Kasargod is known as the land of Gods, forts, rivers, hills and beautiful sea shores. The largest and the best preserved Bekal fort is already in the world tourist map. The old temples and mosques are rich in unique architecture and culture of this region. As it was part of Canara, still you can hear Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, Hindi and Urdu in the region apart from Malayalam. Kasargod is derived from the word Kusirakood meaning Nuxvomica forests (Kanjirakuttom). The world famous fort Bakel situated in this distict. This fort became one of the biggest tourist locations in Northen Kerala. As thought that this fort was built in the period of Shivappa Naik in 1650's. Later this fort captured by Baider Ali and then the British.Why Kasargod ?
Kasargod is known as the land of Gods, forts, rivers, hills and beautiful sea shores. The largest and the best preserved Bekal fort is already in the world tourist map. The old temples and mosques are rich in unique architecture and culture of this region. As it was part of Canara, still you can hear Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, Hindi and Urdu in the region apart from Malayalam. Kasargod is derived from the word Kusirakood meaning Nuxvomica forests (Kanjirakuttom). The world famous fort Bakel situated in this distict. This fort became one of the biggest tourist locations in Northen Kerala. As thought that this fort was built in the period of Shivappa Naik in 1650's. Later this fort captured by Baider Ali and then the British.