Punalur
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Get in
Punalur is 45 km northeast of Kollam and 75 km north of Thiruvananthapuram. Punalur Railway Station is on the Kollam-Shencotta railway line. The nearest airport is at Thiruvananthapuram. The Main Eastern Highway (Punalur-Adoor-Muvattupuzha Road /SH-08) and Kollam-Shengottai Road (NH-208) connects the town to other major towns.
Get around
Local taxis and autorickshaws are available.
See
AchencoilAn important pilgrim center. Famous for its Sastha temple with a Sastha installed several centuries before the Christian Era.
AnchalKnown for its cattle market.
KunnicodeFamous as Muslim pilgrim center.
Jetayu ParaHuge rock. Legend says Jatayu, the giant bird in the epic Ramayana, fell after failing in its attempt to stop Ravana from taking sita away. Ideal place for trekking.
Palaruvi Water FallsOne of the famous waterfall in Kerala.
PattazhiFamous for its ancient Bhagavathy temple.
PathanapuramAn old trading center.
Suspension BridgeErected in 1877, is the only one of its kind in south India and it is 400 ft long.
Thenmala Ecotourism
Do
Fishing at Kallada River
Thenmala
Buy
Spices from the local market.
Eat
Sleep
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Aaram Hotel
phone: +91-475-2231050address: Kalayanadu, Plachery
Go next
K.S.R.T.C buses ply regularly to nearby towns including Adoor and Pathanamthitta and Kottarakara which are all well connected to other parts of Kerala.