tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84058400341144065442024-03-18T14:15:11.136+05:30PixelshotsPixelshots:Kerala Travel Tourism Photo Blog-Nature,Tour Spots,Festivals and Eventspixelshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110476644511083313noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405840034114406544.post-21652827470999647762018-12-15T01:32:00.001+05:302019-02-11T17:23:50.959+05:30Elephant Baby Named Krishna-Video and Photos from Kerala's Elephant Training Center @ Konni<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I had a visit to one among the two famous elephant training centers of Kerala recently. Its situated in a village named Konni, in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. Kerala has mainly two elephant training camps, one is in Kodanadu, and another is here in Konnni. <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/elephantsindia-kerala-keralas-trained.html" target="_blank">Elephants</a> which are found separated from their herds or those which are found wounded and left alone are bought here in these centers and rehabilitated.</div>
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One of the sweetest experience we had here in Konni elephant camp was this elephant calf/baby elephant, which is somewhat dancing and waving at the visitors around. Same time he was having the straws and grass. Something interesting to watch was the way this baby<a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/temple-festivals-elephants-kerala.html" target="_blank"> elephant</a> cleans the grass straws by beating and scratching up here and there before it was placed into his mouth. Questions remained, are these animals in captivity so happy to see the visitors around them!. I felt exploring more about it online and found some facts.</div>
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Elephant Named Krishan of Konni Elephant Camp in Kerala. This elephant calf is about 3 years old and is bought from Palode in Trivandrum, Kerala. Do you know usually Elephants gives birth in nights, only around 1 percent of births happens during the daytime. Baby elephants are born with Dark or brown curly hair.</div>
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A Few Baby <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/photography-elephants-keralasome-facts.html" target="_blank">Elephant Facts</a></h4>
African baby elephants weights about 116 to 140 kg on birth and can be a meter tall, whereas Asian Elephant calves weights about 100 Kgs and around 85 Cms in height on birth. Male Baby elephants stay with its mother up to 14 years whereas female elephants stay for a lifetime with its mother in its natural habitat. During the early months, they won't be knowing how to use the trunks and starts learning its usages around 8 months to one year. Nearly 140 Kgs, that is an adult elephants daily food intake.<br />
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From 3 years of age, baby elephants start eating grass and other plants, until then they feed on their mother elephants milk. Its said that until the age of 10 baby elephants or calves also feeds on its mother's milk along with other plants and grass. An elephant baby can drink about 3 gallons of milk from its mother elephant daily.<br />
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Took a video as it was cute and interesting to see his movements, swaying and waving its trunk, can't say wrong if we feel this elephant baby is dancing with joy, seeing the visitors around him yelling his name Krishna. But these actions are basically symbols of distress in the animal, as he is kept captive in an unnatural habitat. Elephants are meant to stay in its heard and roam all day, eating as they move from forest to grasslands to rivers. Normal elephant heard are meant to walk daily and covers miles in its search for food and water. </div>
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<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/pictures-of-elephants-of-kerala-with.html" target="_blank">Elephants</a> are known to eat more than 20 hrs a day. Once in captivity these animals will start lacking the interaction it should get from its heard and also the kind of movement its supposed to get naturally. Elephants are highly social animals and they are meant to remain so in the forest with its own heard.</div>
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In Konni elephant camp mainly Baby elephants are bought in and trained systematically. They are given exercises by making them walk around in the mornings and are given special diets as per needs. Here in this camp visitors can watch the elephants and observe its behaviors very close. Elephant Safaris are also available here for the visitors. Its worth a visit. This training center is also a part of the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/kerala-eco-tour-destination-thenmala.html" target="_blank">eco-tourism projects in Kerala</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">When the rarest of the rare weather factors came together to cause the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2018/09/kerala-floods-2018-gods-own-country.html" target="_blank">flood of the century</a>, we also witnessed a great society of people who stood together vigilantly to defend a disaster which could have made huge human casualty. Kerala as a society showed the strength it acquired over years through the state's educational and social aspects. People became well aware of the situation from the messages and news telecasts. They coordinated well within themselves and with the Government to fight it out. A technologically well aware young generation showed how handy they can be to the elders and for the forces who were on the field fighting the nature face to face.</span>
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Kerala Floods 2018 -Rescue Efforts</h4>
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People of Kerala united against a common enemy of the state - the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2018/07/monsoon-floods-kerala-photos-videos.html" target="_blank">Floods</a>. Kerala saw its people standing together for humanity, irrespective of anything, be it the difference in caste, color or politics. Only a few rescue operations happened for publicity with political banners and uniforms. Apart from that everyone stood up to the occasion like all for one, one for all, be it the rescue operations, or the relief activities, it was just humans helping each other selflessly and surviving one of the biggest disasters happened yet in South India. </div>
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People in distress saw many like these volunteers, primarily the fishermen who saved them from the face of death.</div>
