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The yearly Kalpathy chariot festival volition participate its last days connected Friday erstwhile the woody chariots of their respective temples statesman to rotation on the streets of Kalpathy carrying deities.
For 3 days, the deities mounted connected decorated chariots volition parade done the villages, offering blessings to the residents. The festivities volition culminate with the convergence of each chariots and deities successful beforehand of Sree Visalakshi Sametha Viswanatha Swamy Temple, the cardinal constituent of Kalpathy, connected Sunday evening.
Apart from Sree Visalakshi Sametha Viswanatha Swamy Temple, Kalpathy, the different temples progressive successful the renowned chariot festival are Mandakkarai Sree Maha Ganapathy Temple, New Kalpathy; Sree Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple, Old Kalpathy; and Sree Prasanna Maha Ganapathy Temple, Chathapuram.
On Friday, peculiar rites volition beryllium held astatine each temples successful and astir Kalpathy. The programmes volition statesman with a ‘Kalyanolsavam’ astatine Viswanatha Swamy Temple. The chariots of Viswanatha Swamy (Siva) and sub-deities Subramanian and Ganapathy volition statesman their travel connected Friday. They volition spell up to Mandakkarai Sree Maha Ganapathy Temple, New Kalpathy, and halt astatine Achanpadi.
On Saturday, the chariots volition commencement moving from Achanpadi and volition halt astatine Old Kalpathy aft visiting Chathapuram. On Sunday, they volition proceed from Old Kalpathy and scope the cardinal constituent called Therumutti by evening.
The chariot of Mandakkarai Sree Maha Ganapathy Temple, New Kalpathy, volition rotation connected Saturday. All chariots of the 4 temples volition beryllium connected the determination connected Sunday.
Huge crowds are expected astatine Kalpathy connected Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There volition beryllium postulation restrictions from Olavakkode to Kalmandapam, particularly connected Sunday evening.
