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Sasthamkotta Sasthamcotta | |
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village | |
 Evening at Sasthamcotta Lake | |
| Coordinates:9°02′11.4″N76°37′26.0″E / 9.036500°N 76.623889°E /9.036500; 76.623889[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Elevation | 22.19 m (72.8 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 32,330 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690521 |
| Telephone code | +91476xxxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | KL-61 |
| Nearest city | karunagappally,Adoor,Kottarakkara,Kollam |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kunnathur |
| Website | www |
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Sasthamkotta orSasthamcotta is a village in theKunnathurTaluk ofKollam district in the state ofKerala, India. Kunnathur taluk headquarters is located at Sasthamkotta.
Sasthamcotta is 25 kilometres (16 mi) fromKollam, the district headquarters,a few kilometres fromAdoor municipality, 18 kilometres (11 mi) and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) fromKarunagappalli town and 42 kilometres (26 mi) away fromParavur. It is the location of theSasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple.
The temple is dedicated to Sree Dharmasastha(Lord Ayyappa) 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.[1]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus, Sasthamkotta had a population of 32,330 with 15,818 males and 16,512 females.[2]
https://www.malayalamchristiannetwork.com/pastor-reji-mathew-reji-sasthamkotta/
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