Bekal Fort

Bekal Fort is a medieval coastal fortification attributed in the cited sources to Shivappa Nayaka of Keladi and dated to 1650 AD. Sources describe it as the largest fort in Kerala, covering roughly 40 acres, and it has appeared in archaeological administrative records (the Archaeological Survey Department 1907–1908 progress report index) indicating official interest since the early 20th century. Kerala Legislative Assembly proceedings from 1991 include discussion titled "About Making Bekal Fort a Tourist Centre," showing state-level consideration of promoting the site for tourism. The provided materials do not supply a detailed chronology of sieges, restorations, or ownership changes, nor do they specify current management or visitor access details. Reported paranormal phenomena are not present in any of the supplied sources. No named spirits, hauntings, apparitions, curses, or supernatural explanations are referenced in the provided materials. A separate archival Malayalam literary excerpt in the research notes (the item titled "Karivellur") contains personal/poetic text but does not link to Bekal Fort in the supplied excerpts, so no folkloric or literary connections to supernatural activity can be asserted from the provided sources.