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Kovalam lighthouses illuminating the night at Kovalam in Kerala. Light House Beach located on the southernmost part of Kovalam beach town by the Arabian Sea in Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala, India. The southernmost beach, the Lighthouse Beach is the one most frequented by tourists, Lighthouse Beach got its name due to the old Vizhinjam Lighthouse located on a rocky promontory here. Its intermittent beams at night render the beach with an unearthly charm. Kovalam is a beach town by the Arabian Sea in Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala, India, located around 16 km from the city center. Kovalam means a grove of coconut trees and true to its name the village offers an endless sight of coconut trees. It is also known as the paradise of the south. Kovalam has three beaches separated by rocky outc