Bekal Fort or Bekal Kotta Kasargod, Kerala

Bekal Fort or Bekal Kotta Kasargod, Kerala

Bekal Fort or Bekal Kotta Kasargod, Kerala

Observation tower of Bekal Fort or Bekal Kotta Kasargod, Kerala

Observation tower of Bekal Fort or Bekal Kotta Kasargod, Kerala

Bekal Fort or Bekal Kotta Kasargod, Kerala

Bekal Fort / Bekal Kotta, Kasargod

Bekal Fort or Bekal Kotta Kasargogod, Kerala

Waves striking the stone near bekal fort 

Strong walls if the Bekal fort

Bekal Fort or Bekal Kotta is the largest fort of kerala and one of the impotant archeological monument of India located at bekal, Kasargod.
Bekal fort is constructed by Sivappa Nayaka of Bednore in 1650AD. The fort was constructed for the defense requirements, The fort later became the military base of Tipu sulthan during his military assault to Malabar and after yars British East India company made it their headquarters of  new taluk of South Canara district.
The structure of the fort is such that it can defend from enemies easily. The fort is spread around 40acres. The main unique features of the fort are The tunnel toward sea, the vast steps to the observation tower. From the tower we can have a view of near by cities like bekal,kanhangad,pallikara,Kottikulam.
There is a Hanuman temple and a Mosque near this fort.
Bekal fort is one of the main tousist attaction of Malabar.


Kasargod is also known as the land of gods, forts, rivers, hills and beautiful beaches. There a beautiful beach besides the fort, Bekal beach which has a good park and all facilities.
Bekal fort haa became shoting location for many Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi films.
The fort shown in song Thuhi re of Bombay film made by Mani Rathnam.
visitors are allowed to this Fort from morning 8am to evening 6pm. Entrance fees for Indians is  ₹ 5 and  ₹ 100 for foreign tourists.

Nearest Railway station is Bekal Railway station , but only passenger Trains will stop at this station. next Nearest station is Kanhangad Station which just 7kms from the fort.
Nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport

Madhur Temple / Sri Madanantheswara SiddhiVinayaka Temple

Madhur Temple or Sri Madanantheswara SiddhiVinayaka Temple 

Madhur Temple or Sri Madanantheswara SiddhiVinayaka Temple 

 Madhur Temple or Sri madanantheswara Siddhivinayaka Temple is  one of the famous Vinayaka temple in kerala located around 8 kms from Kasargod situated on the bank of madhuvahini river. The Main idol of this temple is lord Shiva. The Architecture of this temple is different from other temples in Kerala. The architecture and Coppper roofing of the temple makes this temple unique from other temples.

Seva List of Madhur Temple or Sri Madanantheswara SiddhiVinayaka Temple 

 List of Prayers offered at  Sri Madanantheswara Siddhi Vinayaka Temple / Seva List

The main prasadam of this temple is their "appam". Any one offering prayers can get this appam from the counters.  The main festival of the temple is Moodappa Seva, which is covering the idol with appam made of ghee and rice with a special preparation, which requires a huge expense hence it is celebrated periodically. Moodappa seva was last celebrated in 1992. Annual festival is celebrated in the month of March and April.
During Rainy season the river Madhuvahini overflows and the water gets into temple campus ,so its not best to visit the temple during rainy seasons.

Front view.

Front view of Sri Madanantheswara SiddhiVinayaka Temple

Entrance of Sri Madanantheswara SiddhiVinayaka Temple 

Temple Decorated during the annual festival in the month of April.

Karnataka Bus (Mangalore -Madhur - Kasargod Interstate)and Kerala Bus (Madhur-Kasargod) in front of Sri Madanantheswara SiddhiVinayaka Temple 

Buses are available from both Kasargod as well as from Mangalore. 8kms from kasargod, 55kms from Mangalore. 

Nearest Railway station : Kasargod

Nearest Airpost : Mangalore International Airport, Mangalore

Sri Ananthapuram Ananthapathmanabha Swamy Temple, Kasargod

 Entrance of Sri Ananthapuram Ananthapathmanabha Swamy Temple, Kasargod. 6km from kumbala, kasargod

Sri Ananthapuram Ananthapathmanabha Swamy Temple, Kasargod

Sri Ananthapuram Ananthapathmanabha Swamy Temple, Kasargod

Bhilvamangala Cave , Sri Ananthapuram Ananthapathmanabha Swamy Temple, Kasargod

Bhilvamangala Cave, It is a belief that this cave is the passage through which Sri Maha vishnu,(Ananthapathmanabha swamy ) have gone to Pathmanabha swamy temple, Thiruvanathapuram

Vana shastra pond, Sri Ananthapuram Ananthapathmanabha Swamy Temple, Kasargod

Vana shastra pond, Pond where Babia (The crocodile)resides.

Statue of hanuman at Sri Ananthapuram Ananthapathmanabha Swamy Temple

Mahishasura Mardhini at Sri Ananthapuram Ananthapathmanabha Swamy Temple

Sree Ananthapuram Ananthapathmanabha Swamy Temple

 Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy Temple is located at Ananthapura near Kumbala of Kasargod ,Kerala. It is one of the oldest temple in kerala and also the only lake temple of kerala. This temple is situated on top of a hill.

The Sreekovil of the temple is in the middle of the lake, which is a great architectural wonder of this temple, a small bridge leads us to the sreekovil premises.


Ananthapuram Temple is known as Sree Padhmanabha Swami's place of origin, residing at Sree Ananthapathmanabha Swamy Temple , Thiruvananthapuram.

There is an omnivorian crocodile (Babia) in this Temple for the past 60 years or even more.Thereis a belief that this temple is guarded by that crocodile named Babia.

Babia is daily feeded by the poojari and devotees also, but the feeding will be done by the poojari only . The ritual offerings can be offered at the counter with a minimal charge of just Rs.30. Babia doesnt eat anything, other than the food given by the temple poojaris.

Another main speciality of this temple is its Idiol which is different compared to other temples. The main idiol of the temple is not made of stone , copper or any other metal, Its made of a rare and a special composition called Kadu-Sarkara-Yogam,a mixture of more than 60 Ayurvedic materials.

The annual festival is celebrated in the month of Feb (Malayala Masam Kumbal )
The prathishta dhinam will be celebrated in the month of Aug.

Other deities in this temple are: Mahishasura mardini ,Sri goshale krishna , Sri Maha Ganapathy

Location: Ananthapura, Near Kumbala of Kasargod District , Kerala
From kasargod: 16Kms
From mangalore : 64 Kms