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On your Kalpatty tours in Kerala, visit the famous Kalpatty Viswanadha Swamy temple devoted to Lord Shiva. Constructed by H. Kombi Achan in 1425 AD, it is one of the oldest Shiva temples in Malabar region. The beautiful temple is situated on the mouth of the Neela Nadi. Beside the principle deity, other deities worshipped are Sri Visalakash Sametha Viswanadhaswamy, Valli Devayani Sametha Subrahmanyaswamy, Dakshinayana Murthy, Chandikeswaran, Gangadhara, Vinayaka, Surya Bhavara, Simhanasundari, Nandeeswaran, Kala Bhairavan, Pradesh Handi and Nataraja.
The rituals are performed by Tamil Brahmins. Take a tour to Kalpatty in Kerala during the Chariot Festival or Ratholsavam at Sri Viswanadha Swamy temple, which is celebrated for a week in the month of November. On the seventh day of the festival, a procession is taken out and the deity is installed in the chariot or ratha.
Watch how temple chariots are beautifully drawn by a large number of crowds on the last three days of the festival. Feel the spiritual and religious contentment on your Kalpatty tours in Kerala. There are three temple chariots for Shri Viswanadha swamy and Goddess Parvathy, Visweswara and Lord Subrahmanya adorned with beautiful flowers. The very sight of the festival and chariots conjures feelings of devotion and purity.
Kalpathy is sat a convenient distance of 3 kms from Palakkad town. The nearest railhead is in Palakkad. Nearest airports around Kalpathy are Coimbatore (55 kms) and Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery (160 km).
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