| Chandragiri Cruises (10 Kms from Bekal)
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| A
cruise in a speed boat down the picturesque Chandragiri river, takes
you around evergreen islands and coconut palm groves. The boarding
point is conveniently located beside the Chandragiri bridge. |
| Ajanur |
The temple town is located 5 Kms from Kanhangad in
Hosdurg taluk. The famous Madiyam Kovilakam Temple is dedicated
to Goddess Bhadrakali. The ancient temple has intricate wood carvings
on Palazhimadhanam, sitaswayamvaram and Dakshayagam.The annual nine
day festival of 'pattutsavam' is celebrated here, various cultural
and religious programmes are held during the festival. The village
also 13 mosques and one church. There is also an 'Anandaswaram',
founded in 1939 by Swami Ramdas, a great Vaishnava saint. |
| Madhur |
Hindu Pilgrim centre, 8 km from Kasaragod, it is
well known for the Srimad Anantheswara Vinayaka Temple or Mahaganapathi
Temple. The sacred temple even finds mention in the Sahyadri Centre
of Skanda Purana. The sacred thirtham of the temple well is believed
to cure all diseases. The imposing structure of Srimad Anantheswara
Vinayaka Temple-the rich architecture and copper plate roofing rises
majestically against the beautiful landscape on the banks of Madhuvahini. |
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| Manjeswaram |
A number of temples and fifteen mosques make this cashew growing
town a prominent pilgrim centre. The memorial of the late Sri Govinda
Pai, the grand patriarch of kannada literature, is situated at Manjeswaram
. At Kanwatheeratha beach (3 km from Manjeswaram), a large swimming
pool-like formation of the sea on the vast beach is the main attraction.
Jain Temples: There are two old Jaina Bastis at Bengara Manjeswar
on the southern bank of Manjeswar river.
Churches: About 11 Kms from Kumbla on the
Kumbla - Badiadka road is the Mother Dolorus Church of Bela. The
hundred year old Roman Catholic Church is built in the Gothic style.
The Our Lady of sorrows Church constructed in 1890 is the oldest
in the district.
The memorial of the late Govinda
Pai, the grand patriarch of Kannada literature, is located at Manjeshwaram. |
| Kanhangad / Hosdurg Fort |
This is renowned for its chain of forts built by Somashekara
Nayak of Ikkeri Dynasty and also for the Nithyanandashram, an internationally
recognized spiritual centre. Somashekara Nayak captured Manjeswar
and Thaliparamba and built a fort at Kanhangad Hosdurga [new fort]. |
| Bela |
| Located
15km. north of Kasaragod, the little town is known for the oldest
church in the district. The church Our Lady of Sorrows was constructed
in 1890. |
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| Tular Vanam (4km East of Panathur) |
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known as Kekulom (the eastern place).The temple here is consecrated
to Kshetrapalan and Bhagavathi.The eight day annual festival commencing
from Sivarathri,attracts large crowds from all over the district as
well as from Coorg. |
| Central plantation Crops &Research Institute
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institute was established in 1970 by the Indian Council of Agricultural
Research,has its headquarters in Kudlu,5km north of Kasargod.The CPCRI
serves as a national forum for improving the genetic potential of
plantation crops,to produce genetically superior planting materials
for coconut ,arecanut,spices and cashe |
| Pandiyan Kallu |
| A
rock rising in the sea about 2 km from theTrikkannad temple,Pandiyan
Kallu is an ideal spot for adventurous swimmers.Legend has it that
the ship of one of the Pandiya Kings who attacked the Thrikkannad
temple was converted into a rock. |
| Edneer Mutt (10 km north east of Kasargod) |
| The
Mutt of Edneer renowned as a seat of art and learning belongs to the
Sankaracharya tradition. |
| Kanwatteertha Beach (3 Km from Manjeswaram) |
| A
large swimming pool - like formation of the sea on the vast beach
is the main attraction. |
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