Sasthamkotta Lake is the largest fresh water lake in Kerala located in Quilon. Karunagapally, the nearest town is at a distance of 8km from the lake. Large presence of the ‘cavaborus larva’ turns the lake water useful for drinking by consuming the bacteria’s in the lake. The lake is named after an ancient Sastha temple on the river side. Lord Ayyappa and Ganapathi are worshiped in this temple. Three sides of the lake are surrounded by hills and one side is bordered by paddy fields. Insectivores plant ‘Drosera’ is found on the eastern shore of the lake. Main crops grown on the banks of the lake are paddy, cashew nut, tapioca and plantain. Fresh water fishes of 27 varieties are found in this region mainly including the pearl spot fish, catfish, prawns, herrings, and sardines. Large group of monkeys are found here and they belong to the Sastha temple. People visiting the temple take pleasure in feeding these devotee friendly monkeys.
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