KERALA

TRAVEL GUIDELINES

MoneyThere is no limit to the amount of foreign currency that visitors can bring.
BanksBanks are open for transaction on all days except Sundays and declared holidays.
Best time to visitHigh season: October to April - Monsoon.Rejuvenation programmes: May to September
Travel wearCotton outfits, hats, sunglasses, sunscreen lotion etc.
Credit cardsMain hotels, restaurants and shopping centres honour major credit cards.
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)
DrugsHeavy punishments including imprisonment are imposed for possession of narcotic drugs.
FoodAll standard restaurants offer a variety of cuisines including Continental, Chinese, Indian and typical Kerala fare.
Emergency numbersPolice control room: 100Fire station: 101Ambulance: 101
Time(Hours fast (+), slow (-) on IST)USA: -10.30, Germany: - 4.30, Canada: - 10.30, France: - 4.30, Australia: + 4.30, Spain: -4.30, UAE: - 1.30
WaterEventhough tap water is purified, it is better to drink bottled drinking water or drinking water from houses/restaurants. It is not advisable to drink water from slow moving streams, lakes or dams. Mineral water is available in sealed bottles.
Temple codesFootwear inside the temple and entry into the sanctum sanctorum is banned in all the temples.Other customs and codes of conduct and dress in temples across the state vary from each other.Some temples do not permit entry to non-Hindus, while some do. Shirts for men and pants are banned from some temples and allowed in some others. Where they are banned, men have to be in mundus and women, in saris, half-saris or long skirts.
NudityNudity is not allowed in any Kerala beach.SmokingSmoking is banned in public places
Footwear in housesVisitors to most Kerala houses leave their footwear outside before entering the house.
Ayurvedic treatmentIf you wish to undergo Ayurvedic treatment, it is very important to ensure that you go to an authorised centre.
Demonstrativeness in publicBehaviour demonstrating affection in public like hugging or kissing is not an accepted practice in Kerala.Wildlife sanctuariesTo visit a wildlife sanctuary, prior permission has to be taken from the concerned authority of the sanctuary.
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23.3.08

Sa-Adiya Lodge Kasargod

Situated in the heart of the Fir Douse Bazaar Sa-Adiya Lodge Kasargod is an ideal centrally located hotel to enjoy the charm of the land of coirs and handlooms. Kasargod famous for its beautiful locales is an ideal destination for those who are seeking a place of tranquility. The calmness of the place soothes the mind filled with anxiety and tensions of daily city thoroughfare. The long beaches along the coast of Kasargod attracts people from all over. The Western Ghats on one side and the Arabian Sea on the other makes this place a must in the itinerary of tourists.
Accommodation at Sa-Adiya Lodge Kasargod
The spacious rooms for better accommodation makes this tourist lodge one of the favorite place to stay. The rooms are well ventilated to give you a fresh environment throughout the day. The rooms are well equipped with al the modern facilities which are necessary for a cozy living. You can book your stay in:
Single rooms
Double rooms
Standard rooms
Deluxe rooms
Dining at Sa-Adiya Lodge Kasargod
Treat your taste buds with the sumptuous tastes of Kerala and the world as well at the multi-cuisine restaurant. Be it Continental food or the Indian curry, our chefs are always their to satisfy your appetite.
Other Facilities at Sa-Adiya Lodge Kasargod
Make your stay at Sa-Adiya Lodge Kasargod comfortable with the facilities provided by them. Some of them includes:
24 hour Room services
Ample water supply
Cable television in each room
Doctor on call
What else can you do
Pay visit to the local wonders of Kasargod from Sa-Adiya Lodge Kasargod. You can visit places like:
Kanwatheertha Beach
Kappil Beach
Manjeshwaram
Nileswaram
Pallikere Beach
Sri Mahalingeshwar
Pack your baggage and get going. Indianholiday.com offers online booking for Sa-Adiya Lodge Kasargod. To book your stay or for more details please enter your queries in the form.
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23.3.08