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It was all about the willingness to extend your hands to help your fellow beings without a second thought on own life and belongings. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Keralites showed they care for their fellow beings a lot without looking into their religion or caste at the time of distress.</span></div>
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Even though it was a bad time, the Soul of Kerala became visible to the world, and now the world knows why it is being called the '<a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/pictures-of-neelakurinjy-flower-groups.html" target="_blank">God's Own Country</a>'. It's not only about the natural beauty of this land, but also is about the People and culture here which is not divided based on Religion or caste.<br />
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Many risked own life and property to save others. People of Kerala literally were becoming the countrymen suiting to a placed renowned as, <b>The God's own Country</b>. Floods showed you don't need to go to <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/temple-festivals-elephants-kerala.html" target="_blank">Temples</a> or <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/santa-cruz-baslica-old-churches-kerala.html" target="_blank">Churches</a> to see God, but God is very much within yourself and people around.</div>
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Kerala's current CM, Mr. Pinarai Vijayan depicted the true meaning of Leadership. He did an efficient disaster management, taking the right decisions in right times. He tackled the disaster with rock-solid confidence and proactiveness. He rose to the expectations and became the man of the moment everyone was looking to when they needed a leader to coordinate the efforts and fight it from the front.<br />
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The armed/air force commanders themselves praised the crystal clear instructions from CMs office which made their rescue and relief operations, easier, focussed and efficient.<br />
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Each and every press conference CM did was right to the points people looking for and his body language showed his maturity in handling a crisis situation like this which many of the politicians never had to.<br />
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Even though there were some delays seen from central govt in releasing requested rescue forces at initial stages, the CM never complained about anything to the public and always gave confidence saying "We shall Overcome this using all practical available methods".<br />
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All the facts and figures of rescue operations were communicated to public daily by the CM himself through press conferences.<br />
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Current CM has a bad image when it comes to friendliness with the press. Ironically he is now among the ones who have done a relatively higher number of press meets. He kept meeting the media as it was very important to keep the people informed in time, by the very responsible person himself. Along with updating the facts, it was also so important to guard the public against many hoaxes kept on spreading in social media by anti-social elements.<br />
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Not just the CM but the entire government machinery were working even on Sundays to address the needs of people in distress. Most of the officials weren't in the limelight but they were very much working in the backend to control and coordinate the rescue and relief efforts. Most of the ministers and MLAs were with their people, leading the rescue operations in their locality from ground level. Yes but there were few exceptions also 😊<br />
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The minister With his people.</div>
Kerala's Finance Minister Mr. Thomas Issac in between an Evacuation Mission in Kuttanadu. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Rescue mission named <b>operation Kuttanadu</b>, a mammoth task to evacuate 2 lakh people in 2 days as the water levels started raising alarmingly in Kuttanadu for the second time in this monsoon season. This mission was planned overnight in a highly confidential way to avoid panic among the public. No prior info was given to the media.</span></div>
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Operation Kuttanadu</h4>
It was on August 16th night <i>Operation Kuttanadu</i> took birth in a discussion between the Minister and <b>Alleppy district collector Mr, Krishna Teja</b>. Evacuating the people from Kuttanad became a priority as the water levels started rising again due to flooding in Pamba. By morning 3 am plans were discussed, finalized and put into place along with respective officials. By 5:30 the Operation got commenced. Mass deployment of NDRF, Fishermen, Army and the Navy has been done.<br />
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The Finance Minister, Mr. Issac was responsible for managing the people on the public end, whereas the collector took care of coordinating the other end, to mobilize needed forces and boats. Fishermen the rescue heroes got majorly deployed and they evacuated more than 16k victims in a day. All possible fishermen <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/making-houseboats-and-planning.html" target="_blank">boats</a>, barges, <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakom-house-boats-keralas-backwater.html" target="_blank">houseboats</a> etc got deployed for the mass rescue mission. It was a mission looked impossible to many officials during the planning phase, but successfully completed.<br />
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Boats of private resort owners who were reluctant to provide them for the mission got captured and deployed into rescue missions by the government. People got transferred in Torres lorries to relief camps in Changanacherry area. In 2 days, more than 95 percent, ie more than 2 lakh of the population got evacuated.<br />
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The mission didn't come to an end with just human rescue, but the domestic animals were also in consideration. The Minister and Collector made arrangements to rescue domestic animals of Kuttanadu also to safe zones in following days.<br />
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Selfless Heroes Kerala Saw in Rescue Front</h4>
