Sasthamkotta


Sasthamkotta or Sasthamcotta is a village in the Kunnathur Taluk of Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. Kunnathur taluk headquarters is located at Sasthamkotta.

Location

Sasthamcotta is from Kollam, the district headquarters,a few kilometres from Adoor municipality, and from Karunagappalli town and away from Paravur. It is the location of the Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple.

Sasthamcotta Sree Dharmasastha Temple

The temple is dedicated to Sree Dharmasastha and the surroundings of the temple are covered by hills and forests. One of the features of the Sasthamcotta temple is the abundance of monkeys that camp around, which are considered holy. It is believed that Lord Hanuman at the time flying to Lanka in search of Goddess Sita, halted at this place also, and since then this Temple is a home for Monkeys. The monkeys are devotee-friendly, and the thousands of devotees visiting the temple take pleasure in feeding these monkeys with nuts and fruits.

Demographics

India census, Sasthamkotta had a population of 33,285 with 15,870 males and 17,415 females.

Notable people