A narrow winding road leads away from the town, flanked by thousands of palm trees and fertile paddy fields. This is a holy beach, known as ‘Papanashini' meaning, that which destroys sins. High cliffs border the excellent beach. Mineral water springs gushing out from these cliffs are well known for their medicinal property. There is a nature cure centre adjacent to the beach. The ancient Janardhana swamy (Vishnu) temple who is Kerala’s saint and social reformer is situated here, also Sree Narayana Guru is nearby.