Kerala

hills · forest

Mountain landscape featuring a large silhouetted peak partially hidden beneath drifting mist and clouds.

river

The vast stretch of Kainakary backwaters in Kerala bathing in the golden sun with silhouettes of palm trees.

Half a subcontinent away in Kerala at the temple of Saraswati, the goddess of learning. I met this young woman intently watching her son go through Vidyarambham, the right of initiation into learning.

sport · boats

The lively atmosphere surrounding a traditional snake boat race in Kerala, India. Large crowds gather along the riverbanks, enthusiastically singing, clapping, and cheering for the competing boat crews as they race through the water.

music · festival

A dynamic stage performance in Mehrauli featuring a male singer performing live during a ganamela—a popular musical concert format associated with Kerala.

boats · coastline

Fishermen prepare their nylon nets and launch their boats into Indian Ocean waters at Kovalam Beach in Kerala. A fisherman drinks water on his boat. Others pull their boat back onto the shore, even as others push theirs into the waters.

monsoon · aerial

A brilliant monsoon sunset with warm evening light in Kerala, as seen from the air.

politics · temple

The entry of two women into the hill shrine, the first time since the Supreme Court in September 2018 lifted the age-linked ban on the entry of women devotees, has triggered massive protests in Kerala.

coastline

Stay at CGH Earth's Brunton Boatyard in Fort Kochi, Kerala, and you get treated to a lovely evening-time harbour cruise in their diesel engine powered boat, and a close-up view of the famous Chinese fishing nets along Kochi harbour!

boats · sport

Nehru Trophy Boat Race, the most colourful water sport in Kerala. This prestigious cultural event of Kerala has been attracting people from all over the world.

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.

dance · festival

A cultural performance from Kerala celebrating devotion to Lord Krishna during a festive event often referred to as Krishnotsavam.

monsoon

Flash flood leaves no room for people to stay indoor as water gushes everywhere in Kerala. 220,000 people left homeless and thousands trapped in southern Indian state after unusually heavy rain which led to infamous Kerala floods 2018.

village · highway

Scenic almost unearthly landscape of Kolukkumalai Tea Estate and vantage point captured on film aerially. Steep ridges with grassland on both sides overlooking the vast tea plantations.

architecture · temple

kadungamangalam palli Kadungamangalam Mor Pathrose Paulose Church was established in 1867 Dhanu 10 in the name of martyr Mor Behnam by Thuruthil Varkey Ulahannan, a trustee of Karingachira church, after securing an order from Cochin governm…

politics · river

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.

temple

Two women in their 40s wrote themselves into history on Wednesday morning when they became the first in menstruating age to offer prayers to the famous Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, after the Supreme…

industry

Former female sex workers collect trash cans on the streets in India. Women who have retired as sex workers are given livelihood training and counseling to provide them with employment opportunities under the Sarang Partnership for Sexual H…

festival · temple

Kottankulangara Sree Devi Temple organises annual Chamayavilakku festival in Kerala. The famous Chamayavilakku is a unique festival which is held at the Kottankulangara Sree Devi Temple, Chavara near Kollam, Kerala where thousands of men ir…

boats · sport

Champakulam Boat Race the most interesting boat race in Kerala. Thousands of people attend witness the snake boat race. Kerala is well-known for its water bodies that take the form of canals, backwaters and rivers.

livestock · monsoon

These cattle are happy in their monsoon profusion, grazing in the grassy meadows of Munnar in Kerala. Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates.