Thekkumbhagam or Thekkumbhagom is the southern border town of Paravur municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is located at the Southern tip of Kollam's coastal area. It is in the Arabian Sea coast.[1] Thekkumbhagam-Kappil estuary point in the Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram coastal border is one of the emerging tourism spots in the state.[2] On 1936, during formation, Thekkumbhagam was one of the 9 territories of Paravur Panchayath.[3] Thekkumbhagam estuary is one among the twin estuary points in Paravur. The other one is Pozhikara estuary.

Thekkumbhagam Thekkumbhagom
Neighbourhood
From Top:Boating at Paravur Lake, Sunset at Thekkumbhagam beach, Thekkumbhagam Estuary, Paravur Lake at Thekkumbhagam, Lakesagar Xavier's resort in Thekkumbhagam
Thekkumbhagam Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8.798°N 76.667°E / 8.798; 76.667
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Civic body	Paravur Municipality
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691319
Telephone code	0474
Vehicle registration	KL-02
Nearest city	Kollam - 14 km
Nearest town	Paravur - 4 km
Website	www.paravuronline.com www.paravurmunicipality.in//

Thekkumbhagam is a famous shooting spot now. Few shots of Aamir Khan's latest Laal Singh Chaddha done at Thekkumbhagam during December 2019.[4]

Estuary in Paravur Thekkumbhagam

Paravur landmass' 3 sides are surrounded by water bodies - Paravur Lake, Nadayara Lake and Arabian Sea. Both north and south tips of Paravur town is having peninsula and estuary. Thekkumbhagam is at south of Paravur. Thekkumbhagam estuary is the most crowd-pulling estuary in the state.^{[citation needed]} It is located at the borders of Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram districts. A beach in this location attracts crowds every day.[5][6] The estuary can be accessed by travelling through Paravur-Kappil-Varkala road.[7][8]

Places of interest near Thekkumbhagam

• Paravur - The temple town of Kollam[9]
• Puthenpalli Jumua Masjid- one of the oldest masjids in south Kerala(750 years old masjid)
• Pudiyidam Mahadeva Temple.
• Thekkumbhagam-Kappil beach and estuary
• Priyadarshini Boat Club
• Paravur Lake
• Pozhikara estuary
• Polachira wetlands
• Puthenkulam Elephant Village[10]

See also

• Paravur
• Pozhikkara
• Nedungolam
• Paravur Kayal
• Paravur railway station

Gallery

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  Thekkumbhagam Coast in Paravur
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  Sunset at Paravur Thekkumbhagam beach
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  Paravur Lake, Kollam - An evening scene from Paravur Thekkumbhagam
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  Thekkumbhagam-Kappil bridge
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  Boating at Paravur Lake - A regular scene from Paravur Thekkumbhagam
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  Estuary in Paravur Thekkumbhagam
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  Boating at Paravur Lake
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  Sunset scene from Paravur Thekkumbhagam
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  Thekkumbhagam Estuary, Paravur
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  Lakesagar Xavier's Resort, Paravur Thekkumbhagam
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  A Govt. notice board at Thekkumbhagam Beach
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  Paravur-Varkala Coastal Road at Thekkumbhagam
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  Boat near Paravur Lakesagar resort
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  Rainbow at Thekkumbhagam coast

References

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