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View of Kovalam Harbour <p>2.The Kovalam lighthouse </p> 3.Development along the <a href="/wiki/Karamana_River" title="Karamana River">Karamana River</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media 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div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_Kerala_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kovalam is located in Kerala"><img alt="Kovalam is located in Kerala" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/India_Kerala_location_map.svg/250px-India_Kerala_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="364" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/India_Kerala_location_map.svg/500px-India_Kerala_location_map.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="874" data-file-height="1274" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:91.992%;left:70.82%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kovalam"><img alt="Kovalam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>Kovalam</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Kerala</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738" /><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kovalam is located in India"><img alt="Kovalam is located in India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/250px-India_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/375px-India_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/500px-India_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1615" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:89.537%;left:31.183%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kovalam"><img alt="Kovalam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Kovalam</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of India</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kovalam&params=8.4004_N_76.9787_E_type:city_region:IN-KL"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">8°24′01″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°58′43″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">8.4004°N 76.9787°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">8.4004; 76.9787</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">India</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="States and territories of India">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of districts of India">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_district" title="Thiruvananthapuram district">Thiruvananthapuram district</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Municipal Corporation</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Corporation_of_Thiruvananthapuram" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram">Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:30" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:30">UTC+5:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kovalam</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Beach" title="Beach">beach</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seaside_resort" title="Seaside resort">seaside resort</a> in the city of <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. Kovalam is located 12.6 km (7.8 mi) southeast of the city center. The beaches around Kovalam are popular vacation destinations for both domestic and international travellers.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kovalam means "<a href="/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut">coconut</a> grove", after the coconut trees which are common there.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kovalam first received attention when the Regent Maharani <a href="/wiki/Sethu_Lakshmi_Bayi" title="Sethu Lakshmi Bayi">Sethu Lakshmi Bayi</a> of <a href="/wiki/Travancore" title="Travancore">Travancore</a> constructed her beach resort, <a href="/wiki/Halcyon_Castle" title="Halcyon Castle">Halcyon Castle</a>, here towards the end of the 1920s.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thereafter the place was brought to the public eye by her nephew the <a href="/wiki/Maharaja_of_Travancore" class="mw-redirect" title="Maharaja of Travancore">Maharaja of Travancore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kovalam1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kovalam1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European</a> guests of the then <a href="/wiki/Travancore" title="Travancore">Travancore</a> kingdom discovered the potential of Kovalam beach as a tourist destination in the 1930s. In the early 1970s many <a href="/wiki/Hippie" title="Hippie">hippies</a> came on their way to <a href="/wiki/Ceylon" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceylon">Ceylon</a> via the <a href="/wiki/Hippie_trail" title="Hippie trail">hippie trail</a>, beginning the transformation of a casual fishing village of Kerala into a significant tourist destination.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beaches">Beaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Beaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kovalam has three beaches separated by rocky outcroppings in its 17 km coastline, the three together form the crescent of the Kovalam beach.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Lighthouse Beach</b> – the southernmost beach, the Lighthouse Beach, is named after the 118 feet (36 m) Vizhinjam Lighthouse located on top of the Kurumkal hillock.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Hawah Beach</b> – also known as Eve's Beach, consists of a high rock promontory and a bay, and is used by local fishermen.</li></ul> <ul><li><b>Samudra Beach</b> – separated from the Lighthouse Beach by a large promontory, it is also used by local fishermen.</li></ul> <ul><li><b>Ashoka Beach</b> – sea-wall to see the sea above the rocks and swimmable shallow waters</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Places_to_visit">Places to visit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Places to visit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Karamana_River" title="Karamana River">Karamana River</a> – Karamana River originates from the southern part of <a href="/wiki/Western_Ghats" title="Western Ghats">Sahyadri</a> Range. The river predominantly flows through an outskirt region of Kovalam called Karmana, hence the nomenclature.</li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li>Vellayani Lake</li> <li>Halcyon Castle</li> <li>Kovalam Art Gallery</li> <li>Valiyathura Pier</li> <li>Neyyar Dam</li> <li>Aruvikkara Dam</li> <li>Thiruvallam Parasurama Temple</li> <li>Vizhinjam Rock Cut Cave Temple</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tourist_facilities">Tourist facilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Tourist facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kovalam was among the most prominent <a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_India" title="Tourism in India">tourist spots</a> in India during the <a href="/wiki/Hippie" title="Hippie">hippie</a> era.