Kanhangad

Kanhangad or Hosdurg is a city in the Kasaragod district of the Malabar region of Kerala, India.

Nithyanand Cave Temple

Shiva Temple at Belur

Get in

Buses are available from Kasaragod, Mangalore and Kannur. There is a railway station at Kanhangad.

Get around

Extreme traffic congestion can be expected between 7AM and 9PM near the bus station area from Kottacherry circle to Old Government Hospital Circle.

• Autorickshaws charge ₹15 per km
• Buses charge only ₹7 for 3 km.

See

Pulli Karinkaliyamma Temple

• 1 Ananda Ashramam (Anandashram), Mavungal Rd, ☏ +91 4672209477, anandashram@gmail.com. Daily lecture sessions from 3:30PM to 4:30PM. Free food and accommodation to all visitors. Gardens, Bhajan Hall, Goshalas and Library. The Panchavati Garden is an elevated seating place ideal for meditations and daydreams under the canopy of five sprawling trees. There is a special field for growing grass for the cattle and the small gazebo in the middle of the green field is an ideal location for writing poems as birds and butterflies surround you all the time. (updated Apr 2015)
• Carithas Convent and Church, Near Mothers Hospital (1 km). (updated Aug 2015)
• 2 Guruvanam, Arayil palam, Nileshwar Road. An ashram in a forestlike silent place. (updated Sep 2015)
• Kareem Forest, Puliyam Kulam, Parappa (23 km from Kanhangad). 32 acres filled with medicinal plants, birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians, small animals and microorganisms. Popular with students of Botany and Zoology. (updated May 2015)
• Karpooreshwara Temple, Poonkavanam, Hosdurg. (updated Aug 2015)
• 3 Madiyan Koolam Temple, Ajanoor (at Manikoth). This temple is dedicated to Bhadrakali. 
• 4 Nithyananda Ashram, Kanhangad Town, ☏ +91 467 220 8986, kanhangadashram@gmail.com. Underground caves, Meditation lessons. (updated Apr 2015)
• Shiva Temple, Bellur, Kanhangad. (updated Jun 2015)
• Sri Pulli Karinkaliyamma Temple, Kanhangad (very cute structure). (updated Jun 2015)
• Theyyam Temple, Madiyan Koolam, near Kanhangad at Manikoth. Dedicated to Bhadrakali. During the temple festival in May/June and December/January, the ceremonious theyyam is performed here. (updated Apr 2015)

Do

• Walk in the Virgin Beach, Vadagara-Mukku Beach, Kanhangad, behind the railway station (5 km). (updated Apr 2015)
• Yellow Hills (Ma njan.Pothi.Kunnu), Near Kalyan Road, Mavungal (5 km from the railway station). There is a Hanuman temple and Chirutheyi Cave here. Some other smaller caves are used for generating drinking water. (updated Jan 2017)

Buy

• Big Mall, Kannur Road

Eat

Puttu or steamed rice cake is eaten here with fish curry and black tea

• Akshaya Hotel, Hosdurg. (updated Aug 2015)
• Carre Food Court, Opposite Railway Station. (updated Sep 2015)
• Cita Pani Restaurant, Mall of India (1 km). for chicken specialities (updated Aug 2015)
• DTPC Vazhiyoram Restaurant, Periya Junction. (updated Aug 2015)
• Indian Coffee House, Naya Bazar, ☏ +91 467 2205367. (updated Apr 2015)
• Malabar Delicacies. There are many restaurants offering authentic Malabar meat and fish preparations. (updated Apr 2015)
• P.C. Fast Food Restaurant, Kalluravi north, Kalluravi Rd, Kovalpalli. (updated May 2015)

Sleep

• Ananda Ashram, Mavugal Rd (3 km). Free food and accommodation. Meditation and spiritual lessons. (updated May 2015)
• Bakel International, T.B. Road. (updated May 2015)
• Land Mark Vinayaka, Near new bus station, Alamipally. (updated May 2015)
• Raj Residency, Nileshwar Road (2 km). (updated Aug 2015)
• Safari Palace, Putiya Valappu. (updated May 2015)
• Traffic Raj Residency, Alamipally. ₹3,200. (updated May 2015)

• Government Rest House, Bandadka, School Road, Bandadka, ☏ +91 499-4230542, eebldksd@gmail.com. (updated Nov 2021)
• Government Rest House, Kanhangad, ☏ +91 499-4230542, eebldksd@gmail.com. (updated Nov 2021)

Hostels on monthly rent

• Carthias Institute Women's Hostel, Near Railway station (1 km). Run by nuns. (updated Jun 2015)

Go next

• Bekal Fort on bekal beach, 17 km.
• Kannur beach city with many fine hotels, 70 km
• Kasaragod, temple town, 29 km.
• Kozhikode major city with fine restaurants, 159 km
• Madikeri, cute little hill station, 117 km
• Mangalore, major port and city, 81 km
• Payyanur beach town, 31 km.