Vadakkanthara

Vadakkanthara is a place in Palakkad district in kerala, India. [ [http://sermon.nic.in/sermon/servlet/loc_code_repx_location_locality?p1=VADAKKANTHARA@PALGHAT@KERALA Localities Under the Area of locality : Vadakkanthara] ] Vadakkanthra is known for its temple, Vadakkanthara Bhagavthy Temple and for the beauty of its natural places. It is a village in Vithara which mainly consists of Brahmins (Iyers). The majority of the people are ethnic Tamil Brahmins.

Temples & festivals

*Vadakkanthara bhagavthy temple - It is a temple in vadakkanthara. Devotees believe that Kanaki is the goddess and after burning Madurai Kanaki came here and sat aside of a tree. There are lot of festivals in Vadakkanthara but the main one is Vadakkanthara Veliya Villaku Vela.
*Thiruvenkattapan and Sastha Temple - The main temple of vadakkanthara village people. It is managed by the people of vadakkanthara village. They also have a function which is called sastha preethi which is for lord Ayyappa once is a year. Thiruvenkattapan is shivan and sivan koil also has a function called Thiruvathira once a year
*Vadakkanthara veliya villaku vela - Vadakkanthara veliya villaku vela will happen once in three years. All the people in vthara will be gathered for this occasion.
*Vela - It is a festival for people both in vadakkanthara and vadakkanthara gramam

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