Kerala

In 2006, Kerala alone produced 59.462 Million Kg of tea, accounting to more than 6% of the national production and 26% of the production from the Southern states.

industry · monsoon

Coffee plantation in Kerala, India. The coffee tree averages from 5-10 m (15--30 ft.) in height. As the tree gets older, it branches less and less and bears more leaves and fruit.

farmland

Cashew tree growing in Kerala, India. Cashew is one of the major tropical tree crops ranking second in the international trade among major edible nuts.This is adapted to warm humid tropical conditions.

sport · boats

Known by the locals as Chaundanvallams Boat Race, The snake boat race is the oldest and most popular boat race in Kerala.

Time Lapse of Clouds. Misty mountains, forests and tea gardens of Munnar, Kerala, India.

A motorable bridge across a roaring torrent. Also, a waterfall in Kerala, south India. What are those red flowers on the small flowering tree? Can anyone help us identify the tree species?

sport · boats

The oldest and most popular snake boat race in Kerala. The race is held on the Champakulam Lake on the moolam day of the Malayalam month Midhunam, the day of the installation of the deity at the Temple.

boats · sport

The oldest and most popular snake boat race in Kerala.The race is held on the Champakulam Lake on the moolam day of the Malayalam month Midhunam, the day of the installation of the deity at the Temple.

One can see workers engage in coir production in a coir industry at Kalavoor, Kerala. Kerala is the home of coir industry in India. Coir rope-making is a common cottage industry in India.

livestock

The Chenda is a cylindrical percussion instrument used widely in the state of Kerala, and Tulu Nadu of Karnataka State in India. In Tulu Nadu it is known as chande.

coastline · boats

Waves of Arabian sea hitting shoreline of Neendakara Beach in Kerala. Neendakara is a famous fishing harbour located around 8 km from Kollam district of Kerala, India. We see a motor boat sailing on Arbian sea.....

industry

The same plant is the source of black pepper, white pepper and green pepper. Kerala is famous for its spices.

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.

Nileshwaram, also known as Nileshwar, is a municipality and a town in Kasaragod District of Kerala state, South India. It is one of the three municipalities of Kasaragod district, the other two being Kasaragod and Kanhangad.

boats · river

If you are in Kerala, don't miss a cruise through the canals of Alappuzha. If you are cherishing the idea of spending some good time amidst the sights and sounds of the hydrosphere, then step into a country boat and wind through the labyrin…

industry · bazaar

Cardamom has a strong, unique taste, with an intensely aromatic, resinous fragrance. The pleasant aroma and the delectable taste it offers have earned Cardamom the status ‘queen of spices’.

industry · bazaar

Cardamom has a strong, unique taste, with an intensely aromatic, resinous fragrance. The pleasant aroma and the delectable taste it offers have earned Cardamom the status ‘queen of spices’.

boats · street food

We have learnt about the Kerala snake boat races, and seen how tourists from all over throng the state in these months to watch the famous boat races. Let us look at another type of boat from Kerala--the houseboat or the kettuvellam.

livestock

The Chenda is a cylindrical percussion instrument used widely in the state of Kerala, and Tulu Nadu of Karnataka State in India. In Tulu Nadu it is known as chande.

coastline

Kerala, regionally referred to as Keralam, 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.

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.