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Mar 21, 20133 min read

Migratory birds along the banks of Bharathappuzha (No.1-Black headed seagulls,Chroicocephalus ridibu

Black Headed Seagulls @ Flight: I came across a large folks of seagulls constituting hundreds of birds across Irumbiliyam kadavu of...

Mar 6, 20134 min read

Palakkad fort or The fort of Tippu sulthan

fort palakkad When I was a child ‘ I used to listen grandma”s fictitious accounts of Palakkad fort , the large open ditches around the...

Mar 5, 20133 min read

Kottamukku ,Ayilakkad. Naduvattam ,Kappur,the Tippusulthan road (south)

kottamukku ,were mysore sulthans started to build a fort. When we analyse the history of forts in Kerala ,we can trace forts in the name...

Mar 4, 20132 min read

LOTUS ,THAMARA, NELUMBO NUCIFERA

Nelumbo nucifera Have you ever traced the whisper soft murmuring sound of lotus bud as it opens so early in the morning!!It might...

Mar 3, 20131 min read

EDAPPAL

EDAPPAL Edappal junction edappal chunkam The word Edappal is believed to have originated from …eda ..that means intermediate.. palayam ...

Mar 1, 20131 min read

PARAYEDUPPU

PARAYEDTUPPU parayeduppu The local temple festivals of devi OR BHAGAVATHY starts with the parayeduppu,offering rice to the diety in a...

Mar 1, 20131 min read

FOLK EXPRESSIONS IN POORAMS

#Pooram #Thalappoli #Mookanchathan #PAKKANARCOLONY #parathetyyam #Parappoothan #Mullappanthal #Parayacommunity #Kuthiraordummyhorse...

Mar 1, 20131 min read

Unnikkaala Or Paikkidakolam (Calf Motif) Or Kalavela

paikkidakkolam .calf motif In Kerala bullock is believed to be the symbol of agriculture. A Good bullock yields to exceptional harvest....

Mar 1, 20133 min read

Stub Of Pencil (കുറ്റിപ്പെന്‍സില്‍)

wild turmeric flower The best part of my lower primary school day was the morning, by the morning we meant period between 8:30 and...

Mar 1, 20132 min read

When “The Last Kannanthalis” on the Parakkulam hill slopes bloomed……

When ‘chingam’ breaks in, We, a band of children would go through the paddy fields and scatter among the hill slopes searching flowers...

Mar 1, 20133 min read

The day the clouds called me

The day the clouds called me “Once many people lived in a pretty valley with an even prettier lake. One day a comet emerged in the blue...

Mar 1, 20131 min read

THOPPIKKAL OR CAP STONE AND STONE CIRCLES

STONE CIRCLES Stone circles are one of the megalithic monuments. Stone circle may contain cyst with urn burials with a granite cap stone...