Kerala

monsoon

Roads and villages submerged in water causing massive damage in Kerala. Flash flood leaves no room for people to stay indoor as water gushes everywhere in Kerala.

festival

Even though there were no dazzling movie celebrities around but the local cultural showcase was nothing less than a celebration. Kerala was hard bent on showcasing their culture at the opening ceremony of the film festival.

railway

Take a glimpse of moving trains on a railway track at Chhittur in Kerala. A cargo train rushing past the camera. Sights of the railway tracks, and the multiple track intersections near the junction.

monsoon

NDRF teams collaborated with Kerala's local disaster management authorities to carry out elaborate rescue efforts in Koorg. Rescuers are battling torrential rains to save residents, with more than 200,000 people left homeless in camps.

boats

Serene backwaters of Adimali with a solo fishing canoe sailing on it. A solo kayaker is also spotted from the sky. Reflections of the surrounding landscape covered in palm trees.

temple · festival

Transgenders and cross dressers come to Kottankulangara Sree Devi Temple to worship Godess Bhagavathy.

coastline

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

boats · sport

Nehru Trophy Boat race at Punnamada, Alappuzha is one of the most significant and colourful boat races in Kerala.

boats · sport

This footage captures a traditional snake boat (Chundan Vallam) practice session on a narrow canal in Kerala, India.

flowers

The Nilgiri Tahr is a wild mountain goat that lives in a few pockets on the higher peaks of the Nilgiris in the Western Ghats. Seen here is a small group on the lower slopes around Mr. Anaimudi in the Eravikulam National Park near Munnar.

farmland · snow

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 a tropical orchid, cultivated for its pleasant flavour, which is one of the costl…

monsoon

An Emirates flight takes off from the flooded Cochin Airport in Kerala. The authorities have announced that the airport has stopped its operations due to flood situation at the airport.

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.

festival · temple

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

festival · temple

Devotees throng Kottankulangara Sree Devi Temple during annual Chamayavilakku festival at Kottankulangara Sree Devi Temple, Chavara near Kollam, Kerala.

temple · architecture

Graveyards of Catholic community at St. Casimir's Church in Mathilil, Kollam, Kerala. St Casimir's Church was built in 1873. it was renovated several times and the present structure was completed in the year 1993.

boats · sport

Men rowing during a traditional boat race called Champakulam Boat race in Kerala, India. Kerala is well-known for its water bodies that take the form of canals, backwaters and rivers.

hills · aerial

Tea Estates of Idukki in Kerala, Nilgiri mountains of Munnar: aerial view. Kerala’s Idukki district is famous for its sprawling tea plantations that stretch across numerous hills in a carpet of greenery.

forest · wildlife

Elephant greets and blesses new-born baby with the tip of its trunk, ever so gently! Shelter home for Elephants at the Elephant Training Center in Kodanad Elephant Training Center or 'Elephant Kraal' is an elephant training center in Kodana…

coastline · aerial

Aerial view of the Cherai backwaters and beach in Kerala. Islands located in the backwaters, Chinese fishing nets, houseboats floating on the backwaters, all make for an amazing view.

Orange carrots are a vegetable staple in the hills of Munnar. A woman washes and cleans her farm-fresh gajar to sell them at a stall alongside the road going up to rainy Munnar in Kerala.

Forest ambiance filling the air deep inside the woods of Kerala as farmers are filmed collecting Cardamom, a common spice in India which is also known as Elaichi.