Kerala

river · monsoon

Kerala's river form lovely waterfalls and streams as they flow down the Western Ghats to the plains of the Eastern coast.

coastline

Girls fishing with small landing-net at a river in Kerala. Kerala, is a state in the south-west region of India on the Malabar coast.

coastline

Dolphins are marine mammals closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size and are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves.

temple · hills

The temple located in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district in South India, India. One of the most famous temple pilgrimages in South India, South Asia, India. This is a kanniayyappan, first time pilgrims' ritual; ceremony.

Rubber is traditionally cultivated in India in the hinterlands of the South West Coast comprising of the state of Kerala.....

Cardamom has a strong, unique taste, with an intensely aromatic, resinous fragrance. In Telugu, it is called Elaichi or Yaalukalu.

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…

boats · architecture

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

sport · boats

The Champakulam Moolam Boat Race is one of the oldest and most popular vallam kali (snake boat race) after Aranmula Boat Race in Kerala state of south India.

village · river

Banana plantations, coconut groves and local retailers in Kerala, India. See plantains on a tree. A local villager packs wares onto his bicycle to retail at a neighbouring village.

farmland

A bunch of Areca nut almost ready for harvest in South India. The areca nut palm is the source of common chewing nut, popularly known as betel nut or Supari.

lake · river

Far away view of Luxurious houseboats sailing on Vembanad Lake and one can also see floating Water Hyacinth in the district of Alleppey, Kerala, India.

school · coastline

Students' cycles parked at the side of school campus of LEO XIII Hr. Sec.School in Kerala. Leo Xiii Higher Secondary School is in Alappuzha district of Kerala.

boats

The Kerala houseboat cruise takes you to another world, with nature at its best, coming to Kerala and not experiencing the grandeur of these luxury floating castles will be sheer waste.

boats

The Kerala houseboat cruise takes you to another world, with nature at its best, coming to Kerala and not experiencing the grandeur of these luxury floating castles will be sheer waste.

lake · river

Houseboat sailing across the 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. It is also counted as one of the largest lakes in India.

river · lake

A view at the Punnamada backwater resort......... 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.

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

Motor boats sailing on the backwaters of Kerala. Kerala is well-known for its water bodies that take the form of canals, backwaters and rivers. And there are regions in Kerala, where water dominates life of those living in its vicinity.

coastline · river

The water hyacinth, popularly known as 'kulavazha' in the state, is one of the most invasive and gregarious aquatics weeds of Kerala widely distributed all.

coastline · river

The water hyacinth, popularly known as 'kulavazha' in the state, is one of the most invasive and gregarious aquatics weeds of Kerala widely distributed all.

coastline · river

Palm trees, pandanus shrubs, various leafy plants and bushes grow alongside the backwaters of Kerala, providing a green hue to the surrounding landscape.

coastline · lake

A ferry ride on Kerala's Backwaters, India. 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.