Ayyapuram is a small village near Kalpathy in Palakkad district

Palakkad district

Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The...

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. The population in this village is roughly 500-1000. Most of them belong to the Tamil speaking chettiyar clan. The area derives its name from the Ayyapan temple that is located nearby. History is that the whole area belonged to this temple.

There are 3 temples in this area. One Ayyappan temple, one Panchali (Draupadi) amman temple and one Mariyamman temple.
A temple for Panchali is a rarity.