Vadakkencherry


Vadakkencherry is a town, village and gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is situated in Thrissur-Palakkad route, at almost the same distance from both cities. It is a part of Alathur Taluk, and is a major commercial centre. It is usually confused with Wadakkancherry, a town having similar name, but situated in Thrissur district. So, the name is shown as 'Vadakkencherry-Malabar' in many important books.

The Main Temple

The main village street is divided into two retta theruvu and otta theruvu. The Main Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple is situated in the upper platform of the village at the end of the retta theruvu, facing east as per vasthu sastra. The most important festival is Navaratri, with festivities peaking on Ekadasi day in a grand celebration.

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