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Kalpathy
കൽപ്പാത്തി
Suburb
Kalpathy
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A view of one of the streets in Kalpathy
Nickname: 
Half Benaras
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Kalpathy
Location in Kerala, India
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Kalpathy
Kalpathy (India)
Coordinates: 10°49′N76°39′E / 10.817°N 76.650°E / 10.817; 76.650
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Government
 • Body Palakkad Municipality
Languages
 • Official Malayalam,English
 • Regional Malayalam,Tamil [1]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
678 003
Telephone code0491
Vehicle registration KL-09
Parliament constituency Palakkad
Assembly constituency Palakkad

Kalpathy or Kalpathi is a residential area in Palakkad city, Kerala, India. [2] It is famous for the Viswanatha Swamy Temple, which is located along the banks of the Kalpathy river, one of the tributaries of the Bharathapuzha. It is also famous for the Kalpathy Radholsavam, which is an annual car festival taking place in the month of Thulam(November).

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Three chariots of Lord Shiva, Ganesha & Kartikeya in the Kalpathy Ratholsavam Three chariots.jpg
Three chariots of Lord Shiva, Ganesha & Kartikeya in the Kalpathy Ratholsavam

Kalpathy is an agraharam, or traditional village. It is the first heritage village in Kerala. [3] This Tamil migrant brahmin village is more popular as the hub of Carnatic music in Kerala rather than for the legacy and tradition passed down through the generations for the past 600 years.

Kalpathy consists of five smaller villages, which are Old Kalpathy, New Kalpathy, Chathapuram, Govindarajapuram & Manthakkara. The similarity of the Viswanatha Swamy Temple to the Varanasi Kashi Viswanatha temple on the banks of Ganges is responsible for the moniker Kasiyil paathi Kalpathy(Half Kashi or Half Benaras) and the term Dakshina Kashi(Southern Kashi) associated with this temple.

The beauty of the architecture here - each brahmin quarter sharing walls and adjoined with the next one forming a linear pattern, the streets that wake up to the Venkatesha Suprabhatham, Vedic mantra recitals and Shiva Sthothram (hymns) - all musical, the rice flour kolam (artful drawing deemed religious and ritualistic) in the front courtyard of each quarter, Idli, Sambar and ghee rich sweets and savouries announcing the glory of Tamil food culture, and the magnificent Ratholsavam (Chariot Festival) celebrated with fervour; All of these constitute the stamp of life in Kalpathy.The rolling of heavily decorated majestic temple chariots through the village streets of Kalpathy is the major attraction of the car festival.

Sree Viswanathaswamy temple is the main centre of the festival while the three satellite temples in the village of new Kalpathy, old Kalpathy and Chathapuram also take part in it.These were all passed on through the generations of lives in the Agraharam without losing the original charm. [4] [5] [6] Kalpathy and its neighbourhoods have witnessed large settlements of people in colonies and apartments, making it one of the major residential areas of the city. [7]

Kalpathy also has its very own sports event, called the Kalpathy Sports Fest which is conducted annually, with its debut on October-November 2024.

Aerial view of Kalpathy Kalpathy 01.jpg
Aerial view of Kalpathy
Aerial view of a street in Kalpathy Kalpathy 02.jpg
Aerial view of a street in Kalpathy
Chathapuram Street of Kalpathy Kalpathy Street 2.jpg
Chathapuram Street of Kalpathy
Manthakkara street of Kalpathy Kalpathy Street.jpg
Manthakkara street of Kalpathy
Govindarajapuram street in Kalpathy Govindarajapuram.jpg
Govindarajapuram street in Kalpathy

Temples

Viswanatha Swamy Temple Entrance Kalpathy.jpg
Viswanatha Swamy Temple Entrance
Lakshmi Narayana Perumal temple, Old Kalpathy Lakshmi Narayana Perumal temple.jpg
Lakshmi Narayana Perumal temple, Old Kalpathy
Chathapuram Prasanna Mahaganapathy temple Chathapuram Prasanna Mahaganapathy.jpg
Chathapuram Prasanna Mahaganapathy temple
Manthakkara Mahaganapathy temple Manthakkara Mahaganapathy.jpg
Manthakkara Mahaganapathy temple
Poster of the Manthakkara Mahaganapathy temple Manthakkara Mahaganapathy temple.jpg
Poster of the Manthakkara Mahaganapathy temple
Lakshmi Narayana Perumal alangaram, Old Kalpathy Lakshmi Narayana Perumal alangaram.jpg
Lakshmi Narayana Perumal alangaram, Old Kalpathy
Muruga temple within the premises of Viswanatha Swamy temple Muruga temple, Viswanatha Swamy temple.jpg
Muruga temple within the premises of Viswanatha Swamy temple
Viswanatha Swamy temple, New Kalpathy Viswanatha Swamy temple.jpg
Viswanatha Swamy temple, New Kalpathy

Location

Kalpathy is located about 3 km from the center of the city. City service buses are there to connect Kalpathy with other parts. The nearest major railway station is Palakkad Junction railway station and the nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport.

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