Places to visit in Vadakara, Kozhikode

Thacholimanikoth

 Vadakara is a coastal thaluk and municipality in Kozhikode. The place is famous for kalaripayattu. The birth place of Thacholi Othenan, the legendary hero of the ballads of North Malabar. Kottakkal the birthplace of Kunjali Marakkar the admiral of the Zamorians who has resisted the Portuguese, is at Vadakara. Siddhasram, a spiritual centre is also an attraction. The famous Lokanarkavu temple dedicated to Goddess Durga is only 4km away from Vadakara. Sargalaya at Iringal is an arts and crafts village run by Government of Kerala. The Kadathanat Kalari Sangham owned by Padmasree Meenakshi Gurukkal is at Pudupanam in Vadakara. These are the places we, me and my husband, visited at Vadakara when we visited our friend and family who lives there.

Sargalaya Arts and Crafts Village

At Sargalaya with our friends



Kunjali Marakkar Museum

Museum Kunjali Marakkar



Sand Bank Beach



Lokanarkavu Temple

Vishnu temple, Lokanarkavu

Siddhashram

Lantern at Lokanarkavu temple

Thacholi Kalari

Pulluvan temple



Thacholimanikoth

Thacholi Kalari



Kadathanat Kalari