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Aug 7, 20206 min read

THASRAK 2 A journey to bleak emptiness?

THASRAK VIEW FROM CHETALI MALA I waddled towards the nhattupura ..others were engaged in discussions.. I stepped into the veranda and...

Apr 30, 20207 min read

CAVE TEMPLE AT BHRANTHAN PARA .A HISTORICAL MONUMENT OF VALLUVANAD.

Cave Temple at Bhranthan Para. I was barely in one digit when I first heard about Naranathu branthan perhaps from the primary school in...

Mar 23, 20174 min read

INDIAN GREY HORNBILL or Nattuvezhambal or Ocyceros birostris

Indian Grey Hornbill , Nattu vezhambal What is the payment for blowing horns? The cross word puzzle goes like this. Answer is Horn...

Mar 13, 20173 min read

KAITHALI TEMPLE , Pattambi .A.S.I. SITE IN PALAKKAD District.

KAITHALI TEMPLE ,PATTAMBI. There remains a myth still woven around the construction of Kaithali temple. The myth holds that Pattambi...

Mar 9, 20173 min read

ANCHURULI TUNNEL

Anchuruli tunnel Anchuruli reservoir ”I found myself in what appeared to be a large tunnel with a small white light at the other end. I...

May 29, 20164 min read

EDAKAL ROCK ENGRAVINGS

Art has been around since the dawn of time; prehistoric cave paintings can be found in grottos and on cliffs around the world. The, ...

May 28, 20166 min read

EDAKAL CAVES

EDAKAL CAVES Ambukuthy mala or Edakal Mala is one of the principal hills of Wynad that lies beside the ancient trade route connecting...

Mar 29, 20154 min read

Kavalappara palace ,Kavalappara swaroopam

Kavalappara palace in ruins Kavalappara swaroopam was the confederation of 96 Desams that lies in between Kaniyampuram thodu eastern...

Aug 6, 20143 min read

INDIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE

Eurasian oriole male INDIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE, EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE, Oriolus kundoo Indian oriole [male] It was the first week of the...

Mar 25, 20143 min read

Gaur, The Indian Bison or Bos gaurus

Bos Gaurus,Indian bison or Gaur In the first standard of the lower primary school classroom,charts depicting animals were hung on the...

Mar 22, 20142 min read

Brahminy Mayna ,Brahminy Starling Or KARINTHALACHIKKALI (കരിന്തലച്ചികാളി)

BRAHMINY MYNA ,BRAHMINY STARLING OR KARINTHALACHIKKALI BRAHMINY STARLING It was a sultry day of Meenamasam.Though the back yard was...

Mar 16, 20143 min read

Punnathur kotta or Anakkotta of Guruvayur

Punnathur Kotta or Anakkottaa As you enter the gate of Punnathur Kotta a strange organic smell of elephant dung wakes you up. You will...