Kerala Guide

K erala a narrow strip of          and many more. The martial art     lush green land between         form of Kerala Kaliripayattu is    Arabian Sea and Western         also unique and impressive with    Ghats, with mother nature             its body movements and way of      showering her blessings making        performance.                       Kerala a heavenly abode. Kerala                                          has abundance of grandeur             Kerala also boasts of some huge    spreading its charm to the place.     number of temples, mosques and     Better known as Gods Own Country,     churches spread along all sides,   the land has rich natural             these scared places are of great   resource and tropical landscape       importance to Kerala with its      crossed by several rivers and         major contribution to the culture  unending backwaters.                  and traditions. Festivals here                                           are special with celebrations all  The culture and tradition are         over, no matter its Vishu, Onam,   part of Kerala life with many         Christmas or Eid all are           colours to it, one can find           celebrated with great fervor. The  Hindus, Muslims and Christian         festivals have a traditional feel  community living together adding      to it by the way its blend with    the touch of their cultures in        Kerala and its life.               many form. The cultural heritage                                         of Kerala is also visible from        The people living here are         the various art forms here.           hardworking and full of life,      Kerala has many dance form            they usually speak Malayalam and   starting form Kathakali, a famous     called as Malayalees. The taste    dance form of Kerala which            of Kerala is incomplete without    originated some 300 years ago.        the description of the food and    Other include Mohiniyattom,           its varieties found here.          Krishnanattom, Koodiyattam,           Starting with some rich sea food   Thiruvathirakali, Thullal, Oppana     to a sumptuous traditional food    served on a banana leaf with lots                                        to munch.                             Kerala is not confined to this                                           alone, much a lot is still to      It is also a land of coconut,         explore, starting from great       spices, tea and coffee all grown      places to the beaches, the house   here in abundance, rubber is also     boats, harbors, tea gardens,       found here along the slopes. The      forts, sanctuaries, villages and   journey on the backwaters             loads of such hot spots. Its not   provides all that exciting which      only a place to explore but also   one needs along the maze of           to rejuvenate yourself and get a   rivers, lake and canals all           feel of rebirth with its famous    amidst the green carpet of            Ayurvedic treatments which makes   nature. Listen to the music of        the mind and body relax and        the waves and catch people            charged.                           performing their work on the farm                                        land along the backwaters this is     This tourist paradise is thus      real Kerala bursting with energy.     mentioned as One of the 10         And hey don’t get scared, if u        paradises of the World by          spot any huge snake shaped boat,      National Geographic Travel for     it’s the traditional Snake boat       its incredible glory.              another attraction of Kerala.          About the Author: It was only recently that i found out about the article submission feature in some websites, which attracted me a lot. So i thought i would make a small contribution of my own on this site. http://www.karmakerala.com/guide/Kerala_Guide Published At: www.Isnare.com