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A post monsoon trip to Periyar lake (Thekkaday ) and Munnar was a funtastic experience.
We started our drive from Trivandrum stayed with my parents at my ancestral home at Thiruvalla (pathanam thitta dist ) nostalgia
for a day..
Next day morning we started our Journey to Thekkady Via Karukachal and Kumily. The drive was a memorable with never ending green carpets on either side of the road. After reaching Thekkady \periyar lake we were taken byr a surprise. The Periyar lake was full with water after 20 years gap thanks to this years heavy monsoon in kerala.
Experienced eyes say that , 2 years ago the old boat on the shore was in the middle of a field. ...
Read more about Periyar in my travel page...Periyar
Our Next destination was Munnar. After having a beautiful drive thru the tea gardens and seeing many water falls we hav reached at Munnar in the evening.
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Munnar

Kerala is a beautiful state in the South-western corner of India. This divine land stretches from the gigantic Western Ghats to the Arabian Sea with its luscious tropical forests, paddy fields and evergreen coconut grooves. The everflowing rivers with its tributaries, the backwaters and lagoons are indeed a sight of this 'God's Own Country'. Kerala, rich in spices is also a land of colourful avenue of rich culture, heritage and people.
.. ..it is a paradise for travellers..no doubt..

Kerala is blessed with different verities of tropical fruits.. Most commonly seen is Banana. .Around 12 verities of bananas we can get here.. Another commonly seen fruits are Jack Fruit and Pineapple..

Yes i was born here, a small State in India called KERALAM. ..The name KERALAM means the land of 'KERA VRIKSHAS' ( 'Coconut Trees' in english ).
Flowers of the coconut tree is supposed to be very Auspecious...

Kathakali is a form. A total theatre art assimilating acting, dancing, music, literature and even the plastic arts like painting and sculpture with a tradition of over a thousand years. It has evolved into its present form undergoing many modifications at the hands of great artistes. The stories enacted are generally from the great epics of Mahabharata and Ramayana. The characters are typified in to six different costumes and makeups. The dancers, musicians and even the makeup man go through a grueling training regime for at least eight to ten years before they participate in a stage performance.

Two singers narrate the story in musical form accompanied by percussion instruments, cymbals and a gong. On the stage, actors interpret the song with their facial gestures, torso and limb movements and virile dancing. The eyes play a very important part in the interpretation.

I am in full costume of famous dance form called MOHINIYATTAM. A treditional classical dance form originated in KERALA. Earlier it was known as the dance of Deva Dasi's. ( Devadasi Nirtham).

This is a door you will see inside a typical treditional house in kerala. Most of walls in the house are made of woods. (Mahagony, Devatharu or Jack fruit..)
The house is called NALU KETTU ot ETTU KETTU..according to the number of 'ANGEN' inside the house...

In my Trianadrum home I get up every day morning looking at these ornage coloured coconuts....beautiful isnt it?
Our planet earth is full of wonders..dont u think so?..