Nileshwaram
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Nileshwaram
Kerala, India |
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| District(s) | Kasaragod |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area | 14.14 sq. km km² (Expression error: Unrecognised word "sq" mi²) |
| Population (1991) | 22,661Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","/km² |
| Website: www.nileshwar.com | |
Nileshwaram/Neeleshwaram(Malayalam:നീലേശ്വരം ), also known as Nileshwar, is a town in the Kasaragode District of Kerala state, south India, with an area of 14.14 sq. km. and population of 22,661 (1991 census).
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[edit] Nileshwaram
Nileshwar is the cultural capital of Kasaragod district. It is the seat of Nileshwar Rajas, who belonged to the family of Kolathiris, erstwhile rulers of northern Kerala. It is famous for its folk arts, temple festivals, palace, sacred grooves, old markets, and weaver street. Famous festival in nileshwar is poorothsav and kalasothsav in mannampurathukavu and festival in thaliyil temple
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The name "Nileshwar" derives from "Neelakandeswaran" means Lord Siva, the deity of the Thaliyil temple. There is another folklore that the place was named so after Sage Neela who installed the deity of Lord Siva thousands of years ago. Nileshwar lies between two rivers, Nileshwaram river and Karyangodu river. To the west is the Arabian Sea.
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Valia Pramba island is near Nileshwar. It is a thin strip of land which has sea on one side and the river on the other side. There are boat services from Nileshwar to Valiya Paramba.
Bakel Fort, a famous tourist destination, is 14 km to the North.
Nileshwar is well connected by Road and Rail to the major cities of Kerala and India. Nearest airport is in Mangalore, 90 km away. Now house boat services also available here.