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It still has a high status among tourists, who arrive mostly from <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Kovalam is finding a new significance in the light of several <a href="/wiki/Ayurveda" title="Ayurveda">Ayurvedic</a> salons, and recuperation and regeneration resorts which provide a wide variety of Ayurvedic treatments for tourists.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the first hotels to open there was the Kovalam Beach Resort, which was designed by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Correa" title="Charles Correa">Charles Correa</a> from 1969 to 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transport">Transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The nearest train station is <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Central_railway_station" title="Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station">Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station</a>, about 16 km (9.94 mi) away. The nearest airport is <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_International_Airport" title="Thiruvananthapuram International Airport">Thiruvananthapuram International Airport</a>, about 10 km (6.21 mi) away. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kovalam assembly constituency is part of <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvananthapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)">Thiruvananthapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016 Kerala Assembly elections, <a href="/wiki/M._Vincent" title="M. Vincent">M Vincent</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> defeated incumbent <a href="/wiki/Jameela_Prakasam" title="Jameela Prakasam">Jameela Prakasham</a> by over 2,500 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Thiruvananthapuram_International_Cruise_Terminal">Thiruvananthapuram International Cruise Terminal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Thiruvananthapuram International Cruise Terminal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Vizhinjam's location, with its proximity to beaches, historical sites, and cultural attractions, is a base for exploring Kerala's heritage. Visitors can take tours to nearby destinations such as Kovalam, <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Padmanabhaswamy_Temple" title="Padmanabhaswamy Temple">Padmanabhaswamy Temple</a>. </p><p>The Vizhinjam Cruise Terminal is currently under construction by <a href="/wiki/Adani_Ports" class="mw-redirect" title="Adani Ports">Adani Ports</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (August 2024)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 82px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 80px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lighthouse_Kovalam.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kovalam Light House"><img alt="Kovalam Light House" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Lighthouse_Kovalam.jpg/120px-Lighthouse_Kovalam.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Lighthouse_Kovalam.jpg/250px-Lighthouse_Kovalam.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="3462" data-file-height="5198" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Kovalam Light House</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 213.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kovalam_Beach_(TUI)_-_2016.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Kovalam Light House beach"><img alt="Kovalam Light House beach" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Kovalam_Beach_%28TUI%29_-_2016.JPG/320px-Kovalam_Beach_%28TUI%29_-_2016.JPG" decoding="async" width="214" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Kovalam_Beach_%28TUI%29_-_2016.JPG/480px-Kovalam_Beach_%28TUI%29_-_2016.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Kovalam_Beach_%28TUI%29_-_2016.JPG/640px-Kovalam_Beach_%28TUI%29_-_2016.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Kovalam Light House beach</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kovalam_Lighthouse_Beach.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Lighthouse beach"><img alt="Lighthouse beach" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Kovalam_Lighthouse_Beach.JPG/250px-Kovalam_Lighthouse_Beach.JPG" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Kovalam_Lighthouse_Beach.JPG/500px-Kovalam_Lighthouse_Beach.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lighthouse beach</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kovalam_Hawah_Beach.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Hawwah beach (Eves beach)"><img alt="Hawwah beach (Eves beach)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Kovalam_Hawah_Beach.JPG/240px-Kovalam_Hawah_Beach.JPG" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Kovalam_Hawah_Beach.JPG/360px-Kovalam_Hawah_Beach.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Kovalam_Hawah_Beach.JPG/480px-Kovalam_Hawah_Beach.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Hawwah beach (Eves beach)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kovalam_Samodra_Beach.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Samudra beach"><img alt="Samudra beach" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Kovalam_Samodra_Beach.JPG/240px-Kovalam_Samodra_Beach.JPG" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Kovalam_Samodra_Beach.JPG/360px-Kovalam_Samodra_Beach.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Kovalam_Samodra_Beach.JPG/480px-Kovalam_Samodra_Beach.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Samudra beach</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kovalam_-_view_from_the_lighthouse.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kovalam beach – view from lighthouse"><img alt="Kovalam beach – view from lighthouse" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Kovalam_-_view_from_the_lighthouse.jpg/250px-Kovalam_-_view_from_the_lighthouse.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Kovalam_-_view_from_the_lighthouse.jpg/500px-Kovalam_-_view_from_the_lighthouse.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Kovalam beach – view from lighthouse</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FishingBoat-KovalamBeach-Kerala-India-May2002.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fishermen and bystanders bringing a fishing boat ashore on Kovalam (Lighthouse) beach (May 2002)"><img alt="Fishermen and bystanders bringing a fishing boat ashore on Kovalam (Lighthouse) beach (May 2002)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/FishingBoat-KovalamBeach-Kerala-India-May2002.jpg/250px-FishingBoat-KovalamBeach-Kerala-India-May2002.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/FishingBoat-KovalamBeach-Kerala-India-May2002.jpg/500px-FishingBoat-KovalamBeach-Kerala-India-May2002.