 16-11-2017
Venue: Sree Viswanatha Swamy Temple
Location: Kalpathi
District: Palakkad
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Celebrations
The main attraction of the festival are the six magnificent chariots (three from the Viswanathaswamy Temple and three from the nearby temples of Manthakkara Maha Ganapathy, Lakshminarayana Perumal of Old Kalpathy, and Maha Ganapathy of Chathapuram) beautifully decorated with flowers, flags, sugarcane, coconuts etc are ceremoniously drawn through the streets by thousands of devotees. The procession is accompanied by caparisoned elephants and percussion. It is believed that pulling the chariots will wash off all the sins for a lot of generations.
How to Reach
Nearest railway station: Olavakot – 1 km, Palakkad, about 3 km
Nearest town: Palakkad – 3 km
Nearest airport: Coimbatore in the neighbouring State of Tamil Nadu, about 55 km
Disclaimer
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In Kerala, festival dates are decided in accordance with the Malayalam calendar and the local traditions and customs. We have calculated the festival dates based on these. But there can be changes in the dates according the customs and rituals associated with each place of worship. As such, these should be considered only as approximate dates and have to be confirmed with the local authorities.