Ponnumthuruthu
{{short description|Island in Varkala, Trivandrum}}
{{moresources|date=May 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Golden Island Varkala
| official_name = Ponnumthuruthu (Golden Island, Varkala)
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| nickname = Golden Island
| settlement_type = Island
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.69886|N|76.7470|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Town
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Thiruvananthapuram
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| founder = Valyapurakkal Family Trust
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| government_type = Local Self Government
| governing_body = Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 5
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
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| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0470
| registration_plate = KL-16
| blank1_name_sec1 = Thiruvananthapuram
| blank1_info_sec1 = Varkala
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 =
| blank3_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Attingal
| blank4_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = Attingal
| website = https://golden-island.business.site/
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{{OSM Location map
|lat = 8.698
|lon = 76.747
|zoom = 15
|width = 305
|height = 400
|mark-lat = 8.698
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|mark-title = Golden Island
|label = Golden Island Varkala
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Ponnumthuruthu also known as Golden Island is an island in Varkala of Trivandrum district in Kerala. It is situated in Anjengo lake. The island is a property of a Valiyapurakkal Family. The island also contain a Hindu temple that is 100 years old. Sivarathri festival Sivarathri is a major festival celebrated at the Siva Parvathi temple at Ponnumthuruthu. It is the festival that makes alive the otherwise less frequented island. Many devotees spend the night on the island during Sivarathri and the place lit with lights is an enchanting sight.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/ponnumthuruthu-likely-to-be-a-major-tourism-site/articleshow/56722156.cms Ponnumthuruthu likely to be a major tourism site] The Times of India