Kaalikesam or Kalikesam, is a beautiful place located 20 kms from Nagerkoil.This is a really wonderful tourist place near Kanyakumari but many don’t know much about this place. This place is quite dense with forest and rubber plantations. Though there are buses to this place, there is no use in taking risk to go to this place by bus, but can go there straight away, if there is own transport. 
The entire stretch of traveling either from Kerala or from Kanyakumari is quite breath taking. One will never hesitate to stop enroute to take pictures.
How to reach:
From Nagerkoil one have to cross the villages of Puthery, Thittuvilai, Alagiyapandiapuram, Thadikarankonam (there is a straight road from the north end of this village, that leads to Kalikesam), Keeriparai, Kalikesam.
At Keeriparai, there is a bridge and once crossing the bridge there is a junction of two roads cutting at V angle where the right side road leads to Balmore estate and Vattaparai falls and the straight road or the left side road leads to Kaalikesam after a traveling distance of 2 kms. The end of the road is Kalikesam. The road ends in the Kali temple on the forest river shore (did this place got the name because of the temple?). 
The second half of May and early half of June says the native inmates there. When the monsoon starts in Kerala, the forest river starts getting water. Though the water is ankle deep one have to be very careful with the swirls. The forest river is a real wonder to see and step in during the summer but when there is heavy rain, it is absolutely unadvisable to go to this place. Infact the bridge at Keeripaarai, gets submerged in the forest floods.
The Kali temple is the main devotee for some of the families in the nearby villages and on Tuesdays and Fridays, people come to offer pujas. The Tamil month of Aadi is very significant and women make kozhukattai and maavilakku and offer it to Kali. 
The only other building to be seen in this area is the Tea stall or the canteen on the opposite bank. There is a bridge constructed from one bank of the river, funded by MLA fund. People can walk or can go in bicycle. When we go up the hill in a distance of 1km there is a beautiful waterfall. It is better not to stay back after dark, as there are lots of wild animals seen wandering after sunset.
The entire stretch of traveling either from Kerala or from Kanyakumari is quite breath taking. One will never hesitate to stop enroute to take pictures.How to reach:
From Nagerkoil one have to cross the villages of Puthery, Thittuvilai, Alagiyapandiapuram, Thadikarankonam (there is a straight road from the north end of this village, that leads to Kalikesam), Keeriparai, Kalikesam.
At Keeriparai, there is a bridge and once crossing the bridge there is a junction of two roads cutting at V angle where the right side road leads to Balmore estate and Vattaparai falls and the straight road or the left side road leads to Kaalikesam after a traveling distance of 2 kms. The end of the road is Kalikesam. The road ends in the Kali temple on the forest river shore (did this place got the name because of the temple?). 
The second half of May and early half of June says the native inmates there. When the monsoon starts in Kerala, the forest river starts getting water. Though the water is ankle deep one have to be very careful with the swirls. The forest river is a real wonder to see and step in during the summer but when there is heavy rain, it is absolutely unadvisable to go to this place. Infact the bridge at Keeripaarai, gets submerged in the forest floods.
The Kali temple is the main devotee for some of the families in the nearby villages and on Tuesdays and Fridays, people come to offer pujas. The Tamil month of Aadi is very significant and women make kozhukattai and maavilakku and offer it to Kali. 
The only other building to be seen in this area is the Tea stall or the canteen on the opposite bank. There is a bridge constructed from one bank of the river, funded by MLA fund. People can walk or can go in bicycle. When we go up the hill in a distance of 1km there is a beautiful waterfall. It is better not to stay back after dark, as there are lots of wild animals seen wandering after sunset.
