Kalpathy - Old
Kalpathy - Old
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The Agraharams of Palakkad
Other names for the agraharam: Pazhaya Kalpathy
The deity, Shri LakshmiNarayana perumal with Lakshmi Devi
Location
Location: The Old Kalpathy village is less than 2 Kms from the Palakkad (Olavakkode) Railway Station. It is just off the Kozhikode-Palakkad Highway.
Address: QJVW+HH2, Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple, Old Kalpathy, Palakkad, Kerala 678003
History
History
Sri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple is located at Old Kalpathy in Palakkad District. It is on the western end of the Double Street. The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The construction of the temple is done in the Kerala style architecture with a sanctum sanctorum and inner prakaram.
The idol of Lord Ganesh is worshipped inside the sanctum sanctorum where as Lord Ayyappa and Lord Muruga are installed in the inner prakaram. There is a Dvajasthambam near the Mukha Mandapam where the Garuda Bhagvan facing the chief deity is installed.
Primary deity: Lakshminarayana Perumal
Other deities: Iyyappa, Muruga, Anjaneya
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Utsavams
Utsavams
Kalpathy Ratholsavam - The festival is conducted over a period of 10 days, usually 8 to 16 November. During this time, 6 chariots (rathas) from 4 temples of Kalpathy come together and circumvent streets of the villages in a grand procession. The 4+2 as follows: main chariot carrying Lord Shiva and additional 2 small chariots for his sons, Ganapathy and Murugan; chariots from the other 3 villages namely New Kalpathy with Lord Ganapathy, Old Kalpathy with Lord Krishna and Chathapuram with Lord Ganapathy. This is known as 'devarathasamgamam'. Thousands of devotees converge at Kalpathy and pull the chariot every year.
Contact information
Contact information
Mr Mahesh +91 9447839279
Other information
Other information
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Leading businesses - R S Vadhyar and Sons, Religious Book Publishers - 0491 2966066
Eating places inside the village - Lakshmi Coffee Stall - Mr Sri Krishnan - 99465 58056 (opens at 5:30am Sevai and Filter Coffee breakfast highly recommended, Lunch around 9:00am and Paper roast Dosa at 6:00pm
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