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A fact in the case of any calamity or accident is that the first rescue effort will be always done by the person next to you, in your family or friends, your neighbor, or your villagers. There were some studies conducted and the state government had action plans to train peoples in each locality to assist the needy in case of any natural calamities, but these efforts are not yet matured or much progressed. These preventive plans have to be rejuvenated as it looks like nature is resisting back on Humans and these kinds of disasters can keep on coming frequently from now on.</div>
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In case of the current floods happened in Kerala, the help was not just from the professionally trained forces, but everyone volunteered and the whole system worked together day and night to assist the people caught up in danger. Still, we have to be grateful to our forces who were on the rescue front with us.</div>
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The Police Force of Kerala</h4>
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Kerala's Police Force</div>
They were never in Limelight, But they were the first to be on the field along with Kerala's Fireforce. If you are looking into the Evacuation Figures, Kerala Police evacuated the highest amount of people, more than 1.5 lakh people from areas of threat. Many casualties got averted by measures taken by our police force to evacuate people from landslip prone areas or from areas of the flood threat. The officer you can see in the picture is on Duty on his Birth Day itself. Duty before Personal Priorities!. Forgot his name though. There were many like him who worked shoulder to shoulder with other rescue forces.</td></tr>
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You may never have noticed many policemen working in the field, they often were not in the uniforms. But each and every other force on the rescue front got guidance from the Police force. They were even part of rescue teams in many boats of the army, fishermen and the NDRF to guide them through the flooded localities. They knew in their locality well to guide people in other forces or fishermen's teams who were new to those localities.</div>
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The Kerala Fireforce</h4>
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Kerala Fireforce in Rescue Mission - Trying their best to save a Kid trapped in a caved house in a landslide. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span></div>
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The states fire force is the local immediate advanced disaster support whenever the police can't resolve a situation. During initial stages of the floods and landslide events, Kerala state fire force men have given an immediate response but in a matter of time landslides, landslips, trees uprooting etc became widespread and the entire state's fire force units got engaged in rescue efforts.<br />
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Police and Fireforce were the primary aid who rushed to the disaster-hit areas. In many areas of <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/03/kerala-hill-station-photos-info-munnar.html" target="_blank">Idukki</a> and Wayanad, rescue efforts by these state-owned forces were relentlessly going on even after the days with red alerts but not covered in media, as these places were in isolated conditions even for the media persons to reach.<br />
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The Volunteers with Fishermen</h3>
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Volunteers were everywhere, the villagers who took up the mission of rescuing by teaming up with fishermen or even alone. The rescue missions became swift and effective as all the official and nonofficial forces combined up helping each other for saving lives.</div>
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The Fishermen of Kerala</h3>
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Fishermen were the most effective and practical force for flood rescue operations in Kerala. Without these people, Kerala would have witnessed a huge number of casualties. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Mobilizing the fishermen as part of rescue forces turned out to be the right decision at the right moment by the Govt.</span></div>
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One of the Major floods happened recently before Kerala floods in South India was the Chennai Floods. The NDRF and other forces who did rescue efforts that time in Chennai found it very difficult to do the same in Kerala!!. In Chennai, they were easily cruising through still water and doing the rescue, but in Kerala, it was the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-waterfalls-river-names-length.html" target="_blank">rivers</a> the rescue team had to fight with, which was flowing vast and wide through the villages and towns.<br />
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Undercurrents, whirlpools etc were in plenty and the Army's and NDRF's aerated dinghy boats were often seen unequipped to fight with the kind of currents <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-river-photos-and-infochalakkudy.html" target="_blank">Kerala's rivers</a> had. Many of the remote places in Chengannur, Paravoor etc thus became inaccessible to these rescue forces.<br />
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Malanadu, Idanadu, and Theeram ; means the Hills, the Plains, and <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/varkala-beach-tourtrip-photos-scenic.html" target="_blank">coastal area</a>; this specific topography of Kerala made the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/arippara-waterfalls-in-iruvanjipuzha.html" target="_blank">river currents</a> violent and treacherous in its short course towards the Sea from the Western Ghat mountains.<br />
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Boat rescues were tried in places where airlift was not viable or impossible due to obstructions. The situation in Chengannur became worse in one night, overnight the river started flowing through the main town area itself, even the main Bridges went under water. This was the time the Govt had to take the help of Fishermen, who often face and survive extreme situations in the sea.</div>
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Govt mobilized nearly 60 boats and its crew for the rescue operations. They got divided into teams and was sent to worst affected places in Chengannur, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts.<br />
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At first, they struggled with the kind of currents in the rivers as they used single <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/06/photos-of-volvo-recharge-conceptd13.html" target="_blank">engined boat</a>s, which they swiftly resolved by using double engines to fight with the river currents. Stories of rescue by Fishermen are many, only a few are told now. The bigger boats they used enabled them to navigate through violent currents and evacuate a huge number of people which the Army's or NDRFs aerated boats couldn't.<br />
