Sekharipuram
Shekharipuram (also spelled Sekharipuram) is a residential area in Palakkad, in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Sekharipuram is famous for its agraharam (heritage village). The National Highway 66 (India), Calicut bypass road which starts from Sekharipuram is a 4 lane bypass road constructed for the vehicles coming from other parts of Kerala going towards Tamil Nadu side by bypassing Palakkad town. Sekharipuram is arguably the oldest of all the eighteen villages in palakkad town. History indicates that several hundred years ago a large number of Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Brahmins from Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Trichy & Kumbakonam migrated via Madurai & Pollachi and settled in Palakkad district, Palakkad and established the 108 agraharams of the district, out of which 18 are in the Palakkad town. Each of these villages has a Hindu temple, temple as the nucleus and several streets comprising of row houses with common walls for adjacent houses. One ...
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