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Palakkad Travel
Tourist Attractions in Palakkad  Palakkad Fort, situated in the town close to Fort Maidan, is the best-preserved fort today in Kerala. Hyder Ali of Mysore constructed it in 1766. Today, this Palakkad Fort, popularly known as Tippu's Fort, is one of the protected monuments in Palakkad town. It is square in shape, with walls of immense thickness and with strong bastions at all four corners and in the middle. The old drawbridge has since been replaced by a permanent one.
Malampuzha Gardens is one of the biggest tourist attractions of Palakkad in Kerala. This Vrindavan of Kerala brings in tourists from the state & other states every year. The garden has lush green lawns, innumerable flowerbeds, glittering pools and fountains. The natural grandeur of the garden is enhanced by fresh water aquarium, Snake Park and children's park with a toy train. Another major attraction of Palakkad is the Udankhatola - South India's only Passenger Ropeway. Fly over the garden at 60 ft. height to have the best panoramic view of the beautiful gardens nestled below the Blue Mountains. Unique by nature, extremely safe and economical too, you are assured that this twenty minutes sky ride in Palakkad will be an unforgettable experience. Palakkad is also a place of temple festivals. The temples that dot the landscape of Palakkad have carved their own niche' in the arts & culture of this region. Kalpathy Car Festival (Kalpathy Ratholsavam) Kalpathy Viswanatha swamy temple is the oldest Siva temple in Malabar. It was build around 1425 AD. by Kombi Achan, the then Raja of Palakkad. Kalpathy Car Festival is based on vedic Tamil Brahmin culture. The main centre of the festival is Kalpathy Sree Viswanathaswamy temple. Manappullikavu Vela Manappullikavu Vela is a major festival held every year at the Manappullikkavu Bhagavathy Temple. It is believed that the temple is about 1200 years old. It is different from other Bhagavathy Temples by way of rites and rituals. Namboodiries, that is, the Kerala Brahmins perform the daily rituals according to tantric traditions. Both Saiva and Vaishnava traditions are observed in the poojas. Nenmara-Vallengi Vela Nenmara-Vallengi Vela is a renowned festival of Palakkad attracting people from far and wide. It is held annually on the Pooram day of the Malayalam month Meenam. The Festival starts with the hoisting the sacred flag.  |
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