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Kerala Travel Guide |
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Kollam :-
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 Kollam or Quilon is
a small and
beautiful town
situated on the
Ashtamudi Lake, some
71 kms from
Trivandrum, the
capital city of
Kerala. The town
lies in the lower
quarters, that is
towards the south of
the state. Kollam
shares its eastern
borders with the
state of Tamil Nadu,
the northern side is
bounded by
Pathanamthitta,
southern by
Trivandrum and
towards the west
lies the stretched
out Lakshwadeep
Sea.The place is
connected with the
rest of the state
with continuous
railway lines and
roads. The town can
be seen as
sandwiched between
Ashtamudi Lake and
the Lakeshwadeep
Sea.
The country's cashew trading
and processing
industry is located
in Kollam. It is
also an important
hub for the state's
marine products
industry, with the
port of Neendakara
being the centre for
trawlers and ice
plants. For all its
natural gifts of
wide rivers,
dominant hills and
forest, lakes and
plains, there is the
throb of a vibrant
industrial activity.
Kollam is gifted
with the
representative
features - sea,
lakes, plains,
mountains, rivers,
streams, backwaters,
forest, vast green
fields and tropical
crop of every
variety both food
crop and cash crop.
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Air
: The nearest
airport,
Thiruvananthapuram,
is 72km away..
Rail :
Quilon is connected
by rail with several
important cities.
Road : Quilon is
connected by road
with many tourist
centres in India.
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Ashtamudi Lake :
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 The serene Ashtamudi
Lake is a great
place to hanker for
in the Kollam
district. The house
boat trips here are
great pleasures and
so is the boat
cruise. The boat
cruise to Munroe
Islands is a
wonderful
experience. The
popular cruises one
can avail at the
place are Kayal
Pradkashina Cruise
and Sayanthanam
Sunset Cruise.
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Chavara : |
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Chavara is situated
14 kms, north of
Kollam on the
Kollam-Alappuzha
road. Thousands of
tonnes of mineral
sand are exported
from Chavara to
various countries.
The Koilthottam port
is situated within
the limits of
Chavara panchayat.
Four major
industrial
establishments -
Indian Rare Earths,
The Kerala Premopipe
factory, Kerala
Minerals and Metals
and the Titanium
complex - are at
Chavara. The
Thalappoli
Mahotsavom-
offerings of lighted
lamps in decorated
small pans - in the
Kottamkulangara
temple here is very
famous. It falls in
March - April. The
interesting features
of the festival is
that men dress
themselves as women
and carry lamps.
This is a time-honoured
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Quilon : |
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 The Dutch Quilon as
it was called used
to be a BritishEnclave. The place
is also popular as Thangasseri. The
lighthouse built at
Quilon by the
British in the year
1902 is visible as
far as 13 miles in
the sea. The
lighthouse stands to
an amazing height of
144 feet. The
picturesque view of
the sea from the
place where
lighthouse stands is
breathtaking. In the
vicinity lies the
Portuguese Fort. The
fort was built in
the year 1517 and at
present only a wall
of the fort has
escaped the assaults
made by the time. |
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Punalur : |
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It is about 10 km
south of Kollam
town. Mayyanad is
famous for its
shrines and temples.
Subramanya Temple at
Umayanallor is the
most important among
the nine temples of
this area. The
shrine is said to
have been
consecrated by the
great Hindu
philosopher Sree
Sankaracharya. |
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Sasthamcotta : |
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The small town of
Sasthamcotta,
located about 19 kms
from Kollam, is a
very beautiful place
and an acknowledged
picnic spot. The
fresh water lake at
Sasthamcotta is one
of the largest in
Kerala. |
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Thirullavaram Beach : |
 This Beach is 6 km N
of Quilion Town.
This secluded beach
is a beautiful
picnic centre. It is
ideal for swimming
or bathing in the
sun.It is connected
to Quilon town by
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