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Cochin Carnival, a melting pot of Fort Kochi’s culture and heritage

Cochin Carnival, a melting pot of Fort Kochi’s culture and heritage

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Fort Kochi, the quaint port town with its colonial era bungalows and benevolent banyan trees in Kochi, is set for its grandest celebration of the year, the Cochin Carnival. Drawing revellers from all parts of the State and outside, the carnival, which began on December 11, has a train of events running up to the […]

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The islands off mainland Kochi celebrate New Year’s in local colour and customs

The islands off mainland Kochi celebrate New Year’s in local colour and customs

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The staging of ‘Ploripees in the Palace Garden’ by a group of 50 women will be the highlight of the New Year festivities on the island of Gothuruth. An act in the famous drama, Karalman Charitham (the story of Emperor Charlemagne), rendered in the 16th Century Latin Christian folk art, Chavittunadakam, it will be a […]

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