Kovalam is a subrub and a beach town on the Arabian sea in the Trivandrum city, Kerala. It is located around 13 km from the city. The name kovalam means groove of coconut trees. Kovalam first received attention when the Regent Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi of Travancore constructed her beach resort, Halcyon Castle, there towards the end of 1920's. Thereafter the place was brought to the public eye by her nephew the Maharaja of Travancore. The European guests of the then Travancore Kingdom discovered the potentiality of Kovalam beach as a tourist destination in the 1930's.
Kovalam has three crescent shaped beaches separated by rocky outcroppings. Shallow waters stretching for meters are ideal for swimming. The beach have steep palm covered headlands and are lined with shops that offer all kinds of goods and services. The larger of the beaches is called Light House beach for its 35 meter high light house, which covers over it atop Kurumkal Hillok. The second largest one is Hawah beach. The northern part of the beach is known as Samudra beach. A large promontary seperates this part from the southern side. Samudra beach doesn't have tourists. the local fishermen ply their trade on this part. And here is some of the favorites from my collection, Hope you all like this.
view of the light house from the beach
kovalam beach from top of the light house
a mosque in kovalam
rocky part of the kovalam beach
a sand castle made by a tourist
a fishing boat coming after their catch
sunset from the lighthouse beach
shops on the shore
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