Kalpathi Ratholsavam




Kalpathi (Kalpathy) Ratholsavam (Kalpathi Chariot Festival) is an annual Hindu Temple festival in the Kalpathi village of Palakkad district in Kerala state, south India. The festival is at the Sri Visalakshi Sametha Sri Viswanatha Swamy temple where the deities are Lord Siva (Lord Viswanatha) and his consort Visalakshi, another name for Parvati.


This is believed to be over 700 years old.The Chariot Festival is celebrated every year in the month of November. Over the years the festival celebrations have gained immense popularity in the state of Kerala.

The celebrations at the festival includes Vedic recitals and cultural programs for the first four days and through the last three days Chariots for the Lord are decorated by devotees. Devotees from all across India gather here during the Festival. 

The festival is conducted over a period of 10 days, usually in the month of November. During this time, 5 rathas of the 5 deities of Kalpathy village come together and circumvent the village in a grand procession. This is known as 'devarathasamgamam'.

2016 Dates : November 8th - November 10th.



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