BEKAL FORT- THE LARGEST FORT IN KERALA
THE BEKAL FORT IS LOCATED ABOUT 16 KM SOUTH OF KASARAGOD TOWN AND ABOUT 10 KM NORTH OF KANHANGAD TOWN. IT IS ONE OF THE EASILY ACCESSABALE TOURIST DESTINATION WITH NEAREST BUS STOPS AND RAILWAY STATIONS. MANGALORE IS THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND BEKAL FORT IS THE RAILWAY STATION. IF PERSON LANDING AT MANGALORE AIRPORT , THEY CAN REACH BEKAL BY RAIL OR ROAD AND IS LYING ABOUT 75KM CIRCUMFERENCE. ONLY A LITTLE TRAINS ARE STOPPING IN THE BEKAL FORT STATION.
THE MAGNIFICIENT FORT WAS BUILT BY THE SIVAPPA NAYAK OF IKKERI DYNASTY. BY LOOKING ON THE TOP OF THE FORT, THE WIDE AND EXTENSIVE BEACH WITH GOLDEN SAND PROVINDING A MARVEL TO THE EYES OF THE TOURISTS.
AS PER THE LOCAL SAYINGS, THE WORD BEKAL MAY BE DERIVED FROM BALIAKULAM WHICH MEANS BIG PALACE. THE EXPLORERS FROM THE PAST CALLED THIS PLACE “FEUFAL”. IN THE YAER 1992 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DECLARED IT AS A SPECIAL TOURISM AREA.IT WAS WITH THE INTENTION OF TRANSFORMING BEKALFORT INTO INTERNATIONAL TOURISM CENTRE, THE GOVERNMENT FORMED BEKAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN THE YEAR 1995. THE BEKAL CORPORATION CONDUCTING A NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES IN THE PREMISES OF THE FORT FOR THE POPULARISATION OF THIS TOURISM DESINATION. A CHILDREN’S PARK IS SITUATING ON THE NEABY SIDE BEACH. THE VAST COCONUT PLANTATION IN THE SIDE OF THE BEACH PROVIDING AN ENCHANTING BEUTY TO THIS PLACE. THE CORPORATION IS NOW BEUTIFYING THE NOOK AND CORNER OF THIS PLACE AND CONSTRUCTING A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS IN THE SEASHORE FOR GIVING BETTER FACILITIES TO THE TRAVELLERS AROUND THE GLOBE.
IT IS SITUATING IN THE NORTHERN PART OF KERALA, IN THE DISTRICT OF KASARAGOD. THE UNIQUENESS OF KASARAGOD DISTRICT IS THAT IT IS THE LAST FORMED DISTRICT IN KERALA AND IS THE ONLY DISTRICT IN KERALA WITH TOBACCO CULTIVATION. THE NEARBY AREAS OF BEKAL FORT IS VERY FERTILE AND CAN SEE THE TOBACCO PLANTS WHICH ARE GROWING EXTENSIVELY.
ONCE YOU ENTER THE DESTINATION, YOU MIND WILL SAY “ BE HERE ALWAYS”. SO REACH BEKAL AND TASTE THE ESSENCE OF TRAVELING.
WITH LOVING TRAVELING MOMENTS
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