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Banasura Dam

Banasura Sagar

This picturesque project is the largest earthen dam in India and the second largest in Asia. It is located in the midst of lovely, mist-clad hills with a wildlife sanctuary and park full of flowering trees. With its clear waters Banasura is a wonderful picnic spot in Wayanad.

Best Season:
November to May

Nearest Towns : Kalpetta, Padinjarathara

How to Reach:
Nearest Railway Station: Kozhikode (72 kms away from Kalpetta)
Nearest Airport: Karipur international airport (23 kms away from Kozhikode)

Seetha Lava Kusha Temple

Seetha Lava-Kusha Temple


This is the only known temple dedicated to Lava and Kusha, the sons of Lord Rama. Local legends connect this region with many important episodes from the Ramayana. As the favoured shrine of the Pazhassi Raja, this temple has traditionally permitted entry to devotees from all faiths. The temple is 50 Kms. away from Kalpetta, 25 Kms. away from Sulthan Bathery and 41 Kms. away from Mananthavady.

Pallikkunnu Church

Pallikkunnu Church

 

 

Dedicated to the Lourdes Matha, Pallikkunnu Church in Wayanad was established in 1905 at the initiative of a French Missionary Fr. Jeffrine. An interesting aspect of this church is that it has several rituals and practices similar to those prevalent in Hindu temples. The annual two week 'Perunnal' festival in early February draws large number of devotees from other parts of Kerala, as well as outside. The temple is 19 Kms. away from Kalpetta, 38 Kms. away from Sulthan Bathery and 23 Kms. away from Mananthavady.

Best Season:
February

Nearest towns:
Kalpetta (19 Kms away), Kambalakkad

 

Valliyoorkavu Temple

Valliyoorkavu Temple


This Temple is dedicated to Mother Goddess, manifest in three principal forms of Vana Durga, Bhadrakali and Jala Durga is an important place of worship for the tribal communities in Wayanad. The annual 15 day festival is in March/April. The temple is 24 Kms. away from Kalpetta, 31 Kms. away from Sulthan Bathery and 5 Kms. away from Mananthavady.

Best Season: March/April

Nearest towns: Mananthavady, Panamaram

How to Reach:
Nearest Railway Station : Kozhikode, 72 kms by road from Kalpetta
Nearest Airport : Karipur International Airport, Kozhikode.

Jain Temple Sulthan Bathery

 

Jain Temple Sulthan Bathery

This Temple is one of the most important amongst a series of ruins spread across the state of Kerala that testify to a period of a strong Jain presence in this region. Believed to have been built in the 13th century, it served as a Hindu shrine, an important centre for commercial activity and eventually as a battery (ammunition store) for Tipu Sulthan's marching armies.

 

Apart from this temple, there are other significant jain remnants in Wayanad. The temples at Punchavayal and Puthanangadi are the best known of these. With their beautifully carved pillars now partly ruined, and the area rather derelict, these sites exude a peculiar airomystery. The temple is 24 Kms. away from Kalpetta, 2 Kms. away from Sulthan Bathery and 41 Kms. away from Mananthavady.

 


Best Season:
 Anytime

Nearest town: 
Sulthan Bathery (2 Kms away)

How to Reach:
 Nearest Railway Station: Kozhikode, about 97 km from Sultan Bathery
Nearest Airport: Karipur international airport, about 23 km from Kozhikode

Thrissilery Shiva Temple

Thrissilery Shiva Temple


This stunning temple of rather perfect architectural proportions, is inextricably linked with the Vishnu temple at Thirunelly. It is believed that the performance of ancestral rites at Thirunelly ramain unfinished unless followed by offerings at this temple. Within the premises there is also a shrine devoted to Jala Durga, believed to have been installed by no less a personage than the legendary Parasurama.

There are many myths connected with the temple tank here, which curiously enough never dries up! The temple is 50 Kms. away from Kalpetta, 25 Kms. away from Sulthan Bathery and 41 Kms. away from Mananthavady.

 

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