Kollam is an ancient seaport and the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake
Quilon Syrian copper plates (849 AD) PLATE 3
Capture of Kollam in 1661
Kerala, officially Keralam, is a state on the Malabar Coast of southern India. It was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, which unified the country's Malayalam-speaking regi
Kollam
…Kollam (Malayalam: ;) is an ancient seaport and the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake and is 71 kilometres (44 mi) northwest…
A houseboat in the Kerala backwaters
A painting depicting Parashurama, surrounded by settlers, commanding Varuna (the Hindu god of water) to part the seas
A dolmen erected by Neolithic people in Marayur
Tharisapalli plates granted to Saint Thomas Christians testify that merchant guilds and trade corporations played a very significant role in the economy and social life during the Kulasekhara period.