Thekkumbhagam

Thekkumbhagam or Thekkumbhagom is the southern border town of Paravur municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is located at the Southern tip of Kollam's coastal area. It is in the Arabian Sea coast.[1] Thekkumbhagam-Kappil estuary point in the Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram coastal border is one of the emerging tourism spots in the state.[2] On 1936, during formation, Thekkumbhagam was one of the 9 territories of Paravur Panchayath.[3] Thekkumbhagam estuary is one among the twin estuary points in Paravur. The other one is Pozhikara estuary.

Thekkumbhagam

Thekkumbhagom
Neighbourhood
From Top:Boating at Paravur Lake, Sunset at Thekkumbhagam beach, Thekkumbhagam Estuary, Paravur Lake at Thekkumbhagam, Lakesagar Xavier's resort in Thekkumbhagam
Thekkumbhagam
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8.798°N 76.667°E / 8.798; 76.667
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Civic bodyParavur Municipality
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
691319
Telephone code0474
Vehicle registrationKL-02
Nearest cityKollam - 14 km
Nearest townParavur - 4 km
Websitewww.paravuronline.com
www.paravurmunicipality.in//

Thekkumbhagam is a famous shooting spot now. Few shots of Aamir Khan's latest Laal Singh Chaddha done at Thekkumbhagam during December 2019.[4]

Estuary in Paravur Thekkumbhagam

Paravur landmass' 3 sides are surrounded by water bodies - Paravur Lake, Nadayara Lake and Arabian Sea. Both north and south tips of Paravur town is having peninsula and estuary. Thekkumbhagam is at south of Paravur. Thekkumbhagam estuary is the most crowd-pulling estuary in the state. It is located at the borders of Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram districts. A beach in this location attracts crowds every day.[5][6] The estuary can be accessed by travelling through Paravur-Kappil-Varkala road.[7][8]

Places of interest near Thekkumbhagam

  • Paravur - The temple town of Kollam[9]
  • Puthenpalli Jumua Masjid- one of the oldest masjids in south Kerala(750 years old masjid)
  • Pudiyidam Mahadeva Temple.
  • Thekkumbhagam-Kappil beach and estuary
  • Priyadarshini Boat Club
  • Paravur Lake
  • Pozhikara estuary
  • Polachira wetlands
  • Puthenkulam Elephant Village[10]

See also

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