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Fishermen and bystanders bringing a fishing boat ashore on Kovalam (Lighthouse) beach (May 2002)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A few other beaches in Kerala </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_Beach" title="Kollam Beach">Kollam Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varkala_Beach" title="Varkala Beach">Varkala Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankumugham_Beach" title="Shankumugham Beach">Shankumugham Beach</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovalam&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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title="Muvattupuzha">Muvattupuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neerppuzha" class="mw-redirect" title="Neerppuzha">Neerppuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyyar_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Neyyar River">Neyyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallichelaru_River" title="Pallichelaru River">Pallichelaru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamba_River" title="Pamba River">Pamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pambar_River_(Kerala)" title="Pambar River (Kerala)">Pambar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandippuzha" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandippuzha">Pandippuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papanasini_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Papanasini River">Papanasini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parambikulam_River" title="Parambikulam River">Parambikulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payaswini" class="mw-redirect" title="Payaswini">Payaswini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perinjankutti" title="Perinjankutti">Perinjankutti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Periyar_River" title="Periyar River">Periyar</a></li> <li><a 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title="Kavvayi Backwater">Kavvayi Backwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kayamkulam_Kayal" title="Kayamkulam Kayal">Kayamkulam Kayal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paravur_Lake" title="Paravur Lake">Paravur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punnamada_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Punnamada Lake">Punnamada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasthamkotta_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasthamkotta Lake">Sasthamkotta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vellayani_Lake" title="Vellayani Lake">Vellayani Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vembanad_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Vembanad Lake">Vembanad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veeranpuzha" title="Veeranpuzha">Veeranpuzha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Waterfalls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aruvikkuzhy_Falls" title="Aruvikkuzhy Falls">Aruvikkuzhy</a></li> <li><a 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title="Neyyattinkara taluk">Neyyattinkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumangad_taluk" title="Nedumangad taluk">Nedumangad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Taluk" title="Thiruvananthapuram Taluk">Thiruvananthapuram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Corporations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Municipalities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Varkala" title="Varkala">Varkala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyyattinkara" title="Neyyattinkara">Neyyattinkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumangad" title="Nedumangad">Nedumangad</a></li> <li><a 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class="mw-redirect" title="Kochuveli railway station">Kochuveli railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyyattinkara_railway_station" title="Neyyattinkara railway station">Neyyattinkara railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Bus_Station_Thiruvananthapuram" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram">Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Highway_47_(India)" title="National Highway 47 (India)">NH 47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_Central_Road" title="Main Central Road">Main Central Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemom_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Nemom railway station">Nemom railway station</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Education_in_Thiruvananthapuram" title="Category:Education in Thiruvananthapuram">Education</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kerala" title="University of Kerala">University of Kerala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Medical_College,_Thiruvananthapuram" title="Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram Medical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Engineering,_Trivandrum" title="College of Engineering, Trivandrum">Thiruvananthapuram Engineering College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sree_Chitra_Thirunal_College_of_Engineering" title="Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering">Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trivandrum_International_School" title="Trivandrum International School">Trivandrum International School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi_College" title="Mahatma Gandhi College">Mahatma Gandhi College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centre_for_Earth_Science_Studies" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre for Earth Science Studies">Centre for Earth Science Studies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Engineering_Attingal" title="College of Engineering Attingal">College of Engineering Attingal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swathi_Thirunal_College_of_Music" title="Swathi Thirunal College of Music">Swathi Thirunal College of Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Fine_Arts_Trivandrum" title="College of Fine Arts Trivandrum">College of Fine Arts Trivandrum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Thiruvananthapuram" title="Category:Buildings and structures in Thiruvananthapuram">Buildings</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Padmanabhaswamy_Temple" title="Padmanabhaswamy Temple">Padmanabhaswamy Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Government_Secretariat" title="Kerala Government Secretariat">Secretariat Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halcyon_Castle" title="Halcyon Castle">Halcyon Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kowdiar_Palace" title="Kowdiar Palace">Kowdiar Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niyamasabha_Mandiram" title="Niyamasabha