Kollam district is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seapor
From top: Paravur estuary, Light house and clock tower in Kollam city, 13 Ring bridge of Thenmala, Check dam across Kallada river
Dreams Mall (Lulu Hyper Market), Kottiyam in Kollam District
Anandavalleeshwaram Sri Mahadevar Temple in Kollam
Lighthouse, Thangasseri, Kollam
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
Kollam district
…River is one among them, and land on the east bank of the river is East Kallada and that on the west bank is West Kallada. The district headquarters is Kollam. In 825 CE, the Malayalam calendar, or Kollavarsham, was created in Kollam at meetings held in the city. The present Malayalam calendar is said to have…
Quilon Syrian copper plates (849 AD) PLATE 3
Capture of Kollam in 1661