On the world tourism map, the beautiful Ashtamudi Lake is located in the Kollam district of Kerala -God's own country. Ashtamudi Lake - a gift of the Kallada river - is blessed with a confluence of backwaters. Ashtamudi Lake is a union of eight lakes. They are Thevalli Lake, Kandachira Lake, Kuzheepuzha Lake, Thekkumbhagom Lake, Kallada Lake, Peruman Lake, Kumbalath Lake, Kanjirottu Lake.
It is a famous lake at the southern end of Ashtamudi Lake. The Thevalli Palace, which was the summer palace of Desinganadu kings is situated on the shores of the lake. Ashramam Sri Krishnaswamy Temple is located in the eastern part of this lake. The Thevalli bridge which connects the areas of Anchalummood- Kadavoor and Kollam city is located across the lake. Kadavoor church is situated at the northern part of the Thevalli bridge and the southern part of the bridge is the Thevalli Palace complex. This lake connects the Kollam Canal - the National Waterway to Ashtamudi Lake.
Kandachira Lake which is a part of Ashtamudi Lake is situated to the northeast of Thevalli lake. The eastern part is located at Mangad, the northeastern part at Kandachira and the western part at Anchalummood Kadavoor areas. On the west bank of the lake is the historic Kadavoor Sree Mahadeva Temple. At Festivals the Thevalli Nedumkuthira is transported by boats through this lake to the temple.
Kuzheepuzha Lake is a part of Ashtamudi Lake, which surrounds the peninsula of Kuzeepuzha. The lake is located on the northwestern side of the lake. On the southwestern part of it are the banks of places from Thoppilkadavu to Kavanad. On the northwestern side is the passes from Olikkara to Sambranikodi.
This lake is a part of Ashtamudi Lake which is located along the Kallada river is one of the beautiful places of Ashtamudi Lake. This lake is home to several islands such as Munroe Island, Pattam thuruth, Neettum thuruth etc.
Kumbalathu Lake is a part of the Ashtamudi Lake which lies between the northern part of the Padappakara peninsula and the southern part of Kallada in the east. Kumbalam, valiya Kumbalam, Onambalam, Nellimukkam, Vaalathilmannu Kadavu etc.
It is the deepest lake in Ashtamudi Lake. To the west of this is Kundara, which is famous for the ' Kundara Proclamation '.
Ashtamudi Lake has several bridges, both large and small, that connect the shores and islands of the lake. They are Neendakara bridge, Dalavapuram bridge, Pavumba bridge, Peruman bridge, Pezhum Thuruthu bridge, Thevalli bridge. These bridges played an important role in the socio-cultural and educational advancements of the people of the islands of Ashtamudi Lake along with the people of the surrounding shores. These bridges combine with nature to beautify the lake.
Islands of Ashtamudi Lake make the lake more beautiful. Ashtamudi Lake has several uninhabited islands, islands with one or two houses, islands with hundreds of houses. Manroe Thuruthu, Pezhum thuruthu, Pattamthuruth, Neetum thuruth, Puthenthuruthu, Poothuruth, Pannaykkathuruth, veluthuruth, Neeleswaram thuruth, palliyam thuruth are some of the islands in Ashtamudi Lake.
Ashtamudi Lake awaits like a bride. Dressed with thousand faces, she is waiting to draw new histories and moments. sculptor: Guruprasad Ayyappan
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