Mandiram">Niyamasabha Mandiram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napier_Museum" title="Napier Museum">Napier Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanakakkunnu_Palace" title="Kanakakkunnu Palace">Kanakakkunnu Palace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Film_Festival_of_Kerala" title="International Film Festival of Kerala">International Film Festival of Kerala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Chalachitra_Academy" title="Kerala State Chalachitra Academy">Kerala State Chalachitra Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Thiruvananthapuram" title="Culture of Thiruvananthapuram">Culture of Thiruvananthapuram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lok Sabha constituencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvananthapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)">Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attingal_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency)">Attingal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Golf_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvananthapuram Golf Club">Thiruvananthapuram Golf Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrasekharan_Nair_Stadium" title="Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium">Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_Stadium_(Thiruvananthapuram)" title="University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)">University Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Museums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Soil_Museum" title="Kerala Soil Museum">Kerala Soil Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napier_Museum" title="Napier Museum">Napier Museum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Tourism_in_Kerala735" 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nets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God%27s_Own_Country" title="God's Own Country">God's Own Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chundan_Vallam" class="mw-redirect" title="Chundan Vallam">Chundan Vallam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jatayu_Earth%27s_Center_Nature_Park" title="Jatayu Earth's Center Nature Park">Jatayu Earth’s Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_backwaters" title="Kerala backwaters">Kerala backwaters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pooram" title="Pooram">Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puli_Kali" title="Puli Kali">Puli Kali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Festivals_of_Kerala" class="mw-redirect" title="Temple Festivals of Kerala">Temple Festivals of Kerala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourist_Resorts_(Kerala)" title="Tourist Resorts (Kerala)">Tourist Resorts (Kerala)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallam_kali" title="Vallam kali">Vallam kali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_Kerala" title="Wildlife of Kerala">Wildlife of Kerala</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Airports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calicut_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Calicut International Airport">Calicut International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cochin_International_Airport" title="Cochin International Airport">Cochin International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannur_International_Airport" title="Kannur International Airport">Kannur International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quilon_Aerodrome" title="Quilon Aerodrome">Kollam Airport</a><small>(Defunct)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trivandrum_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum International Airport">Trivandrum International Airport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Amusement parks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fantasy_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fantasy Park (page does not exist)">Fantasy Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valanchery" title="Valanchery">Flora Fantasia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottakkunnu" title="Kottakkunnu">Kottakkunnu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vismaya" title="Vismaya">Vismaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wonderla" title="Wonderla">Wonderla</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Archaeological sites</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anchuthengu" title="Anchuthengu">Anchuthengu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariyannur_Umbrellas" title="Ariyannur Umbrellas">Ariyannur Umbrellas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheraman_Parambu" title="Cheraman Parambu">Cheraman Parambu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadavallur" title="Kadavallur">Kadavallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandanissery" title="Kandanissery">Kandanissery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudakkallu_Parambu" title="Kudakkallu Parambu">Kudakkallu Parambu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattanam" title="Pattanam">Pattanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangasseri" title="Tangasseri">Tangasseri</a></li> <li>Thovarimala Ezhuthupara</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Beaches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_Beach" title="Alappuzha Beach">Alappuzha Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azheekal_beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Azheekal beach">Azheekal beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bekal" title="Bekal">Bekal beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chavakkad_Beach" title="Chavakkad Beach">Chavakkad Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherai_Beach" title="Cherai Beach">Cherai Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Kochi_beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Kochi beach">Fort Kochi beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kappad" title="Kappad">Kappad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kappil,_Thiruvananthapuram" title="Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram">Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kappkadavu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kappkadavu">Kappkadavu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_Beach" title="Kollam Beach">Kollam Beach</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kovalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikode_Beach" title="Kozhikode Beach">Kozhikode Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mappila_Bay" title="Mappila Bay">Mappila Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marari_Beach" title="Marari Beach">Marari Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meenkunnu_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Meenkunnu