Kerala

temple · river

The Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars located near Aranmula, a village in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, South India.

boats · sport

During the Nehru Boatrace in Kerala, which draws a lot of tourists from all over the world. Vallam Kali (Malayalam: vaḷḷaṃ kaḷi, literally "boat game") is a traditional boat race in Kerala, India.

boats · sport

During the Nehru Boatrace in Kerala, which draws a lot of tourists from all over the world. Vallam Kali (Malayalam: vaḷḷaṃ kaḷi, literally "boat game") is a traditional boat race in Kerala, India.

boats · sport

During the Nehru Boatrace in Kerala, which draws a lot of tourists from all over the world. Vallam Kali (Malayalam: vaḷḷaṃ kaḷi, literally "boat game") is a traditional boat race in Kerala, India.

boats · village

Chundan Vallam (Beaked Boat), known to the outside world as Kerala snake boats, are one of the icons of Kerala culture used in the Vallamkali (boat race.) Constructed according to specifications taken from the Sthapathya Veda, an ancient tr…

coastline · lake

Man rows a boat across the backwaters of Kerala during the rains. Monsoons usually hit the eastern coast of India on the beaches of Kerala first.

railway

Pranav Ganapathy comments that "The first train is the Kerala Express firing past close to its top speed. Loco is mostly ED WAP-4." Train moving fast on a track in India.

coastline

Kerala, regionally also Keralam, is a state located in the south-west region of India on the Malabar coast. It was formed on 1 November 1956 per the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam-speaking regions.

ceremony · dance

Koodithullal: An ritualistic dance form of Padayani Padayani, also called Padeni, (from the word for military formations) is a traditional folk dance and a ritual art from the central portion of the Indian state of Kerala.

ceremony · dance

Padayani, also called Padeni, (from the word for military formations) is a traditional folk dance and a ritual art from the central portion of the Indian state of Kerala.

ceremony · dance

Padayani, also called Padeni, (from the word for military formations) is a traditional folk dance and a ritual art from the central portion of the Indian state of Kerala.

river · temple

The Pamba River (also called Pampa river) is the third longest river in the South Indian state of Kerala after Periyar and Bharathappuzha and the longest river in the erstwhile princely state of Travancore.

wildlife · birds

A team in India managed to rescue this enormous elephant with the help of crane after it fell into a 40-foot well. Local people came forward to help him by pouring water on him continuously.

Mr. Modi visited the injured people in various hospitals in Kollam, Kerala.where tragedy occurred during an unauthorised display of fireworks at the 100-year-old temple.

coastline

Tangasseri or Thangassery is a thickly populated beach area on the shores of the Arabian Sea in Kollam city, Kerala, India.

monsoon · forest

The Monsoons in Kerala do not take the pattern of incessant rains continuing for weeks. Virtually it rains for a few hours with sunny interludes.

boats · sport

During the Nehru Boatrace in Kerala, which draws a lot of tourists from all over the world. Vallam Kali (Malayalam: vaḷḷaṃ kaḷi, literally "boat game") is a traditional boat race in Kerala, India.

dance

India's classical dancer Bharati Shivaji demonstrates basic elements of Mohiniattam. The contribution of Bharati Shivaji to this exquisite & graceful dance form of Kerala would certainly be a special chapter.

dance

Kalaripayattu is an Indian martial art. One of the oldest fighting systems in existence, it is now practiced in Kerala, in contiguous parts of Tamil Nadu and among the Malayali community of Malaysia.

festival · temple

Children dress as women to please goddess during annual Chamayavilakku festival at Kottankulangara Sree Devi Temple, Chavara near Kollam, Kerala.

festival · temple

Men dress as women to please goddess during annual Chamayavilakku festival at Kottankulangara Sree Devi Temple, Chavara near Kollam, Kerala.

lake · river

Fishing on Vembanad Lake, we see fishermen clearing their nets after a catch at Vembanad Lake in Kerala.... Vembanad (Vembanad Kayal or Vembanad Kol) is the longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala.

boats

People sail the canoes boat on the water in Kerala. Coconut trees can be seen across the water. An ambulance boat goes through the water.