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Valiyaparamba Backwaters
Offers enchanting boat cruises

Tejaswini/Valiyaparamba Backwaters: (30 km from Bekal) This is one of the
most scenic backwater stretches in Kerala. Fed by Four rivers and dotted
with numerous little islands, this much favoured destination offers enchanting boat cruises.
Possadigumpe: (18 km east of Mangalpady in Dharmathadka) This is an
ideal picnic spot, located on a hillock 1060 feet above sea level
Tulur Vanam: (4 km east of Panathur) Also known as Kekulom (the eastern
place). The temple here is consecrated to Kshetrapalan and Bhagavathi.
The eight day annual festival commencing from Sivarathri, attracts large
crowds from all over the district as well as from Coorg of Karnataka.
C P C R I: The institute was established in 1970 by the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research and has its head quarters in Kudlu, 5kms North of
Kasaragod. The Central Plantation Crops and Research Institute serves
as a national forum for improving the genetic potential of plantation
crops, to conduct basic and applied research on various aspects of these
crops, to produce genetically superior planting materials for coconut,
arecanut, spices and cashewnut.
Kappil Beach: (6 km from Bekal Fort) Remote and secluded this beach is
fast becoming a major tourist attraction. The Kodi cliff nearby offers a
panoramic view of the Arabian Sea.
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