Pakshipathalam
Boulder caves at the top of Brahmagiri.
- Where
- Wayanad, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.7151, 76.1271
Get the Pakshipathalam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pakshipathalam. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Pakshipathalam
Edakkal Caves 15 km
Petroglyphs cut into a cleft in the rock, some of them six thousand years old, reached by a climb up the hill.
Sultan Bathery 17 km
The Wayanad town named for the Jain temple Tipu used as an ammunition store, and the base for Edakkal and Muthanga.
Chembra Peak 18 km
The heart shaped lake on the way up.
Banasura Sagar Dam 19 km
The largest earth dam in India, at Padinjarathara, with the country's first floating solar plant out on its water.
Pookode Lake 22 km
A small natural lake in Wayanad shaped like the map of India, with a rainforest round it.
Soochipara Falls 23 km
A three tiered fall in Wayanad with a rock face climbers use.
En Ooru Tribal Heritage Village 23 km
Kerala's first tribal heritage village, opened in 2022 on a hillock at Pookode, with thatched huts, a market and a kitchen run by Wayanad's tribal communities.
Meenmutty Falls 24 km
Three drops, reached on foot through forest.
More offbeat places in Keralam
Questions
Where is Pakshipathalam?
Pakshipathalam is in Wayanad, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Edakkal Caves (15 km), Sultan Bathery (17 km), Chembra Peak (18 km).
How do I get the Pakshipathalam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pakshipathalam and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Pakshipathalam before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.