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With barbets and myna calling, this sport informs us of an important event that took place here in 1498. Morning at Kappad / Kappkadavu Beach where Vasco da Gama landed in India With gulls flying around the Indian Ocean waters at Kappad, also known as Kappakadavu locally, this is a beach and village near Koyilandy, in the district of Kozhikode in Kerala, India. A stone monument installed by government commemorates the "landing" by Vasco da Gama with the inscription, 'Vasco da Gama landed here, Kappakadavu, in the year 1498'. Wikipedia. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motio