New Happy Tourist Home Kasargod
New Happy Tourist Home Kasargod welcomes you at this small land of twelve rivers gracefully flowing across its terrain. Kasargod, a district in Kerala is famous for its rich cultural background. Moreover the locale of this small place consisted of coffee plantation, lush greenery, streams, lofty Western Ghats and Nilgiri range is regarded as tourists' paradise. The name Kasargod has been deviated from two Sanskrit words Kaasaara (lake) and Kroda (a place where treasure is kept). This probably justifies the twelve rivers that have increased the beauty of the spot. Here you would find abundant growth of Kaasaraka trees.
Accommodation at New Happy Tourist Home Kasargod:
At this Tourist Home you would find a wide range of all types of room. You can choose from AC, Non AC, dormitory and standard rooms. Round the clock room service is available here. All rooms are well furnished with carpeted floor and broad windows.
Other facilities at New Happy Tourist Home Kasargod:
What you can have during your boarding at this Tourist Home are:
1. Running water2. Free Newspaper3. Travel assistance4. Meal on order5. STD/ISD connection6. Cable television and all other modern facilities
Make a visit to this Tourist Home and feel at home during your stay over here. Indianholiday.com offers online booking for New Happy Tourist Home Kasargod and other hotels and resorts in Kerala and India. To book your stay or for any other information please enter your query in the form.
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23.3.08

Hotel City Palace Kasargod
Spending your days with a royal treatment during your visit to Kasargod would only be possible if you step in at Hotel City Palace. There are two different perspectives on the derivation of the name "KASARAGOD". For some the name is the combination of two Sanskrit words Kaasaara (which means lake) and Kroda (which means a place where treasure is kept). However, another view implies abundant growth of Kaasaraka trees. Both views can be judged relevant as there are large number of rivers, lakes and ponds in the coastal belt of the district.
Accommodation at Hotel City Palace Kasargod:
Comfortable accommodation is at hand at this Hotel. Here you can opt for-AC roomsNon-AC roomsStandard roomsHowever, in every room you would find here round the clock room service. Floors are carpeted; the spacious area with well fashioned furniture would remind you of home.
Other facilities at Hotel City Palace Kasargod:
You would find many facilities inside the Hotel premise like-Running hot and cold waterFree newspaperRound the clock room serviceCable TelevisionPhone with STD/ISD connection and many moreBesides, it would be a good choice if you visit Kasargod making this Hotel your base. Here you can see-
Madhur Mahaganapathy Temple
The Bekal fort
Malik Deenar
The Great Juma Masjid
The twelve rivers that flow across the terrain of this land
A stretch of Kaasaraka trees
You can also experience the rich cultural heritage of the region.
Make a trip to this district located in 'God's Own Country'. Indianholiday.com offers online booking for Hotel City Palace Kasargod and other hotels and resorts in Kerala and India. To book your stay or for any other information please enter your query in the form.
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23.3.08

Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod
Feel the environment of entering into a kings castle at Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod. The place to give you the feeling of being a king. Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod offers a royal treat to its guests. a plce to relax in a royal maner. Absorb the royal feeling at every inch of the hotel. Kasargod the land of temples, forts, rivers and many more abodes to the Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod. the picturesque view of the locales around the hotel is truly a treat to the eyes.
Accommodation at Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod
The large rooms are all set to give you an experience you would hate to forget. All the rooms are fitted with the latest facilities. The professionally trained staff of the hotel are always there at your service. The breathtaking view from the large windows of the room captivates the mind. The total experience enthralls every visitor and leave them spell bounded. You can book your stay at Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod in:
Single rooms
Double rooms
Standard rooms
Deluxe rooms
The service is ours, choice is yours
Dining at Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod
Continental or Chinese. Indian Curry or the local delights. What's in your mind today? Think of a dish and get it served at your table. The super specialist chefs at the multi-cuisine restaurant are always at your service to please you.
Other Facilities at Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod
Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod offers a host of facilities to its boarders. Some of them includes:
24-hour room service and running water
STD / ISD direct dialing from room
Cable TV in all rooms
Spacious parking area
24-hour security
Doctor on call.
Travel Help Desk
What else you ca do
Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod offers travel assistance to its boarders. They can visit some of the famous and most sort after spots in Kasargod from the hotel which includes:
Ananthapura Lake Temple
Bekal Fort
Madhur Manantheswara Festival
Manjakkudam Festival
Thapotsavam
Bekal Hole Aqua Park
Fort at Chandragiri
Kanwatheertha Beach
So get ready to feel the charm of royalty with a stay at Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod. Indianholiday.com offers online booking for Fort Palace Tourist Home Kasargod. To book your stay or for more details please enter your queries in the form.
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23.3.08

