top places in kozhikode

  Kozhikode

Kozhikode was the most important region of Malabar in the days gone by  . Kozhikode was also known as Calicut and it was once most prominent place in Malabar region.Kozhikode District found a place in the World History with the discovery of Sea Route to India in 1498 by the Portuguese Navigator Vasco Da Gama.

1.Tusharagiri Falls 

 One of the best waterfalls in northern kerala.  It's a nice place to picnic if you carry some food. There are couple of small outlets were you get some local food stuffs. Rabbit meat and country chicken are available with Puttu and Poratta. The place is green and no much tourist except during some holidays.The word Thusharagiri means the snow capped mountain.Two streams originating from the Western Ghats meet here to form the Chalippuzha River.

 

2.Pazhassiraja Museum and Art Gallery

The museum and the art gallery are named after the great Pazhassiraja Kerala Varma of the Padinjare Kovilakom of the Kottayam royal family. The famous 'Pazhassi Revolt' (against the British East India Company during the second half of the 1700s) was led by Pazhassiraja. Nicknamed the Lion of Kerala, Pazhassiraja is also credited with introducing guerilla warfare in the hills of Wayanad to resist the increasingly intolerable British colonialism. This great freedom fighter was shot dead in an encounter on 30 November 1805.Actually pazhassiraja musium has to nothing give with pazhassiraja. The name is given as a honor to him for this musium. This a old british colletrate which now converted to musium. Here you can find old coins, pots, temple models, stone models , weapons etc in old times. Another attracting thing is this building has got underground rooms which in old times is used as jail by british.

By road: Gallery is located about 5 km from Kozhikode town at East Hill
By rail: Kozhikode Railway Station is the near this museum
By air: Calicut International Airport in Kozhikode is about 23 km from Kozhikode town

3.Payyoli Beach 

 

Near Calicut and Trikkottur Perumalpuram Temple, Kozhikode, India.Payyoli is well-renowned for its famous Payyoli Beach, which is merely 45 kilometers away from Kadavu and 14 kilometer all the way through the Sea. Payyoli Beach is one of the most outstanding tourism spot which has a good crowd of visitors. During November – December hordes of the endangered Olive Ridley turtle come to lay eggs.

HOW TO REACH PAYYOLI BEACH

By Air: Kozhikode (Calicut) has an airport at Karipur.

By Rail: Kozhikode is the nearest Railway Station and is served by a number of costal trains and several passenger trains.

By Road: A well-built network of roads connects Kozhikode (Calicut) to the other parts of Kerala and the surrounding states and India.

Local Transport: Various modes of local transportation like Auto Rickshaws, Deluxe Buses and taxis are easily available in Kozhikode.

Wayanad places

Pookot Lake


Pookot Lake is a picturesque location and a major tourist attraction in Wayanad. Surrounded by forests, and greenery, Pookot lake Wayanad is an enchanting location for nature lovers and photographers

 

This tourist attraction is situated half way from Calicut.  From Kalpetta you can reach Pookot Lake in half an hour. The lake is surrounded by thick woods and trees. This is an excellent camp site for peace lovers.
This scenic lake presents a calm and serene environment.

 The lake is cuddled up in the surrounding lap of mountains. The tall trees and dense woods that surround the pathway of the lake provide a memorable visual treat. There is also a freshwater aquarium near the lake which displays colorful and beautiful fishes.

Near Pookot lake Wayanad there is a Children's Park and shopping centre for handiwork and spices. These shopping centers are maintained by District Tourism Promotion Council.Pookot lake Wayanad at a close distance to Vythiri is undoubtedly one of the most gorgeous tourist spot in the entire location.

These facilities provide recreational activities to the visitors. Children will love this excellent calm and beautiful location and will enjoy the colorful display of fishes.




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After 12 years of waiting

Neelakurinji - the wonder bloom of Kerala

 

After 12 years of waiting, locals and tourists will get a rare chance to see one of nature's wonder at Munnar.

 The misty hills of Munnar located in the Idukki district of Kerala, South India is a tourist’s haven, blessed with a rich variety of exotic flora and fauna. 

 

The bloosming of the Neelakurinji in Munnar has changed the hills around this popular tourist destination into a blue carpet bed of flowres. It is due to these flowers, that the hills around Munnar are referred to as the Nilgiri Hills

 

 Munnar is blessed with a rich variety of flora and fauna.

 

 Munnar is well known for its vast expanse of Neelakurinji

 

 

 

 

Kerala is celebrating its 61st nehru trophy boat race on 10th August 2013.

