I always dreamt of visiting and exploring the Pooram festival in Kerala and it always a dream because, despite the oppurtunities I had to visit Thrissur often, I couldn’t materialize this. Many people from different parts of Kerala throng the Swaraj ground to witness the grand Pooram every year. The huge crowd and its popularity […]
Read MoreMunnar, filled with the lush magic of nature, its simple yet beautiful people always fascinated us. Unlike other tourists, I was curious to plot something different to apprehend and study the culture of tribal villages near the Munnar town. After some extensive ground work and research, I spotted few remote locations which can be explored. […]
Read MoreThe entirety of “God’s Own Country” as Kerala is also known, is a traveler’s paradise with the famed backwaters of Kerala taking one of the most popular roles in the tourism the in India. The rich heritage of Kerala also finds reflection in the various folk tales, legends and myths which surround almost all the […]
Read MoreJoy is the only word to be emphasized when People encounter the first shower of monsoon which I had to witness them during my travel to capture the real essence of Southwest monsoon mood in Kerala, India. My Sikkim journey was recalled since it was another benchmark in my travel journey to document monsoon mood […]
Read MoreAfter an exhaustive night of exploring Udinur where a unique Pudhiyaramban Theyyam performance was encountered, we headed back to the room with the help of friends and slept more than 9 hours since we had to awake for another night and day for Super interesting ritual called “KANDANAR KELAN THEYYAM”. I have analyzed various resources […]
Read MoreOn September 30th, 2013 yes it was another amazing traveling on a pouring day, rushing through those roads from Thrissur to Munnar. Though we reached our destination it took 16 hours as such, I wouldn’t have made it without my besties Manohar and Bharath. We pushed ourselves with a little hesitation to reach Hotel Hill […]
Read MoreHope you have enjoyed the last post about Pudhiyarambam theyyam, Udinur since it was unique among all others. On the night before this theyyam, we had rushed Kadachira by bus and it was a quite bumpy ride to reach there. Once we got down, we were not able to find any prominent path to reach the […]
Read MoreTheyyam refers to “GOD” and it’s a kind of worship where a man appears dons the guise of god and placates the god through possessed dancing. It’s very popular in North Kerala, Thulu region as well and People seek to bless from them. Theyyam has wild classifications in which each theyyam is very unique and […]
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