Enay Tourist Home Kasargod
The land of Coir and Handloom welcomes you to get enchanted at the very beauty of the place. Incidentally it's not only the handlooms but the picturesque sceneries of Kasargod that pulls visitors from across the world. The mist capped mountains of the Western Ghats, the long sandy beaches, the historic forts and the evergreen temples presents a picture perfect of splendor. The best place to enjoy this serene beauty of this place is Enay Tourist Home Kasargod. The tourists flock into this hotel to get immersed into the warmth and hospitality rendered by the staffs.
Accommodation at Enay Tourist Home Kasargod
Enay Tourist Home Kasargod arranges stay in the following categories:
Single rooms
Double rooms
Standard rooms
Deluxe rooms
Provision for extra bed is available on request. The ideal place for important business meetings behind the settings of sea beaches is the Conference Hall at Enay Tourist Home Kasargod
Dining at Enay Tourist Home Kasargod
The super specialist chefs at the multi-cuisine restaurant of Enay Tourist Home Kasargod serves you with the best of the cuisines from round the world. Its like 'around the world without ticket'. Choose your food according to your taste and enjoy!
Other facilities at Enay Tourist Home Kasargod
The hotel offers a host of facilities to guarantee the stay at Enay Tourist Home Kasargod a memorable experience. The facilities includes:
Room service
24 hr water supply
Doctor on call
Cable and color T.V
Travel desk
Car rentals
Travel Help Desk
So, get going and get roaring!
Indianholiday.com offers online booking for Enay Tourist Home Kasargod. To book your stay or for more details please enter your queries in the form.
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23.3.08

Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod
Set in the picturesque location of Kasargod, Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod is the preferred destination of every tourist coming to Kasargod. Hospitality, warmth are synonymous to Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod. The place famous for its beaches, temples and forts upholds the historical legacy of Kerala. Sometimes Kasargod is even referred to as the 'land of thousand myths'. The charm of Kasargod has definitely put its name on the tourist map of Kerala.
Accommodation at Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod
The Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod offers the best of the accommodation facilities to its boarders at an affordable price. The rooms are well maintained and are well equipped with all modern facilities. You can stay in the Single, Double or the standard rooms in the hotel. The windows are kept large and airy to keep the atmosphere fresh always.
Dining at Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod
The multi-cuisine restaurant at Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod is ready to serve you with the best of the foods from round the world. Quench your thirst for appetite at the multi-cuisine restaurant with different delicacies. Sit and enjoy the cup of coffee with your near and dear ones' along with the flavorsome snacks.
Other Facilities at Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod
To make every stay comfortable at Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod the management ensures the basic facilities to its guests. some of them include:
Room service
Cable and color T.V
Travel desk
Car rentals
Doctor on call
What else you can do
Staying at Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod gives you an opportunity to have a tour round the places in vicinity of Kasargod. the tourist places comprises of:
Ananthapura Lake Temple
Bekal Fort
Madhur Manantheswara Festival
Manjakkudam Festival
Thapotsavam
Bekal Hole Aqua Park
Fort at Chandragiri
So get ready to live the life of the elites of the society at the Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod
Indianholiday.com offers online booking for Elite Tourist Hotel, Kasargod. To book your stay or for more details please enter your queries in the form.
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23.3.08

Couvery Lodge Kasargod
Kasargod, the land of fabulous fantasy is an enchanting beauty of nature's creation. Visiting this district from Couvery Lodge Kasargod remains the choice of most of the visitors. Kasargod is securing its prominent place in the tourist map of India as 'The land of Yakshagana and Theyyam'. Most of all the 12 rivers that are flowing across the terrain make it a land of unparallel beauty.
Accommodation at Couvery Lodge Kasargod:
All types of room are available here with a wide range of tariff. You can go for-Double bedded roomsSingle bedded rooms as well asStandard roomsWhether it's an AC room or a Non-AC one, the professionals of the hotel would always care for your comfort.
Other facilities at Couvery Lodge Kasargod:
During your stay at the Hotel you can availFree newspaperRunning water24 hour room serviceCable TVTelephone with STD/ISD connection and many more.
Besides, it would be a good choice if you visit Kasargod making this Hotel your base. Here you can see-
Madhur Mahaganapathy Temple
Malik Deenar
The Great Juma Masjid
The twelve rivers that flow across the terrain of this land
A stretch of Kaasaraka treesYou can also experience the rich cultural heritage of the region.
Therefore do come to this land of resonant past, myths and legends. Indianholiday.com offers online booking for Couvery Lodge Kasargod and other hotels and resorts in Kerala and India. To book your stay or for any other information please enter your query in the form.
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23.3.08

