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Kollam is famous as a city with excellent export background. [101] 5 star, 4 star and 3 star hotels, multi-storied shopping malls, branded jewellery, textile showrooms and car showrooms have started operations in the city and suburbs. Kollam was the third city in Kerala (after Kozhikode and Kochi) to adopt the shopping mall culture. Kollam ...
Kollam was also a prominent city in the kingdom of Venad, which was one of the major feudal kingdoms in Kerala. The rulers of Venad had their capital at Kollam for some time before it was shifted to the nearby city of Padmanabhapuram. [73] [72] 4 Kurakkeni Kollam Seen in some inscriptions and plates [74] 5 Elancon
Oachira is on the border of Kollam and Allappuzha districts, next to the National Highway 66. This temple is known "DakshinaKashi"(SouthaKashi).This very ancient pilgrimage center is centered on the ParaBrahma temple (that is dedicated to the Para Brahman (or Param Brahman) or Ohmkaram, the Universal Consciousness ), and covers thirty-six acres ...
Aryankavu is a village located in the Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala. It lies close to the border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu near Thenmala. It is also one of the famous pilgrimage sites associated with the legend of Sabarimala. The village is located beside Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Legend of Kollam's Fishermen In ancient Kollam, Lord Vishnu's sixth avatar, Parasurama, created Kerala's coastline. He blessed the fishermen of Kollam with bountiful seas. A humble fisherman, Kumaran, lived in Kollam. One day, while fishing, he discovered a golden idol of Lord Subrahmanya. The idol granted Kumaran wisdom and prosperity.
The area is known as a center of trading and culture. Kollam's main road runs through the center of the downtown business district of Old Quilon. [3] [4] The north–south area of this downtown, popularly known as Big bazaar, is the largest bazaar in city of Kollam with many rice, spice and cloth merchants doing business in the Big bazaar area ...
Kollam or Quilon is an old seaport and a city on the Laccadive Sea coast in Kerala, India, on Ashtamudi Lake. [1] [2] [3] The city remains notable as the ancient commercial capital of Kerala and the southwestern Indian coast, in addition to its fame as the "Cashew Capital of the World".
Vettikkavala is a village located in the Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. [1] The village is famous for Shiva-Vishnu temples which hosts a special deity called Vathukkal Njaali Kunju. An annual celebration of Pongala is held at the temple.