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Tourist Spot Attractions In Kollam District

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Kollam pronunciation also known by its former name Quilon pronunciation and Desinganadu, is an old seaport and city on the Laccadive Sea coast of the Indian state of Kerala. The city is on the banks Ashtamudi Lake. Kollam has had a strong commercial reputation since the days of the Phoenicians and Romans. Fed by the Chinese trade, it was mentioned by Ibn Battuta in the 14th century as one of the five Indian ports he had seen during the course of his twenty-four year travels. Desinganadu's rajas exchanged embassies with Chinese rulers while there was a flourishing Chinese settlement at Kollam. In the 9th Century, on his way to Canton, China, Persian mer...
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Tourist Spot Attractions In Kollam District

  • 1. Thangassery Light House Kollam
    Tangasseri or Thangassery is a heavily populated beach area on the shores of the Arabian Sea in Kollam city, Kerala, India.
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  • 3. Aryankavu Ayyappa Temple Thenmala
    Aryankavu is a village in Punalur, Kollam district, Kerala. It lies on National Highway 744 near Thenmala. It is a mountain pass in Western Ghats. The Punalur-Shenkottai broad gauge railway line also passes through Aryankavu. Aryankavu is 78 km away from Kollam and 36 km away from Punalur.
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  • 5. Sree Mahaganapathi Temple Kollam
    Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathy Kshethram is a pilgrim centre in South India. It is centuries old and the most important Maha Ganapathi Temple in Kerala. Non-Hindus are permitted. It is the family of Lord Siva. This Ganapati temple is located in Kottarakkara which is 25 km from Kollam.
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  • 6. ST. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church Kollam
    Thomas the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, according to the New Testament. He is informally referred to as Doubting Thomas because he doubted Jesus' resurrection when first told , followed later by his confession of faith, My Lord and my God, on seeing Jesus' wounded body. Traditionally, he is believed to have travelled outside the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel, travelling as far as Tamilakam which are the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in present-day India. According to tradition, Thomas reached Muziris, in AD 50 and baptized several people, founding what today are known as Saint Thomas Christians or Mar Thoma Nazranis. After his death, the reputed relics of Saint Thomas the Apostle were enshrined as far as Mesopotamia in the 3rd century, and later moved to various p...
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  • 8. St Thomas Syrian Catholic Church Kollam
    Thomas the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, according to the New Testament. He is informally referred to as Doubting Thomas because he doubted Jesus' resurrection when first told , followed later by his confession of faith, My Lord and my God, on seeing Jesus' wounded body. Traditionally, he is believed to have travelled outside the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel, travelling as far as Tamilakam which are the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in present-day India. According to tradition, Thomas reached Muziris, in AD 50 and baptized several people, founding what today are known as Saint Thomas Christians or Mar Thoma Nazranis. After his death, the reputed relics of Saint Thomas the Apostle were enshrined as far as Mesopotamia in the 3rd century, and later moved to various p...
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  • 9. Sree Venkatachalapathy Temple Kollam
    This is a list of Hindu temples in Kerala ordered by district.
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  • 11. Sastha Temple Kollam
    Aryankavu Sastha Temple a Hindu temple and one among the 108 Sastha shrines in the Indian state of Kerala. The idol here is believed to be consecrated by sage Parashurama. It is also one among Pancha Sastha temples in Kerala located in the Pathanapuram tehsil of Kollam district, in the eastern forest ranges.
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  • 12. Oachira Parabrahma Temple Oachira
    Oachira Temple is an ancient temple located in Oachira in Kollam district in the South Indian state of Kerala. According to the Puranas, this temple is one of the famous sacred places of Kerala and India. Oachira is on the border of Kollam and Allappuzha districts, next to the National Highway 47. This temple is known DakshinaKashi.This very ancient pilgrimage center is centered on the ParaBrahma temple , and covers thirty-six acres of land. Every year the Oachira Vrischikam Festival is celebrated during December and January. Oachirakkali is a famous ritual performed here during June and it involves mock-fighting in muddy water by traditional martial art experts. And Irupathattam onam is also celebrated. It is the festival of cattle. In this festival, huge Eduppu kala are made. They are th...
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  • 13. Neendakara Port Kollam
    Neendakara is a village in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district 9 km north of Kollam city in Kerala, India. It is Kollam district's intermediate fishing port.
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  • 14. Sri Mahaganapathi Temple, Kottarakara Kottarakkara
    Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathy Kshethram is a pilgrim centre in South India. It is centuries old and the most important Maha Ganapathi Temple in Kerala. Non-Hindus are permitted. It is the family of Lord Siva. This Ganapati temple is located in Kottarakkara which is 25 km from Kollam.
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