Beach">Meenkunnu Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munakkal_Beach" title="Munakkal Beach">Munakkal Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mundakkal_Beach" title="Mundakkal Beach">Mundakkal Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muzhappilangad_Beach" title="Muzhappilangad Beach">Muzhappilangad Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muziris_beach" title="Muziris beach">Muziris beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purathur" title="Purathur">Padinjarekkara beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirur" title="Tirur">Paravanna beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payyambalam_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Payyambalam Beach">Payyambalam Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponnani" title="Ponnani">Ponnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poovar" title="Poovar">Poovar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankumugham_Beach" title="Shankumugham Beach">Shankumugham Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snehatheeram_Beach" title="Snehatheeram Beach">Snehatheeram Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thekkumbhagam" title="Thekkumbhagam">Paravur Thekkumbhagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirumullavaram_Beach" title="Thirumullavaram Beach">Thirumullavaram Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanur,_Malappuram" title="Tanur, Malappuram">Tanur beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thottada_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Thottada Beach">Thottada Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatakara" title="Vatakara"> Vadakara Sandbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallikkunnu" title="Vallikkunnu">Kadalundi Nagaram beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varkala_Beach" title="Varkala Beach">Varkala Beach</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Boat races</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aranmula_Boat_Race" title="Aranmula Boat Race">Aranmula Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edappal" title="Edappal">Biyyam Kayal Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champakulam_Moolam_Boat_Race" title="Champakulam Moolam Boat Race">Champakulam Moolam Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_Boat_Race" title="Indira Gandhi Boat Race">Indira Gandhi Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kallada_Boat_Race" title="Kallada Boat Race">Kallada Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandassankadavu_Boat_Race" title="Kandassankadavu Boat Race">Kandassankadavu Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nehru_Trophy_Boat_Race" title="Nehru Trophy Boat Race">Nehru Trophy Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payippadu_Vallam_Kali" title="Payippadu Vallam Kali">Payippadu Vallam Kali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President%27s_Trophy_Boat_Race" title="President's Trophy Boat Race">President's Trophy Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sree_Narayana_Jayanthi_Boat_Race" title="Sree Narayana Jayanthi Boat Race">Sree Narayana Jayanthi Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triprayar_Boat_Race" title="Triprayar Boat Race">Triprayar Boat Race</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Caves</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chovvanur_burial_cave" title="Chovvanur burial cave">Chovvanur burial cave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edakkal_Caves" class="mw-redirect" title="Edakkal Caves">Edakkal Caves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottukal_cave_temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottukal cave temple">Kottukal cave temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumala_caves,_Piralimattam" class="mw-redirect" title="Nedumala caves, Piralimattam">Nedumala caves, Piralimattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vizhinjam_rock_caves" class="mw-redirect" title="Vizhinjam rock caves">Vizhinjam rock caves</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banasura_Sagar_Dam" title="Banasura Sagar Dam">Banasura Sagar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhoothathankettu" title="Bhoothathankettu">Bhoothathankettu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheruthoni_Dam" title="Cheruthoni Dam">Cheruthoni Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chimmony_Dam" class="mw-redirect" title="Chimmony Dam">Chimmony Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idamalayar_Dam" title="Idamalayar Dam">Idamalayar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idukki_Dam" title="Idukki Dam">Idukki Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakki_Reservoir" title="Kakki Reservoir">Kakki Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanjirapuzha_Dam" title="Kanjirapuzha Dam">Kanjirapuzha Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karapuzha_Dam" title="Karapuzha Dam">Karapuzha Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malampuzha_Dam" title="Malampuzha Dam">Malampuzha Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malankara_Dam" title="Malankara Dam">Malankara Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangalam_Dam" title="Mangalam Dam">Mangalam Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattupetty_Dam" title="Mattupetty Dam">Mattupetty Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollengode,_Palakkad" title="Kollengode, Palakkad">Meenkara Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mullaperiyar_Dam" title="Mullaperiyar Dam">Mullaperiyar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyyar_Dam" title="Neyyar Dam">Neyyar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parambikulam_Dam" title="Parambikulam Dam">Parambikulam Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pazhassi_Dam" title="Pazhassi Dam">Pazhassi Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peechi_Dam" title="Peechi Dam">Peechi Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peringalkuthu_Dam" title="Peringalkuthu Dam">Peringalkuthu Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvaripallam_Dam" title="Peruvaripallam Dam">Peruvaripallam Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponmudi_Dam" title="Ponmudi Dam">Ponmudi Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poomala_Dam" title="Poomala Dam">Poomala Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pothundi_Dam" title="Pothundi Dam">Pothundi Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sholayar_Dam" title="Sholayar Dam">Sholayar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siruvani_Dam" title="Siruvani Dam">Siruvani Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thanneermukkom_Bund" title="Thanneermukkom Bund">Thanneermukkom Bund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thenmala_Dam" title="Thenmala Dam">Thenmala Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunakkadavu_Dam" title="Thunakkadavu