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palakkad Travel Guide
Palakkad
Travel Guide
Place :Palakkad
Area:4480 sq. km
Population:2,382,235 (2001 census)
Altitude: Above sea level
The district of Palakkad known as the granary of Kerala, is a land of
valleys, hillocks, rivers, forests, mountain streams, dams and irrigation
projects. Situated at the foot of the Western Ghats, this is the gateway to
Kerala from the north. Palakkad derives its name from the Malayalam words
Pala ( Alsteria scholaris) and Kadu (forest) which goes to prove that this
place was once a beautiful stretch of forests covered with the sweet scented
flowers of the Pala tree.
Events :
Kalpathy Ratholsavam
Event Date : 13 Nov,2004
Kalpathy Ratholsavam (the last three days of the annual seven day chariot
festival) at Sree Viswanathaswamy Temple, Kalpathy, 3 km from Palakkad town.
Kalpathy, an early Tamil Brahmin settlement is also known as Dakshin Kasi
(the Varanasi of the south) The temple is over 700 years old. Festival
highlights: * Vedic recitals * Spectacular procession of beautifully
decorated temple chariots drawn through the streets by thousands of devotees
* Cultural programmesDeity of the temple:Lord Siva
Pariyanampatta Pooram Pariyanampatta Bhagavathy Temple Kattukulam,
Palakkad.
Event Date : 19 Feb,2005
Annual seven day Pooram at Pariyanampetta Bhagavathy Temple, Kattukulam 40
km from Palakkad. Festival highlights: * Tholpavakoothu * Kalamezhuthupattu
* Pootham * Thira * Karivela * Kaalavela * Kuthiravela * Kathakali *
Chakyarkoothu * Ceremonial procession of 21 elephants on the last dayDeity
of the temple:Goddess Bhagavathy.
Sree Chinakkathoor Bhagavathy Temple Palappuram, Palakkad
Event Date : 24 Feb,2005
Sree Chinakkathoor Bhagavathy Temple, Palappuram, about 5 km from Ottappalam,
Palakkad, north Kerala.
The day long Pooram is the annual festival at Sree Chinakkathoor Bhagavathy
Temple at Palappuram. A grand procession of thirty-three gaily caparisoned
elephants in the evening is the highlight of the Pooram. The pagent is
accompanied by the traditional temple percussion ensemble. About sixteen
well decorated Kuthiras (horse motifs) and eight Kaalas (bull motifs) are
also brought in a procession to the temple by devotees. Artforms like
Velattu, Poothanumthirayum , Aandi vedan, Karivela, Kubhamkali (dancing with
pots) etc., are presented.
Tholpavakoothu (shadow puppetry) is conducted on seventeen evenings
preceeding the Pooram.
Getting there:
Nearest railway station: Ottappalam, about 5 km from the shrine.
Nearest airport: Coimbatore in neighbouring State of Tamilnadu, about 85 km
from the shrine.
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