Kalpathy Vishwanatha Swamy Temple

Kalpathy Vishwanatha Swamy temple which is also known as Kasi Viswanathaswamy Temple or locally as kundukovil is a famous Hindu temple located in the Kalpathy village of Palakkad in Kerala, India. It is one of the oldest Shiva temple and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is well known for the annual ratholsavam. The festival is a gala event and lasts for seven days. It was constructed in A.D 1425 by Kombi Achan; the raja of Palakkad. The Kalpathy Car Festival is mainly based on Vedic Tamil Brahmin heritage. On the last three days of the ratholsavam, attractively adorned temple chariots are ceremoniously drawn through the streets by thousands of devotees whose soul rousing chants lease the air.