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Varkala - Beach City of Kerala

Indian tourist place Varkala is becoming popular since few years. This coastal town of Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala is having ample of locations where tourist can visit. Varkala is the city located at only 50 kms distance in north-west direction of Trivandrum ( Thiruvananthapuram ), though the south-west area is boarded with Kollam city at only distance of 37 kms. As per sources it is the only city in Kerala faces the Arabian Sea. The plenty of water streams of Varkala are special tourist spots. The city is also eminent for ancient Janardana Swami Temple which is 2000 years old. In legends the temple is described as Dakshin Kashi (South India Benares). Finest part of shrine is it is positioned near the beach Papanasam. Because of temple people believe the beach is full of holy water. However, the Ayurveda treatment is also done with the water of Papanasam beach. Tourist must watch the ancient bell detached from the shell of sank ship managed by captain of the Dutch. The top f...