The Nehru Trophy Boat Race

 

The Nehru Trophy Boat Race, the most colorful water sport in Kerala, is conducted at PUNNAMADA LAKE in Alappuzha on the second Saturday of August every year and this prestigious cultural event of Kerala has been attracting people from all over the world.

  Kerala is celebrating its 61st nehru trophy boat race on 10th August 2013. 
 

 Nehru Trophy Boat race at Punnamada, Alappuzha is one of the most significant and colourful boat races in Kerala.The venue is 5kms from Alappuzha railway station and a walk able distance from Alappuzha bus stand.
 Kerala is celebrating its 61st nehru trophy boat race on 10th August 2013.

The most prestigious and interesting event among the races is the competition of the "Chundan Vallam" or the snake boats.Champakulam, Kavalam, Karichal, Jawahar Thayangari, Kallooparamban, Pacha, Pulincunnu, Nedubhagam, Cheruthana, Kandangari and Paippad are the chief competitors for the trophy. The huge boats racing through the blue backwaters is a spectacular sight.

History of nehru trophy boat race

This race became a regular annual event after the visit of India's 1st prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru in 1952 to Alappuzha. He was so impressed with the impromptu race conducted on his behalf that he donated a Silver Trophy, which is a replica of a snake boat placed on a wooden abacus, with the words "To the winner of the boat race which is a unique feature of community life in Travancore - Cochin" inscribed on it.

 Water festival in Kuttanad

The water festival in Kuttanad is unique. No other country in the world has such festivities. The large number of participants in a racing boat marks still the uniqueness that no other sport in the world has such a large number in a team. The synchronized way of rowing needs long and devoted training and inherent aptitude. Those who steer the vessel need through knowledge of water current, observation power of high order, and they must be well versed in the different aspects of boat racing. The most notable fact in the races of boats is that a single neglected act of a single participant will lead a boat to lose in the race.

Most of the major water festivals of the region are associated with legends connected with famous temples like champakkulam (Ambalapuzha), Payipad (Haripad) and Aranmula. These festivals best retain the flavour of ancient Kerala culture, especially the Uthrithathi boat race on the Pampa , in Aranmula, where devotion, music and the sheer artistry and grandeur of the boats, known as Palliyodams , make it a unique experience for the spectators.

Tourist places in and around Kozhikode

Kozhikode Attractions

1.Beypore, Kozhikode

 Beypore, situated at a distance of 10 km from Calicut town

2.Kakkayam, Kozhikode

Kakkayam is a scenic damsite situated at a distance of 45 km from Calicut city.

 

3. Kappad Beach, Kozhikode

Kappad Beach, situated at a distance of 18 km from Calicut city

 

4.Manachira Square, Kozhikode

Manachira Square is a popular hangout spot in Calicut constructed around a man-made water tank named Manachira

 

4.Pazhassiraja Museum, Kozhikode

Pazhassiraja Museum, situated in East Hill at a distance of 5 km from the city of Calicut

 

5.Thikkoti Lighthouse, Kozhikode

Thikkoti Lighthouse, one of the most amusing monuments of Calicut, is situated in a small village named Thikkoti. Located at a distance of about 30 m from the city of Calicut, this historical monument attracts tourists and visitors around the year.

 

6.Kalipoyika, Kozhikode

 Kalipoyika is situated at a distance of 2 km from Kozhikode. Tourists can avail the option of cruising on the waters at Kalipoika in both row and pedal boats.

 

 

7.Krishna Menon Museum, Kozhikode

KARGILL VIJAY DIVAS

                                                                                

       

Saluting Kargil heroes

27-Jul

General Officer Command 14 Corps Ravi Dastane(C) salutes after laying wreath at the Kargil war memorial during a function on the occasion of 'Vijay Diwas' in Drass, Jammu and Kashmir.

 

Relatives of Kargil war martyrs break down during a function on the occasion of 'Vijay Diwas' in Drass, Jammu and Kashmir.

Ex-Army personnel paying tributes to Kargil war martyrs on the occasion of 'Vijay Diwas' in Bhopal.
School children paying tributes to Kargil war martyrs on the occasion of 'Vijay Diwas' in Bhopal.
 
Air Force personnel after a ceremony to pay homage to Kargil martyrs at Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, in New Delhi.
 
Military jawans pay homage to the statue of Shaheed-e-Kargil Martyrs in Patna on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas.
 
A National Cadet Corps member yawns while taking part in Flags of Honour, an event held at The National Military Memorial Park in Bangalore.
 
Defense minister AK Antony pays homage to the soldiers who died in the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan across the disputed Kashmir region at the India Gate war memorial in New Delhi.
 

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