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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. The Kalpathy Car Festival is based on Vedic Tamil Brahmin culture which is held annually in the ancient Kalpathy Viswanatha swamy temple of the Malabar region. The Manappullikavu Vela festival is a major annual festival held at the Manappullikkavu Bhagavathy Temple. It is believed that the temple is about 1200 years old. The Namboodiries or the Kerala Brahmins perform the daily rituals according to tantric traditions. Both Saiva and Vaishnava traditions are observed in the pooja. The Nenmara-Vallengi Vela and many other annual fetivals are held in Palakkad.
