Adithyapuram in Palakkad district of Kerala state is over 500 years old settlement of Tamil Iyer Brahmins. Adithyapuram is believed to be one of the few Tamil Vadakali Sri Vaishnava Brahmin villages in Kerala. The agraharam, which means the village of Adithyapuram has The Kaliya Mardhana Sri Gopalakrishnaswamy Temple as the main deity.
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The Kaliya Mardhana Sri Gopalakrishnaswamy Temple is said to be over 700 years old ancient temple of Sri Krishna in the village of Adithyapuram in Pallipuram, near Melamuri Junction that is bordering Mepparamba in Palakkad, Kerala. The temple is also said to have various paintings that show the mythological stories of Sri Krishna’s childhood days and the different avatars of Lord Vishnu. The Sri Maha Ganapathy temple and Mangala Vinayagar are also the main temples in this village.
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The temple officials organize Maha Kumbhabhishekam for the Kaliya Mardhana Sri Gopalakrishnaswamy, Sri Maha Ganapathy, and Mangala Vinayagar once every year. The temple also releases a yearly magazine to give to all members of the village to keep them updated about the details of the Maha Kumbhabhishekam and how they can contribute to making the events a grand success.
The Adithyapuram Chariot festival, which is also called a car festival is organized in the village for 10 days usually with special programs for the devotees. This is usually held after the Kumbhabhishekam programs that are spread across 3 days every year.
The village of Adithyapuram is usually known to be having ancestral homes or origins of many Palakkad Tamil Iyer Brahmins who have relocated from Adithyapuram to various cities of India and abroad. Malayalam is the main language used in this village by people living there.
The pin code of Adithyapuram is 678006 and the village’s postal head office is located in Pallipuram PG. The nearby local areas to Adithyapuram are Melamuri, Nurani, Mepparamba, Vadakkanthara, Thirunellay Palayam. The nearby city areas of Adithyapuram village are Palakkad city, Chittur-Thathamangalam, Ottapalam, and Shoranur.