Dam">Thunakkadavu Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhani_Dam" title="Vazhani Dam">Vazhani Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walayar_Dam" title="Walayar Dam">Walayar Dam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Festivals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aanayoottu" title="Aanayoottu">Aanayoottu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaraattu" title="Aaraattu">Aaraattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aluva_Sivarathri_festival" title="Aluva Sivarathri festival">Aluva Sivarathri festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arattupuzha_Pooram" title="Arattupuzha Pooram">Arattupuzha Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edakkunni_Uthram_Vilakku" title="Edakkunni Uthram Vilakku">Edakkunni Uthram Vilakku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_Saint_Raphael,_Ollur" title="Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur">Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandharvanpattu" title="Gandharvanpattu">Gandharvanpattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilanjithara_Melam" title="Ilanjithara Melam">Ilanjithara Melam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_International_Boat_Show&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="India International Boat Show (page does not exist)">India International Boat Show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Film_Festival_of_Kerala" title="International Film Festival of Kerala">International Film Festival of Kerala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadavallur_Anyonyam" title="Kadavallur Anyonyam">Kadavallur Anyonyam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanyarkali" title="Kanyarkali">Kanyarkali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karivela" title="Karivela">Karivela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Adventure_Carnival" title="Kerala Adventure Carnival">Kerala Adventure Carnival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keralotsavam" title="Keralotsavam">Keralotsavam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_Pooram" title="Kollam Pooram">Kollam Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottakkal_pooram" title="Kottakkal pooram">Kottakkal pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottankulangara_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottankulangara Festival">Kottankulangara Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machad_Mamangam" title="Machad Mamangam">Machad Mamangam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalukulangara_Pooram" title="Nalukulangara Pooram">Nalukulangara Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalpathi_Ratholsavam" title="Kalpathi Ratholsavam">Kalpathi Ratholsavam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nenmara_Vallanghy_Vela" title="Nenmara Vallanghy Vela">Nenmara Vallanghy Vela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onam" title="Onam">Onam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onathallu_or_Avittathallu" class="mw-redirect" title="Onathallu or Avittathallu">Onathallu or Avittathallu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvanam_Pooram" title="Peruvanam Pooram">Peruvanam Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tattamangalam_Kuthira_Vela" title="Tattamangalam Kuthira Vela">Tattamangalam Kuthira Vela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirumandhamkunnu_Pooram" title="Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram">Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrissur_Pooram" title="Thrissur Pooram">Thrissur Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uthralikavu_Pooram" title="Uthralikavu Pooram">Uthralikavu Pooram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Forts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arikady_Fort" title="Arikady Fort">Arikady Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anchuthengu_Fort" title="Anchuthengu Fort">Anchuthengu Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bekal_Fort" title="Bekal Fort">Bekal Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandragiri_Fort,_Kerala" title="Chandragiri Fort, Kerala">Chandragiri Fort, Kerala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranganore_Fort" class="mw-redirect" title="Cranganore Fort">Cranganore Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Fort" title="East Fort">East Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Emmanuel" title="Fort Emmanuel">Fort Emmanuel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hosdurg_Fort" title="Hosdurg Fort">Hosdurg Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumkotta" title="Nedumkotta">Nedumkotta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overbury%27s_Folly" title="Overbury's Folly">Overbury's Folly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad_Fort" title="Palakkad Fort">Palakkad Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paloor_Kotta_Falls" title="Paloor Kotta Falls">Paloor Kotta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallipuram_Fort" title="Pallipuram Fort">Pallipuram Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Thomas_Fort,_Tangasseri" class="mw-redirect" title="St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri">St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Angelo_Fort" title="St. Angelo Fort">St. Angelo Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tellicherry_Fort" title="Tellicherry Fort">Tellicherry Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Fort" title="William Fort">William Fort</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Islands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dharmadam_Island" title="Dharmadam Island">Dharmadam Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezhumanthuruthu" title="Ezhumanthuruthu">Ezhumanthuruthu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gundu_Island" title="Gundu Island">Gundu Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islands_of_Kollam" title="Islands of Kollam">Islands of Kollam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavvayi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kavvayi">Kavvayi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuruvadweep" title="Kuruvadweep">Kuruvadweep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munroe_Island" title="Munroe Island">Munroe Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parumala" title="Parumala">Parumala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pizhala" title="Pizhala">Pizhala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulinkunnoo" title="Pulinkunnoo">Pulinkunnoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanthuruthu" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramanthuruthu">Ramanthuruthu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valiyaparamba" title="Valiyaparamba">Valiyaparamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallarpadam" title="Vallarpadam">Vallarpadam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallikkunnu" title="Vallikkunnu">Balathiruthi Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vypin" title="Vypin">Vypin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willingdon_Island" title="Willingdon