Venue: Sree Viswanatha Swamy Temple, Kalpathi, Palakkad District.

Want to loose yourself amid a joyous crowd and colourful spectacles? Then make sure you are at the Sree Viswanatha Swamy Temple at Kalpathi in Palakkad this November and be part of the renowned annual chariot festival, locally known by the name Ratholsavam. The temple dedicated to Lord Viswanatha or Shiva is believed to be 700 years old.

Kalpathi is a traditional Tamil Brahmin settlement in Kerala, which is also known as Dakshin Kashi or the Kashi of south India. During the festival days the entire Kalpathi will be teeming with devotees and visitors from far and near. Vedic recitals and various cultural programmes will create a matchless ambience for the place.

On the last three days the three elaborately decorated huge temple chariots take the attention of all. Devotees would then gather to draw the chariots through the streets of Kalpathi village. It will be just one chariot that will be pulled on the first day, followed by two on the second and three on the last day of the festival.