Kalpathy Car Festival is based on vedic Tamil Brahmin culture.
[3] There's also the vibrant sight of roadside stalls, which sell everything ranging from local delicacies to clothing items.
During the other days, the idols of the deities are decorated in different forms(such as Garuda vahana or Hanuman vahana for Lord Vishnu, & Mooshika(mouse) vahana for Lord Ganesha) and is carried through the streets in huge processions by the residents of the village, namely the Kalpathy Youngsters from the villages within Kalpathy, in either the support of bamboo shoots or in palanquins.
[4] On the last three days, thousands of devotees gather together to draw decorated temple chariots through the streets.
[6] The chants of Lord Shiva, Narayana & Hanuman while the ropes are drawn is an unmissable event.
