kodungallur bharani
Kodungallur town is at a distance of 10 km from the island. The ancient Bhagavathi temple of Kodungallur has its annual festivalin Kerala during April-May, when a congregation of oracles gather at the temple from all over Kerala. It is one of the grandest of Kerala's temple festivals. The culmination of the festival is a carnivalesque event, with people singing and dancing to frenzy, in the temple precincts.
forts
The Pallippuram and Kottappuram forts, about 10 and 9 km. respectively from the Big Banana Island are remains of the colonial era. Pallippuram fort was built by the Portuguese in 1503 AD, and is one of the oldest extant European structures in Asia. Kottappuram fort was built in 1523 AD.