Kerala

lake · river

Local boatmen sitting on the wooden boats and fishing in Lake Vembanad in Kerala... Vembanad (Vembanad Kayal or Vembanad Kol) is the longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala.

boats · river

Participants rehearsing for Champakulam snake boat race in Kerala, India. Kerala is well-known for its water bodies that take the form of canals, backwaters and rivers.

river · lake

Overlooking the beguiling waters of Punnamada Lake Alappuzha, Punnamada Resort-Best Resorts in Kerala enthralls you with comfort and luxury at a location that enlivens all your senses.

dance · music

Mohiniyattam, is a classical dance form from Kerala, India. Believed to have originated in 16th century CE, it is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms recognised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi.

coastline · river

The placid backwaters of Kerala that stretch for over fifteen hundred kilometers are covered with swinging Coconut palm trees The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as…

boats · coastline

South Indian man dragging the partially submerged snake boat with House boat to part it in the backwaters of Kerala.

boats · village

Village-men prepare the snake boat for the snake boat race for the Vallamkali (Boat race), which is very unique in these parts of God's Own Country, Kerala.

coastline

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

Pineapples grow below the ground. Kerala is a hotbed of pineapple farming in India. One can see huge pieces of land, lined with rows and rows of pineapples.

boats · village

Villagemen prepare the snakeboa for the snakeboat race for the Vallamkali (Boatrace), which is very unique in these parts of God's Own Country, Kerala.

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

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.

boats · river

Rice boats or kettuvallams of Kerala as the name suggests, were used in the old days to transport rice, the staple of the Keralan people. Rice meant money, & those controlled the supply of rice invariably were the 'chiefs' of the locality.

dance

Padayani is a word which has originated from the word 'Pada' which means army or force in Malayalam. Padayani is a traditional folk dance which is performed to please the Bhadrakali or Goddess Kali.

ceremony · flowers

Keralite Hindu wedding ceremony happening in a typical traditional style. Contrary to the perception of the 'big fat Indian wedding', which generally involve a series of customs and ceremonies, the marriage organized in a typical Malayalee…

flowers · coastline

Vanilla beans maturing on vanilla vines in a Kerala plantation in India. This is where the vanilla flavour you taste in your ice creams comes from! Vanilla is an orchid creeper which is one of the primary sources for the popular vanilla fla…

monsoon · old town

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.

river · boats

The Kallada River is one of two major rivers that flow through the Kollam District of Kerala, India.

Unripe Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) growing on a vine in Kerala. Passiflora edulis is a vine species of passion flower that is native to Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina.

politics

With a coastline of 590 km, Kerala has over 2.5 lakh fishermen and six lakh people dependent on fishing related activities like processing and fish vending for their livelihood.

Black pepper originate in Kerala. It is garown in Kerala in large number it is also known as black gold.