Attukal Pongala, one of world’s largest gatherings of women, commences in Thiruvananthapuram

[ad_1] Thousands of women devotees offering Pongala during Attukal Pongala ritual in Thiruvananthapuram on March 7, 2023 | Photo Credit: MAHINSHA S Women devotees have lit tens of thousands of makeshift brick hearths across the State capital with the fire of the ‘Pandara Aduppu’ at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple shortly after 10.30 a.m., signalling the […]

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Asia’s yes, but is Kerala School Kalolsavam world’s biggest arts festival of school children?

[ad_1] A young girl takes a selfie with the audience of the ongoing 61st Kerala School Kalolsavam, the State School Arts Festival, at the Captain Vikram Maidan in Kozhikode on Friday  | Photo Credit: Sakeer Hussain Asia’s biggest. Kerala School Kalolsavam, the State School Arts Festival, has been described thus for decades. The numbers could […]

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Kerala’s kitchen network serves tourists a slice of local culture

[ad_1] Over 2,000 eateries, most of them family-run, are part of Responsible Tourism Mission’s network Over 2,000 eateries, most of them family-run, are part of Responsible Tourism Mission’s network Sreejith and his wife, Manju, live in an unassuming home at Malikkayalchira in Kumarakom. The quaint environs of this waterfront home in northern Kuttanad, however, is […]

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