280m
305yds
305yds
Golden Island Varkala
Ponnumthuruthu also known as Golden Island is an island in Varkala of Trivandrum district in Kerala.It is located between ‘Panayilkadavu,Vakkom, Attingal’and ‘Panayilkadavu,Vennicode,Varkala’.It is situated in Anjuthengu lake or called Panayilkadavu lake.The island is a property of the Valiyapurakkal Family. The island also contain a Hindu temple that is 100 years old. Sivarathri festival,Sivarathri is a major festival celebrated at the Siva Parvathi Vishnu temple at Ponnumthuruthu. It is the festival that makes alive the otherwise less frequented island. Many devotees spend the night on the island during Sivarathri and the place lit with lights is an enchanting sight.[1]
References
- ^ Ponnumthuruthu likely to be a major tourism site The Times of India