kerala

I heard that it is best place for beautiful resort and famous for fish

Kerala is famous for Pooram, Thrissur pooram the famous. Here temples have elephants, deepam(lamps)...in north India Diya is used, panchavadyam, sopanam and many more.

Here, standard of living is very high comparing to other states. Also educational background. Even kids of workers study in English medium school. So Government and aided schools are on the border of 'endangered species'. :ohmy:

But Kerala spends most of its money for Beverage corporation, records are broken every season :laugh: Chalakkudy always comes first in the race. In fact, Kerala is one among the most alchohol consumed states.

really nice photographs........really good to see them all....nature's place it seems.

kerala is one of my favorite place to visit on my holidays. It has too many places to visit. All the places are really very nice. :cheer:

kerala is one of my favorite place to visit on my holidays. It has too many places to visit. All the places are really very nice. :cheer:

You can visit beautiful places like Munnar, Thekkadi, Ponmudi and Kovalam(TVM), Kumarakam Backwaters(Kottayam)
Temples - Sabarimala(Pathanamthitta), Guruvayur and Vadakkumnathan(Thrissur), Attukal and Padmanabhaswamy(TVM), Chottanikkara(Ernakulam) and many more

Thanks deepak for sharing this picture to us nice and wonderful.

Nice to see the good words of the members about my state Kerala the God's own country.All are welcome to enjoy it.

I had been to Kerala on number of occasions and have seen almost every place there, right from Kalicut to Trvendrum and Kottayam to Palghat. I have not mentioned all the names. this one of the most beautiful state of my country, although mine is not bad either. :)

Thank you Sunil for search and finding this thread for me. I want to add some photos of celebration of my nearby temples.
I have been thinking about it for the past 2 days :laugh: :cheer:

Thank you Sunil for search and finding this thread for me. I want to add some photos of celebration of my nearby temples.
I have been thinking about it for the past 2 days :laugh: :cheer:

You are welcome, I shall be waiting to see the pictures while you are done with uploading, thanks.

As i have promised Sasi, I am uploading some of the pictures on 'pooram' day of Thechikkottukavu Bhagavathi temple.I was late. So I couldn't get all photos.

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Some more...
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One photo of Kuttiyankavu pooram (Not taken by me)

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Yet again I was late the next day for 'Vela pooram'
Sorry friends......I am repeatedly posting....
Tomorrow I am on leave. So........

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Sandhya nice picture submitted but write few words about the festival to know.

I am new to this place. I am behind one of my neighbours, because I want to write an article on it. I will submit very soon. Now enjoy the celebration with some colourful ones.
You can see my daughter in the photo

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Your daughter are shaking her hand with goddess.Are they live ? I think so.

All pictures are very nice:) thanks for sharing. Your daughter is looking nice:) (she is shaking his hand with goddess correct?). Also, PLS let us some thing about the festival.

Yes, it's my daughter, of course. She was really astonished to see such people dressed in this way. Whole day, she was asking me, when they are sitting on lap, how are they walking, because you can see 4 legs :woohoo:
About the festival...it is actually 10 days festival. Last 2 days....you can see through photos. Thrissur district is famous of large number of elephants at festival. But it is also dangerous.Yesterday, near my husband's office, a mad male elephant killed 2 people, 20 persons injured and destructed many vehicles in 2 hours, causing a traffic block itself.
Now let me say a few words about festival.
Only one among the elephants get the oppurtunity to carry 'Thidambu', the diety. All other males accompany him from both sides. It is accompanied by panchavadyam-5 instruments. All elephants will be decorated by 'Nettipattom' on their face and most spectacular view is 'Kudamaattam'- Changing umbrellas.
Next day, is Velapooram, 25-35 plots from various streets around. They reach temple in the afternoon one after the other, dances and makes Goddess happy. You can see some of them in picture.
Now let me say a few words about 'Pooram of Poorams'- Thrissur pooram held at
Vadakkunnatha temple ground on Pooram day in the month of April-May. It is the most famous siva temple of Kerala. Here more than 100 decorated elephants will be there, standing opposite as two rows facing each other, at the extreme ends of ground. People will be gathered in between them. It is also accompanied by Panchavadya. These two groups represent two temples- Paramekkavu Bhagavathy(devi) temple and Thiruvambady Krishna temple. ie. Competition is between these two temples. The most spectacular view is of course Changing colourful and variety umbrellas, more than 50.
Each group makes umbrellas, secretly as it is competition. When one group shows one type of umbrella, the other group has to show similar one. Otherwise that group fail. Thus the show goon.....Last item is of course, fireworks.

Yes, it's my daughter, of course. She was really astonished to see such people dressed in this way. Whole day, she was asking me, when they are sitting on lap, how are they walking, because you can see 4 legs :woohoo:
About the festival...it is actually 10 days festival. Last 2 days....you can see through photos. Thrissur district is famous of large number of elephants at festival. But it is also dangerous.Yesterday, near my husband's office, a mad male elephant killed 2 people, 20 persons injured and destructed many vehicles in 2 hours, causing a traffic block itself.
Now let me say a few words about festival.
Only one among the elephants get the oppurtunity to carry 'Thidambu', the diety. All other males accompany him from both sides. It is accompanied by panchavadyam-5 instruments. All elephants will be decorated by 'Nettipattom' on their face and most spectacular view is 'Kudamaattam'- Changing umbrellas.
Next day, is Velapooram, 25-35 plots from various streets around. They reach temple in the afternoon one after the other, dances and makes Goddess happy. You can see some of them in picture.
Now let me say a few words about 'Pooram of Poorams'- Thrissur pooram held at
Vadakkunnatha temple ground on Pooram day in the month of April-May. It is the most famous siva temple of Kerala. Here more than 100 decorated elephants will be there, standing opposite as two rows facing each other, at the extreme ends of ground. People will be gathered in between them. It is also accompanied by Panchavadya. These two groups represent two temples- Paramekkavu Bhagavathy(devi) temple and Thiruvambady Krishna temple. ie. Competition is between these two temples. The most spectacular view is of course Changing colourful and variety umbrellas, more than 50.
Each group makes umbrellas, secretly as it is competition. When one group shows one type of umbrella, the other group has to show similar one. Otherwise that group fail. Thus the show goon.....Last item is of course, fireworks.

I did not notice rather I was not aware about your daughter shaking hands with one of the person in make up of a goddess. The same processions take place in our areas also and people feel honored doing the same. Lovely daughter that you have there.