Kumarapuram
Kumarapuram
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The Agraharams of Palakkad
Overview
Sree Alamelu Manga Sametha Kalyana Prasanna Venkitachalapathy Temple
Location
Location: Kumarapuram Gramam is around 3.5 kms east of the Palakkad railway station and is in the general cluster of Kalpathy gramams
Address: Kumarapuram Rd, Kumarapuram, Valiyapadam, Palakkad, Kerala 678011
Temple Timings:
6.00AM – 9.30AM
5.30PM – 7.30PM
History
Gopalakrishna Swamy sitting on lotus, 2 hands holding butter
Subramania Swamy in Sarpa roopam
Deities
Sree Alamelu Manga Sametha Kalyana Prasanna Venkitachalapathy
Upadevathai : Vinayagar, Ayyapan, Naga Subramanian, Garudar
Videos
Videos
Photo Gallery
Utsavams
Brahmotsavam – Chitrai masam 10 days , Aarattu Thiruvonam medam
Navaratri – Kanni Masam
Sasthapreethi –
Dhanu – Vaikunta Ekadasi
Thaipoosam – Ezhunallath
Pongal - Kanu
Vahanas
Annapakshi Vahanam
Simha Vahanam
Anjaneya Vahanam
Garuda Vahanam
Adisesha Vahanam
Gaja Vahanam
Poovan Theru
Aswa Vahanam
Adimakkavu
Manapully Bhagavathy Temple
Other Agraharam Information
Total homes in the Agraharam: 82
Number of Brahmin homes: 82
Number of homes retaining traditional look: 80%
Does the village have a brahmana samooham: - yes
Does the village temple have a temple car (theru): 2 Big Chariots, 1 Poovan Theru, 1 Pallaku
When was the last ashtabandhana kumbabhishekam done: 21-04-2010
Gothrams: Koundinyam,Srivatsam,Haritham
Vedam: Yajur and Sama vedham
Contact Information
PRESIDENT : Sri L.V. Ramachandran (Jimmu) - 9447393250
Secretary : Sri C.V. Easwaran - 9400578032
Treasurer: Sri S. Venkatesh - 7012241684
Well Known from the Agraharam
Sri Ambi Sastrikal
Sri Subramania Sastrikal
Food and Catering
Hall for functions and Lodging
Secretary : Sri C.V. Easwaran - 9400578032
Bank Accounts for sending Kanikkai, donation or vazhipadu
KUMARAPURAM GRAMA BRAHMANA SAMOOHAM
CITY UNION BANK
IFSC CODE: CIUB 0000126
A/C NO: 126001000874443
BRANCH : PALAKKAD
Author's Notes
Kumarapuram - 100 Agraharams Project
Agraharam 87 in the 100 Agraharams Project
A few meters away from my Palakkad home, Kumarapuram is the epitome of a modest and well knit agraharam which has not lost its old world charm. Sri Rama Govinda Bhattacharya continues a revered tradition of performing rituals during temple utsavams across Palghat. His son, Sri Ganesh, carries forward this sacred duty, and now the legacy continues through the next generation.
The worship of Skanda or Subramanya or Kumaran would have given the name to the agraharam. I have read that the association of Snakes with Subramanya swamy is because - the lord is the very Kundalini shakthi which exists within us and the passage of such energy through various chakras are depicted as his heads.
The temple rituals follow Vaikhanasa Agama Shastra which is also followed in the Tirumala Tirupati temple. Vasnthothsavam, the 10 day chariot festival is celebrated in the Malayalam month of Medam.
The Kumarapuram school which came up in 1974 changed the fortunes of the area. Many in the area have done their schooling here. Earlier the Government Institute of Teacher Education for Woman Palakkad was established in 1923 at Kumarapuram.
The website of the gramam says "About 25 years ago, the village was surrounded by paddy fields which were later converted to housing plots (Venkateswara colony, Prasanth Nagar etc.). The village is divided into Pazhan Theruvu, Ratta Theruvu and Otta Theruvu. As the name indicate the Pazhan theruvu may be the oldest part of the village."
Radhe Krishna!
Warm regards,
Sriram (Hari) Trustee, Rama Bhagavatar Charitable Trust +91 9840773410
100 Agraharams Project
Itihasapurana Project
20 June 2025
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