Shekharipuram (also spelled Sekharipuram) is a residential area in

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, in the

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. Sekharipuram is famous for its

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(heritage village). The 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

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from

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migrated via

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and settled in

and established the 108 agraharams of the district, out of which 18 are in the

town. Each of these villages has a

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as the nucleus and several streets comprising of row houses with common walls for adjacent houses. One of them is the agraharam of Sekharipuram, which lies adjacent to another famous Tamil agraharam,

Kalpathy Kalpathy or Kalpathi is a residential area in Palakkad city, Kerala, India. 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 ...

. Sekharipuram consists of five large streets with five temples. The main temple is that of the presiding deity Lord Lakshminarayana with Bhoomi Devi and

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. Other temples are those of Lord Mahaganapathy, Lord Hariharaputhra, Lord

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, and Goddess Emoor

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Temples

*Lakshminarayana Swamy Temple *Bala Ganapathi Temple *Hariharaputhra Swamy Temple *Emoor Bhagavathi Temple *Viswanatha Swamy Temple

Festivals

The Chariot (Theru) Festival occurs during the month of May. This is not to be confused with the Kalpathy Ratholsavam, which occurs separately during the month of November. A major Mahakumbabishekam festival is held every 12 years in the village, the last one being held in May 2007 at the Lakshminarayan Temple.

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Suburbs of Palakkad Cities and towns in Palakkad district Villages in Palakkad district {{Palakkad-geo-stub