Kalpathy

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Kalpathy

| other_name =

കൽപ്പാത്തി

| nickname =

Half Benaras

| settlement_type = Suburb

| image_skyline = Kalpathy Palakkad.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = A view of one of the streets in Kalpathy

| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India

| pushpin_label_position = right

| pushpin_map_alt =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India

| coordinates = {{coord|10|49|N|76|39|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Kerala

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Palakkad

| established_title =

| established_date =

| founder =

| named_for =

| government_type =

| governing_body = Palakkad Municipality

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_rank =

| area_total_km2 =

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m =

| population_total =

| population_as_of =

| population_rank =

| population_density_km2 =

| population_demonym =

| population_footnotes =

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam,English

| demographics1_title2 = Regional

| demographics1_info2 = Malayalam,Tamil{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10209/download/13321/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-3200.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 678 003

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = 0491

| registration_plate = KL-09

| blank1_name_sec1 = Civic agency

| blank1_info_sec1 =

| website =

| Phone =

| footnotes =

| blank3_name_sec1 = Parliament constituency

| blank3_info_sec1 = Palakkad

| blank4_name_sec1 = Assembly constituency

| blank4_info_sec1 = Palakkad

| official_name = Kalpathy

}}

Kalpathy or Kalpathi is a residential area in Palakkad city, Kerala, India.{{Cite web |title=Pin Code: KALPATHI, PALAKKAD, KERALA, India, Pincode.net.in |url=https://pincode.net.in/KERALA/PALAKKAD/K/KALPATHI |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=pincode.net.in}} 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).

File:Three chariots.jpg

Kalpathy is an agraharam, or traditional village. It is the first heritage village in Kerala.{{Cite web |last=kareemadathil |first=nadeesh |date=2014-11-16 |title=Kalpathy heritage village on bad days |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141116/nation-current-affairs/article/kalpathy-heritage-village-bad-days |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Kalpathy Agraharam and Kalpathy Ratholsavam {{!}} Heritage & Cultural Zone {{!}} Palakkad District {{!}} Malabar Districts in Kerala |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=www.keralatourism.org |language=en}} {{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=2021-11-14 |title=Scale-down |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/religious-fervour-marks-kalpathy-chariot-fest/article37490731.ece |access-date=2022-09-30 |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |title=State govt gives nod for Kalpathy 'Ratholsavam' |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2021/11/12/kerala-government-gives-approval-kalpathy-ratholsavam.html |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=OnManorama}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Kalpathi Heritage Village {{!}} Kalpathi Rathotsavam {{!}} Tourist Places in Palakkad |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/kerala-article/2021/kalpathi-heritage-village/1133 |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Kerala Tourism |language=en}}

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

File:Kalpathy 01.jpg

File:Kalpathy 02.jpg

File:Kalpathy Street 2.jpg

File:Kalpathy Street.jpg

File: Govindarajapuram.jpg