Island">Willingdon Island</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lakes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashtamudi_Lake" title="Ashtamudi Lake">Ashtamudi Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponnani" title="Ponnani">Biyyam Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enamakkal_Lake" title="Enamakkal Lake">Enamakkal Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mananchira" title="Mananchira">Mananchira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oranju_Poika" title="Oranju Poika">Oranju Poika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padinjarechira" title="Padinjarechira">Padinjarechira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paravur_Lake" title="Paravur Lake">Paravur Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pookode_Lake" title="Pookode Lake">Pookode Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasthamcotta_Lake" title="Sasthamcotta Lake">Sasthamcotta Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veeranpuzha" title="Veeranpuzha">Veeranpuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vellayani_Lake" title="Vellayani Lake">Vellayani Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkechira" title="Vadakkechira">Vadakkechira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanchikulam" title="Vanchikulam">Vanchikulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vembanad" title="Vembanad">Vembanad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lighthouses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vizhinjam_Lighthouse" title="Vizhinjam Lighthouse">Vizhinjam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangasseri_Lighthouse" title="Tangasseri Lighthouse">Tangasseri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kovilthottam_Lighthouse" title="Kovilthottam Lighthouse">Kovilthottam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_Lighthouse" title="Alappuzha Lighthouse">Alappuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manakkodam_Lighthouse" title="Manakkodam Lighthouse">Manakkodam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vypin_Lighthouse" title="Vypin Lighthouse">Vypin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azhikode_Lighthouse" title="Azhikode Lighthouse">Azhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chetwai_Lighthouse" title="Chetwai Lighthouse">Chetwai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponnani_Lighthouse" title="Ponnani Lighthouse">Ponnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beypore_Lighthouse" title="Beypore Lighthouse">Beypore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikkode_Lighthouse" title="Kozhikkode Lighthouse">Kozhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannur_Lighthouse" title="Kannur Lighthouse">Kannur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mountains</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aathanad" title="Aathanad">Aathanad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agastya_Mala" title="Agastya Mala">Agastya Mala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambanad_Hills" title="Ambanad Hills">Ambanad Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambukuthi_mala" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambukuthi mala">Ambukuthi mala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anamudi" title="Anamudi">Anamudi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anginda_peak" title="Anginda peak">Anginda peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arimbra_Hills,_Malappuram" title="Arimbra Hills, Malappuram">Arimbra hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attappadi" class="mw-redirect" title="Attappadi">Attappadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banasura_Hill" title="Banasura Hill">Banasura Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edavanna" title="Edavanna">Chekkunnu Mala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chembra_Peak" title="Chembra Peak">Chembra Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mankada" title="Mankada">Cheriyam hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elivai_Malai" class="mw-redirect" title="Elivai Malai">Elivai Malai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaveezha_Poonchira" title="Ilaveezha Poonchira">Ilaveezha Poonchira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illickal_Kallu" title="Illickal Kallu">Illickal Kallu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodikuthimala" title="Kodikuthimala">Kodikuthimala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnathoor_Padi" title="Kunnathoor Padi">Kunnathoor Padi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marayur" title="Marayur">Marayur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meenuliyan_Para" title="Meenuliyan Para">Meenuliyan Para</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mukurthi" title="Mukurthi">Mukurthi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelliampathi" title="Nelliampathi">Nelliampathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paithalmala" title="Paithalmala">Paithalmala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anakkayam" title="Anakkayam">Pandallur hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponmudi" title="Ponmudi">Ponmudi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poomala" title="Poomala">Poomala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urakam_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Urakam Hill">Urakam Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vagamon" title="Vagamon">Vagamon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vagavurrai" title="Vagavurrai">Vagavurrai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vavul_Mala" title="Vavul Mala">Vavul Mala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vellarimala" title="Vellarimala">Vellarimala</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Museums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/8_Point_Art_Cafe" title="8 Point Art Cafe">8 Point Gallery Cafe, Kollam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arakkal_Museum" title="Arakkal Museum">Arakkal Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archaeological_Museum,_Thrissur" title="Archaeological Museum, Thrissur">Archaeological Museum, Thrissur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Business_Museum" title="Indian Business Museum">Indian Business Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Portuguese_Museum" title="Indo-Portuguese Museum">Indo-Portuguese Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Science_and_Technology_Museum" title="Kerala Science and Technology