Hotels in Kasargod

Couvery Lodge
Eeyam Hotel
Elite Tourist Hotel
Elite Tower Hotel
Enay Tourist Home
Fort Land Hotel
Fort Palace Tourist Home
Fort Vihar Hotel Complex
Hotel City Palace
Hotel City Tower
New Happy Hotel
National Tourist Home
Sa Adiya Lodge
Shri Durga Complex
Sunil Lodge
Welwisher HotelPublish Post
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23.3.08

KASARGOD TOURISM
Kasargod lies on the northern most part of Kerala. This district is of great historical importance. The forts and Palace in this district symbolises the conquest it withstood against the invaders. Chandragiri Fort and Bekal fort are the famous forts and are best preserved in Kasargod tourism. Kasargod tourism is gifted with many forts, rivers, hills, beautiful sea shores, forests and mineral resources. Kasargod tourism is also blessed for its architectural style of constructing mosques & temples. This district is even called as 'land of gods' as it is gifted with all these marvelous thingsIMPORTANT PLACES TO VISITAjanurJust 5 km away from Kanhangad town known as Madiyam Kovilakam Temple - dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali. The ancient temple has intricate wood carvings on Palazhimadhanam, Sitaswayamvaram and Dakshayagam. During the annual nine day festival of 'pattutsavam', various cultural and religious programmes are held.Anandashram:
The hilly terrain around the ashram, with its beautiful fauna and flora around, convenient accommodation and facilities thus help sincere Sadhakas, who throng to the Ashram, to spend their days of Sadhana without any thought of their physical needs during their stay. This internationally renowned spiritual center was founded by Swami Ramdas ((a great Vaishnava saint of modern times) in 1939, offers a quiet, peaceful ambience best suited for meditation and spiritual studies. It is situated in Mavungal which is 5km away from Kanhangad.
Ananthapura Lake Temple (20km from Kasargod)
This 9th century temple is the only Lake temple in Kerala and is the moolasthanam (original abode) of Anandhapadmanabha, the deity of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
Adoor Temple
45 KMs east of Kasargod town. Famous for its ancient Siva Temple belonged to have been founded by Arjuna. The place where the Kiratha Yuddham battle between Arjuna and Lord Siva took place according to legend. The adjacent forest not frequented by men is considered the abode of Lord Siva and his divine consort. The stream below the valley is nature bounty.
MADHUR8 KMs north east of Kasargod. Famous Srimad Anantheswara Vinayaka temple is situated here.The rich architecture, imposing structure of the temple, with its turrests and gables and the copper plate roofing rises majestically against the beautiful land scape of hills paddy fields and gardens with the river Madhuvahini flowing leisurely in front of it.The Madhur Temple is a Siva temple with Srimad Anantheswara as its presiding deity. But importance is given to the deity Maha Ganapathi. The Sivalingam of the temple is said to have been found by a harijan woman, Madharu.The special festival of the temple is Moodappa Seva, which is covering the large figure of Maha Ganapathi with appam made of ghee and rice. The festival is conducted only periodically in view of the huge expenditure involved. It was celebrated in April 1962, after a lapse of about 160 years, and recently in April 1992.Namaskara Mandapam of the temple has been decorated with beautiful figures of puranic heroes in wood. A closer examination of the wood carvings would disclose the various episodes of the Ramayana, beginning with the Seethga Swayamvaram. The Mantapam in the interior of the temple building as well as the outside facade of the second and third storey of the main building are also profuse with attractive and exquisite wood carvings.It is said that the temple was attacked by Tippu Sultan of Mysore during his invasion and he felt thirsty and drunk the water from the temple well, which changed his mind and left the temple without damaging it. There is a mask on the temple which is said to be made by Tippu with his sword.