Thottada Beach

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Kannur, Kerala, India. Sunset as Thottada river carves a channel through the sandy beach at Thottada village and spills into Arabian Sea, north Kerala, India.

Framed by low palm-sprinkled headlands and a shallow lagoon, this beautiful powdery gold-sand expanse, 8km southeast of Kannur center, is home to the area's most charming homestays. It's wonderfully secluded, though the sea can get rough.

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