{"id":13149,"date":"2018-08-31T04:19:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T04:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/?p=13149"},"modified":"2026-02-27T04:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T04:24:56","slug":"kerala-land-imposing-forts-magnificent-temples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/travel-guide\/kerala-land-imposing-forts-magnificent-temples\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala, The Land Of Imposing Forts And Magnificent Temples"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13149\" class=\"elementor elementor-13149\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff90d94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff90d94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4f110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad4f110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the undulating waves of the sea touch the majestic forts at the shore, they divulge to create sheer pearls with water, and you would love to look at the pristine beauty; you are in Kerala. Churches and temples, too, make you think of the splendour of the royals of the state and their opulence signified the wealth creation that happened in the coastal state as a hub of early global trade from India.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74f43f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b74f43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Back_Water_Of_kerala-Soul_of_kerala.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13152\" alt=\"Back_Water_Of_kerala-Soul_of_kerala\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Back_Water_Of_kerala-Soul_of_kerala.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Back_Water_Of_kerala-Soul_of_kerala-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Back_Water_Of_kerala-Soul_of_kerala-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf271d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbf271d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image Source \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/76\/Back_Water_Of_kerala-Soul_of_kerala.jpg\">https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/76\/Back_Water_Of_kerala-Soul_of_kerala.jpg<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942ae74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"942ae74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SabarimalaTemple.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13153\" alt=\"Sabarimala Sastha temple\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SabarimalaTemple.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SabarimalaTemple-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SabarimalaTemple-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e64f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e64f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image Source \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/3\/3c\/SabarimalaTemple.JPG\">https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/3\/3c\/SabarimalaTemple.JPG<\/a><\/p><p>Sabarimala Sastha temple, the most popular not only in Kerala but across India, is among the most visited temples and pilgrims throng the place in large numbers. Situated close to Periyar Tiger Reserve, Sabarimala is said to be the place where Lord Ayyappan meditated after He destroyed Mahishi. The temple is a must visit place if you believe in god. Shrikrishna Temple at Guruvayoor is another famed place for the religious in you. A tank is there in the temple premises the water of which is considered sacred for Hindus and many devotees come to visit the tank as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef3c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ef3c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1955\" height=\"1450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Sri_Padmanabhaswamy_temple.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13154\" alt=\"Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Sri_Padmanabhaswamy_temple.jpg 1955w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Sri_Padmanabhaswamy_temple-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Sri_Padmanabhaswamy_temple-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Sri_Padmanabhaswamy_temple-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Sri_Padmanabhaswamy_temple-1536x1139.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1955px) 100vw, 1955px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cbcf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14cbcf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image Source \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/3\/31\/Sri_Padmanabhaswamy_temple.jpg\">https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/3\/31\/Sri_Padmanabhaswamy_temple.jpg<\/a><\/p><p>Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram is an epitome of the Dravidian style of architecture and is among the oldest temples in India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, and it is said that the temple is mentioned even in Padma Purana, among the oldest religious scriptures in India.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc7df40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc7df40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Palakkad_fort_vishnu_02-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13155\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Palakkad_fort_vishnu_02-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Palakkad_fort_vishnu_02-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Palakkad_fort_vishnu_02-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Palakkad_fort_vishnu_02-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Palakkad_fort_vishnu_02-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Palakkad_fort_vishnu_02-2048x1371.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18aaba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18aaba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image Source \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/90\/Palakkad_fort_vishnu_02.jpg\">https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/90\/Palakkad_fort_vishnu_02.jpg<\/a><\/p><p>The state has a number of forts, and you must include them in your <a title=\"Kerala tour packages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/india-tour-packages\/kerala-holidays\"><b><strong>Kerala tour Packages<\/strong><\/b><\/a>. Built by Hyder Ali, Palakkad Fort is one of the best preserved in Kerala, and when you look at the city from it, you will be in love with the view it presents. Bekal Fort is another must visit place on your Kerala tour. Just a few kilometres from Kasaragod town, the fort is considered the largest in Kerala, and you would love to enjoy the beautiful view of the sea from the fort. There are a number of other forts in Kerala that you can visit including Pallipuaram Fort, Thalassery Fort and St. Angelo Fort.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d16cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d16cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekal_Fort_Kasargod.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13150\" alt=\"Bekal Fort\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekal_Fort_Kasargod.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekal_Fort_Kasargod-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekal_Fort_Kasargod-768x511.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a86c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9a86c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image Source \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/e2\/Bekal_Fort_Kasargod.jpg\">https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/e2\/Bekal_Fort_Kasargod.jpg<\/a><\/p><p>Whether you are a spiritual person or just an admirer of architecture, the temples of Kerala would make you contemplate: God ordained to create such intricate art, or it\u2019s human ingenuity that finds its idol in the craftsmanship. Kerala would mesmerize you with its creations, and when such beauty is there to explore, you must go and explore it. As for planning your Kerala tour, SOTC is there for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the undulating waves of the sea touch the majestic forts at the shore, they divulge to create sheer pearls with water, and you would love to look at the pristine beauty; you are in Kerala. 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