Museum">Kerala Science and Technology Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Soil_Museum" title="Kerala Soil Museum">Kerala Soil Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockhart_Tea_Museum" title="Lockhart Tea Museum">Lockhart Tea Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munnar_Tea_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Munnar Tea Museum">Munnar Tea Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napier_Museum" title="Napier Museum">Napier Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pazhassi_Raja_Archaeological_Museum" title="Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum">Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sardar_Vallabhbhai_Patel_Police_Museum" title="Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum">Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum, Kollam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teak_Museum" title="Teak Museum">Teak Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nilambur" title="Nilambur">Nilambur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayanad_Heritage_Museum" title="Wayanad Heritage Museum">Wayanad Heritage Museum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Palaces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mappila_Bay" title="Mappila Bay">Arakkal Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aranmula_Kottaram" class="mw-redirect" title="Aranmula Kottaram">Aranmula Kottaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolgatty_Palace" title="Bolgatty Palace">Bolgatty Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Residency" title="British Residency">British Residency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheena_Kottaram" title="Cheena Kottaram">Cheena Kottaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halcyon_Castle" title="Halcyon Castle">Halcyon Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hill_Palace,_Tripunithura" class="mw-redirect" title="Hill Palace, Tripunithura">Hill Palace, Tripunithura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanakakkunnu_Palace" title="Kanakakkunnu Palace">Kanakakkunnu Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karimpuzha,_Palakkad" title="Karimpuzha, Palakkad">Karimpuzha Kovilakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilimanoor_Palace" title="Kilimanoor Palace">Kilimanoor Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodungallur_Kovilakam" title="Kodungallur Kovilakam">Kodungallur Kovilakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollengode_Palace" title="Kollengode Palace">Kollengode Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kowdiar_Palace" title="Kowdiar Palace">Kowdiar Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koyikkal_Palace" title="Koyikkal Palace">Koyikkal Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnapuram_Palace" title="Krishnapuram Palace">Krishnapuram Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuthira_Malika" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuthira Malika">Kuthira Malika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmipuram_Palace" title="Lakshmipuram Palace">Lakshmipuram Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasaragod_district" title="Kasaragod district">Maipady Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattancherry_Palace" title="Mattancherry Palace">Mattancherry Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merry_Lodge_Palace" title="Merry Lodge Palace">Merry Lodge Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur_Kingdom" title="Nilambur Kingdom">Nilambur Kovilakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paliath_Achan" title="Paliath Achan">Paliam Kovilakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandalam_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandalam Palace">Pandalam Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punnathurkotta" title="Punnathurkotta">Punnathurkotta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthen_Kovilakam" title="Puthen Kovilakam">Puthen Kovilakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakthan_Thampuran_Palace" title="Shakthan Thampuran Palace">Shakthan Thampuran Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Moolam_Thirunal_Palace" title="Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace">Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thevally_Palace" title="Thevally Palace">Thevally Palace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ancient residences</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Athavanad" title="Athavanad">Azhvanchery Mana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olappamanna_Mana" title="Olappamanna Mana">Olappamanna Mana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keezhattur" title="Keezhattur">Poonthanam Illam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunchan_Parambu,_Tirur" title="Thunchan Parambu, Tirur">Thunchan Samarakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varikkasseri_Mana" title="Varikkasseri Mana">Varikkasseri Mana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Waterfalls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adyanpara_Falls" title="Adyanpara Falls">Adyanpara Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aripara_Falls" title="Aripara Falls">Aripara Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruvikkuzhi_Waterfalls" title="Aruvikkuzhi Waterfalls">Aruvikkuzhi Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athirappilly_Falls" title="Athirappilly Falls">Athirappilly Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayyapanov_Waterfalls" title="Ayyapanov Waterfalls">Ayyapanov Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charpa_Falls" title="Charpa Falls">Charpa Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheeyappara" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheeyappara">Cheeyappara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhoni,_Palakkad" title="Dhoni, Palakkad">Dhoni Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edavanna" title="Edavanna">Kollam Kolli Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakkadampoyil" title="Kakkadampoyil">Kozhippara Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudamutti_Falls" title="Kudamutti Falls">Kudamutti Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumbhavurutty_Waterfalls" title="Kumbhavurutty Waterfalls">Kumbhavurutty Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakkom_Water_Falls" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakkom Water Falls">Lakkom Water Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manalar_Waterfalls" title="Manalar Waterfalls">Manalar Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marmala_waterfall" title="Marmala waterfall">Marmala waterfall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meenmutty_Falls,_Thiruvananthapuram" class="mw-redirect" title="Meenmutty Falls, Thiruvananthapuram">Meenmutty 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