Vellayani Lake | Punchakkari | Kakkamoola | Vavvamoola | Places to visit in Trivandrum | Kovalam

#Vellayani #Punchakkari #Kovalam Vellayani is on the banks of Vellayani Lake or Vellayani Kayal, the only fresh water lake in Thiruvananthapuram district. A 700-year-old temple, dedicated to Goddess Kali is an attraction at Vellayani, Vellayani Devi Temple. The temple celebrates the longest (50 days) non-pilgrimage festival of South India. This festival is held once in three years and is known as the ‘Kaliyoottu Mahotsavam’ – which means ‘the festival of feeding the Devi’. College of Agriculture affiliated to the Kerala Agricultural University is situated here; it is one of the main agricultural colleges of Kerala. A road passes through this lake; a bund has been constructed for this purpose. This lake attracts a lot of tourists. Once in Kovalam, a visitor should not allow to miss the opportunity of seeing this wonder lake of freshwater. Its crystal-clear calm water, especially during moonlit nights, is a craze for the minds. The locals say a side of the lake is Kochu Kovalam, meaning tiny Kovalam. The bund road in the Northern side of Kakkamoola-Trivandrum road is the Vavvamoola Lake Shore. The drinking water supply for the Vizhinjam International Seaport is proposed to be from Vavvamoola Lake.