KOTTARAKARA SG COLLEGE ART
REGIONAL STUDY PROGRAMME-2017 AT VARKALA
Kottarakara St. Gregorios CollegeART( Association of
Retired Teachers)conducted this year’s-2017 Regional study program on 12th
and 13th of May,2017 at Varkala. Varkala is an important place as far as Kerala Geology. Varkala Beach is world famous, also
known as Papanasham Beach . Varkala is an
International Tourism and pilgrim destination in Thiruvananthapuram district
(South of Kerala State). About 50000 Foreign and 1.60 lakh domestic tourists
visit Varkala every year. The great social reformer Sree Narayanaguru’s Samadhi
is situated (nearly 10 lakhs pilgrims visit the samati every year) in Sivagiri
Varkala. About 4 lakh pilgrims come to Varkala Papanasam beach every year
during vavubali days for doing rituals for their departed souls. Vavu Bali is
an annual day for Hindu rituals for their departed souls. An emerald story of
Varkala is pretty incomplete without a description of Varkala tunnel which is
popularly renowned as Varkala thurappu. The tunnel has its historic connection
with the brain of British and it was wisdom of colonials which was ideally
conceived and realized by Divan sir T Mahadeva Rao of Travancore. The
construction of the tunnel started in late 18th century and it took almost 14
years to complete. Its official inauguration was held in the year 1880 during
the time of Diwan Shesaya Shastri. Kottarakara college ART members
visited Sree Narayanaguru’s
Samadhi, Papanasham Beach and varkala, Varkala aquarium .
Prof. John Kurakar
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