Ashtamudi Lake
Eight arms of backwater, and the gateway to them.
- Where
- Kollam, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 8.9609, 76.5817
Get the Ashtamudi Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ashtamudi Lake. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ashtamudi Lake
Munroe Island 5.8 km
Eight small islets where the Kallada river meets Ashtamudi lake, reached by road, rail or boat.
Jatayu Earth Centre 8.3 km
The world's largest bird sculpture, on a rock.
St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri 8.9 km
A Portuguese fort of 1518 taken by the Dutch, now a ruin by the Kollam lighthouse.
Sasthamcotta Lake 9.3 km
The largest freshwater lake in Kerala, and where Kollam gets its water.
Kollam Beach 9.6 km
A long beach with a lighthouse and a pier, at the mouth of the Ashtamudi.
Puttingal Temple 19 km
A Bhadrakali temple at Paravur, and where the firework disaster of 2016 happened.
Krishnapuram Palace 23 km
A Travancore palace with the largest mural in Kerala, Gajendra Moksham, on one wall.
Kappil Beach 23 km
A quiet beach north of Varkala where the Edava-Nadayara backwater meets the Arabian Sea, with only a strip of sand between lake and sea. Coconut palms on one side, surf on the other, and the Kappil bridge across the estuary.
More hidden gems in Keralam
Questions
Where is Ashtamudi Lake?
Ashtamudi Lake is in Kollam, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Munroe Island (5.8 km), Jatayu Earth Centre (8.3 km), St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri (8.9 km).
How do I get the Ashtamudi Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ashtamudi Lake and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ashtamudi Lake before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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