Azheekal Beach
A beach at the north end of the Alappad strip, where the sea and the canal run side by side.
- Where
- Alappuzha, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 9.1322, 76.4641
Get the Azheekal Beach stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Azheekal Beach. 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 Azheekal Beach
Krishnapuram Palace 5.3 km
A Travancore palace with the largest mural in Kerala, Gajendra Moksham, on one wall.
Mannarasala Temple 18 km
A serpent temple in a grove run by a priestess, with thirty thousand images under the trees.
Sasthamcotta Lake 21 km
The largest freshwater lake in Kerala, and where Kollam gets its water.
Munroe Island 22 km
Eight small islets where the Kallada river meets Ashtamudi lake, reached by road, rail or boat.
Ashtamudi Lake 23 km
Eight arms of backwater, and the gateway to them.
Chengannur Mahadeva Temple 27 km
An ancient temple to Shiva and Parvati in Alappuzha district, one of the great Kerala-style temples. It is known for the Thriputharattu, when the goddess is held to menstruate: her shrine closes for days and reopens with an Arattu procession to the Pampa river.
Sreevallabha Temple 29 km
A temple at Thiruvalla where kathakali is performed every night as an offering.
Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple 30 km
A temple famous for its paal payasam, and for the chess and rice story about how it began.
More offbeat places in Keralam
Questions
Where is Azheekal Beach?
Azheekal Beach is in Alappuzha, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Krishnapuram Palace (5.3 km), Mannarasala Temple (18 km), Sasthamcotta Lake (21 km).
How do I get the Azheekal Beach stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Azheekal Beach 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 Azheekal Beach 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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