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A range of vegetation of Kerala backwaters - Little egret taking a flight in the backwaters of Kerala and water hyacinth fills the entire backwaters adding a beauty to the vegetation of Kerala. What is this species of iridescent blue beetle? Help us identify it. The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both man made and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range. The Kerala Backwaters are a netw