Haripad is a town in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India located between Alappuzha and Kollam on National Highway 47. Its coordinates are Latitude : 9°18′0″N and Longitude : 76°28′0″E. It is bordered on the east by Pallippad, Veeyapuram and Karuvatta to the north, Kumarapuram and Mahadevikadu to the West, and on the south by Nangiarkulangara. Haripad is close to the Arabian Sea and connects Mavelikkara and Thrikkunnappuzha.
It is the land of "Mayura Sandesa", the land of snake boats and the
land of music, dance and drama. A main feature of Haripad which attracts
even the foreigners is the "Payippad Jalolsavam". It is believed the
idol of Lord Subrahmanya was brought from Kandalloor with escort of
snake boats. Payippad Jalolsavam is conducted to renew this memory.
Haripad derived its name from either Aripad (Ari meaning Rice), or "Harigeethapuram". The population of Haripad is 16,445, as of the 2010 census.
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