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| Page Views: 5,435 | Beauty called FLOWERS........... by ushar - last update: Sep 30, 2009 |
Pookalam\ Floral Carpet are seen infront of every house in Kerala during Onam ( the harvest festival of kerala) season... |
|  | Water Lilly In Kerala these flowers can be seen in most of the ponds..
a treat to our eyes. |
| Spicey Red- Heliconia Peruviana |
| | Bright Red-Pride of the Garden Kerala host a variety of flowers. I am trying to show to VT members some of them through my lens.
Me , a Jack of all trade, master of NONE is an ameature photographer. Not mastered in this too..:) |
| Auspecious coconut flower |
| | Coconut Flowers. I am sure some of you migt not have had the oportunity to see the flowers of a coconut tree.:)
These flowers are considered auspecious in Kerala. When ever there is a function like marriage, or similar function this is a must along with paddy filled 'PARA"
We call this flower Thengil Pookula.
Thengu = Coconut Treee,
Pookula = bunch of flowers.
FLOWERS OF A COCONUT TREE
The name KERALAM means the land of 'KERA VRIKSHAS' ( 'Coconut Trees' in english ).
Flowers of the coconut tree is supposed to be very Auspecious... |
| | Full of happiness It is that time again to see these trees covered with lovely yellow flowers.
Seeing these flowers give me a cool and happy feeling. |
| | Hebisus Hebiscus is another commonly seen flower in Kerala. We do have varieties of hebiscus in different colours and shapes.
The ground paste of hebiscus leaves used as shampoo in olden days (even now i dont mind using it):) . U can say the best shampoo in earth. It gives our hair a cool and silky feeling. |
| | Purple is purely soothing for eyes This flowers can be seen almost everywhere in kerala. A creeper normally grown near the gate or compond walls. |
| | Blue is cooling. Blue bells are a beauty to look at :) |
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vpas Sat Oct 31, 2009 15:57 UTC
You have a very informative homepage and really great photos.thanks for sharing. regards, | Donna_in_India Thu Oct 15, 2009 04:50 UTC
Hi Usha - Wishing you and your family peace, prosperity and happiness. Happy Diwali! | yingirving Thu Sep 3, 2009 04:30 UTC
like your paintings... | jumpingnorman Mon Jun 22, 2009 18:15 UTC
Usha, I remember those golden coconuts we also used to have in our backyard in Philippines - almost forgot about how beautiful they were...thanks for the pics. You're a true artiste! Norman :) |
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