Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2012 - A Water Olympics!

Nehru Trophy Boat Race , the most competitive and popular of the boat race is an annual event which is organized at the Punnamda Lake, near Alappuzha. The snake boat race will be held on the second saturday of august. In connection with the diamond jubilee of the nehru trophy boat race, the race is to be made into a three day event this year, on August 9, 10, 11. The three-day event will kick off with the competitions of small boats and friendly race off snake boats. Kayaking, canoeing and competitions of speedboat will be held on the second day and the event will conclude with the snake boat race on the final day. On the day of the event,...

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Mattupetty Dam And Lake - An Ideal Picnic Spots

Mattupetty, The beautiful hill station is situated at a height of 1700 m above sea level. The main attractions at Mattupetty is the dairy farm, run by the Indo-Swiss Livestock Project. The dairy farm is a unique one of its kind with several varieties of high-yielding cattle being reared.  The Mattupetty lake and dam, Just a short distance from the farm, is a very beautiful picnic spot. The sprawling Kundala tea plantations and the Kundala Lake are other attractions in the vicinity. DTPC Idukki provides boating facilities on the Mattupetty Dam. Speed launch, slow speedboat and motorboats are available on hire. Best Season: September...

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Experience With Ashtamudi Lake

The most popular tourist attraction of Kerala is backwaters cruise. Its really a wonderful and unforgettable experience!. The palm-fringed, tranquil backwaters were once the state's trade highways. With 41 west-flowing rivers, the backwaters stretch to almost 1,900 kilometers. The backwater routes date back over the centuries and have been long used for all transportation needs, in particular trade in coconut, rubber, rice and spices. The Ashtamudi lake, surrounded by red cliffs and swaying coconut palms, still bears traces of its former links with China. On a backwater cruise from Kollam to Alappuzha all along the waterline you can see the...

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Kerala Fish Pickle

INGREDIENTS Fish fillet - 1, any white fish, I used tilapia,Sliced Shallots - 5-6 nos, sliced thin Ginger - 1 1/2 tbsp , julienned Garlic - 4-5 cloves, slliced thin Kashmiri red chilli pdr - 2 tbsp + 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - 2-3 sprigs Asafoetida - a big pinch Salt  and pepper to taste Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp + 1 tbsp USAGE First Marinate the sliced fish with 2 tbsp of chilli pdr,sat and pepper.Keep aside for 15-20 mins. Heat some oil in a wide pan.Shallow fry the fish pieces. Sprinkle some asafoetida on top and transfer it to a bowl.In the same pan pour the rest of the oil and when its hot add mustard seeds.When it starts...

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Punnathur Kotta - The Largest Elephant Park In The World

The very sight of pachyderms wallowing at Punnathurkotta is a splendid visual treat. The dweller elephants, all donated by the pious devotees of Lord Guruvayoorappan, are highly pampered at this   natural habitation near the Guruvayoor temple. Punnathurkotta, considered as one of the largest elephant parks in the world, houses more than 60 majestic elephants. 'Guruvayoor Padmanabhan', honored with the title of Gajaratnam (meaning the gem among elephants), is the tallest tusker of the lot. With the arrival of monsoon, elephants that have been taken to different temples for festival processions, are brought back to the sanctuary....

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Chembai Sangeetholsavam 2011 (21 NOV - 6 DEC )

Chembai Sangeetholsavam is an annual Carnatic music festival held in Guruvayur by the Guruvayur Devaswom as a kind of homage to Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, one of the legend of Carnatic Classical Music. About 2000-2500 musicians participate in this festival every year, and it is held for about 12-15 days culminating on the Guruvayur Ekadasi day, when all the musicians sing 5 favourite songs of Chembai and also the Pancharatna Kritis of Thyagaraja. The entire audience join the chorus when the last mentioned song is sung with devotion and fervor, the music reverberating the hall sending everyone to ecsta...

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Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple

Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple, in the town of Guruvayoor in Kerala is one of the five famous Krishna\Vishnu temples in India Guruvayoor Temple is one of the largest and most famed temple in Kerala at national level, attracting more than 5 millions devotees annually, is located 29 kms north west to the cultural capital of the 'God's own country' - Thrissur - Kerala. This narrow coastline strip of land on the south western edge of Indian subcontinent is one of the 10 paradises in the world. Guruvayoor is a thriving township in Trichur district of Kerala state in the South of India, its scenic beauty and serenity are breath taking. Guruvayoor,...

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