Things to do in Nileshwaram, Kerala
Nileshwaram or Nileshwar or Neeleshwaram is a municipality and a major town in Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India. It is one of the three municipalities in Kasaragod district; the others are Kasaragod and Kanhangad.
9 places to visit in and around Nileshwaram, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
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- 1Bekal Fort
Bekal Fort is a medieval fort built by Shivappa Nayaka of Keladi in 1650 AD, at Bekal.
- 2Hosdurg Fort
Hosdurg Fort or Hosadurga Fort, also known as Kanhangad Fort, is a fort in Kanhangad in Kasaragod district of Kerala, India. Somashekara Nayaka of the Keladi Nayaka dynasty of Ikkeri built the fort.
- 3Nileshwar Muthappan Madappura
Nileshwar Muthappan Madappura is a temple of the Hindu god Muthappan in the town of Nileshwar of Kasaragode district, Kerala state, South India.
- 4Kavvayi Backwater
Kavvayi Backwaters, located near Payyanur, is the third largest backwater in Kerala and the largest one in north Kerala. The Kavvayi Kayal is dotted with several islands of various size.
- 5Sree Madiyan Koolom Temple
Sree Madiyan Koolom Temple is located near Kanhangad in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the most prominent Hindu temples in Kasargod district, and is some 500 years old.
- 6Sri Laxmi Venkatesh Temple
The Sri Laxmi Venkatesh Temple is foremost temple of Gowda Saraswatha Brahmins in and around Kanhangad. The prathishta ceremonies began in 1864 A.D. and in 1865 A.D.
- 7Sree Chakrapani Temple, Thrikaripur
Sree Chakrapani Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, located at Thrikaripur in Kasaragod district of Kerala, India. According to myths, the temple was built by Parashurama.
- 8Karivellur Mahadeva Temple
Karivellur Mahadeva Temple or 'Karivellur Shiva Temple' is a Shiva temple situated at Karivellur near Payyanur neighbourhood in Kannur in the state of Kerala, India. This temple was owned by Chitrakkal Kovilakam.
- 9Altharakkal Sree Muthappan Madapura
Altharakkal Sree Muthappan Madapura is a temple, located at Pullur Village about 6.2 km from Kanhangad and 25 km from Kasaragod City in Kasaragod District, Kerala.