A delegation from Kalpathy visited Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, and Thanjavur temples in Tamil Nadu on Sunday ahead of the upcoming Kalpathy car festival.
The visit to Tamil Nadu temples was a ritual and considered auspicious, as the festival of Mayuranathaswamy Temple at Mayiladuthurai is widely believed to be the forebear of Kalpathy car fest.
The Tamil Brahmins who came to Kerala in the 13th century and made settlements at several places, including Kalpathy, were believed to have been from Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, and Thanjavur. “They were Vedic scholars, and they continued their traditional scholarship and other skills after settling here,” said K.S. Krishna, president of the New Kalpathy Gramajana Samooham.