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At some places, Fishermen went down and carried their boats through shallow water to access some hostels in which numerous kids were trapped. Some houses which were near to the river banks were in extreme danger zones. Other forces were skipping them due to risk factor but fishermen folks evaded through the bushes, clearing the bushes and in places where boundary walls restricted accessing some houses, they had to kick break the walls with bare legs before guiding the boats in.<br />
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These men had to swim with reptiles, wade through knee-deep mud etc in many areas to help the stranded people to board their boats. There were cases of boats capsizing due to violent <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2018/07/Kayaking-Championships-MRF18-Kerala-India.html" target="_blank">river features</a> and few of the fishermen got seriously injured.<br />
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The extent to which these men have gone in rescue operations, sometimes won't be done by our trained forces who are taught to calculate the risks before acting. These fishermen people were instead guided by their heart to help their brothers in distress. The rescue stories, only a few are told till now and a lot remains untold. But the victims owe their life to them because these people pulled out people from places which were highly inaccessible and dangerous, the places which were skipped by many due to the risk factors.<br />
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The Army</h3>
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Indian Army with 1000 soldiers launched an operation named Sahayog, which was mainly concentrating in rescue missions and also reconnecting accessibility which was lost between places, as the floods washed away the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html" target="_blank">bridge</a>s and roads. Indian Army built around 15 temporary bridges all around the state. Army was also part of rescue missions and interestingly many of the Army men who came on leave in Kerala joined teams voluntarily and became part of rescue operations mostly in Chengannur area.</div>
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Operation Sahayog rescued more than 3600 people in which around 22 were Foreign nationals.</div>
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The Indian Air Force and Indian Navy</h3>
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Airforce Mission Karuna carried out widespread rescue and relief operations.</td></tr>
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All the airlifted victims are taken to the Navy/Airforce basecamps in Ernakulam and further moved to states flood relief camps.</div>
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Perhaps this is one of the most satisfying rescue operations did by the Naval officers. The mother was leaking fluid when she was airlifted by Commander Vijay Varma. She gave birth to her baby in 2 hours at the Naval hospital.</div>
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Airlift operations did by Naval and Airforce commanders often showcased exemplary courage and skillset they had. Captain P Rajkumar hovered his Sea king 528 between the trees and rescued 26 people in a single sortie. The same man resued four people during cyclone Ockhi taking his helicopter into the storm. He got awarded Shauryachakra by the Govt considering these rescue missions. </div>
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In another operation, Shauryachakra Captain Rajkumar even landed his Sea king on a house rooftop to rescue a handicapped person.</div>
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With the help of 58 teams in Operation Madad Indian Navy rescued nearly 3000 People. This is one of the biggest rescue operations in Indian Navy's history as of now.</div>
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Apart from rescue operations, the Indian Navy had community kitchens and medical camps running in many places to help the flood victims.</div>
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The NDRF</h3>
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Kannaya Kumar the one from NDRF teams saved that child's life.<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">The incident happened in Idukky and the photo was taken just before the bridge got submerged in water as the Cheruthoni Dam's 5th shutter also got opened.</span></div>
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NDRF team were the first force from Central Govt to get deployed once the calamity started. They had activities for a longer period in the state, and up to 39 teams of NDRF got deployed for Kerala flood rescue operations. NDRF teams have rescued around 24600 victims.</div>
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The Forest Department</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ranni forest division deployed all its <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/hogenakal-wild-beauty-of-kaveri.html" target="_blank">basket boats</a> for flood rescue.<br />
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In the Adavi eco-tourism center, there are Basket boat rides available; these boats and the boatmen works with the tourism and forest department there.</div>
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Forest department has done extensive rescue efforts in Ranni forest division's Tribal area. Many isolated people due to landslides got rescued by this force. All these forces have taken part to great extent in the post-flood activities like the mission Govt launched to clean all the flood-affected areas.</div>
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The Press - Photojournalists.</h3>
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People of the press should never be forgotten. They have taken risks beyond imagination to document things so that this story can be told to the outside world and the coming generations. Its Albin Mathew the Photojournalist covering the floods, and with him there seems a companion who took his photo who is not in the scene. There are many who were in the field to cover the situations taking a lot of risks. </div>
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Khalsa Aid, Anbodu Kochi and many more.The community Kitchens and Relief material collection/distribution centers.</h3>
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Khalsa Aid, they were feeding more than 13k people twice daily during the peak time of floods. And they were relentlessly helping people with food, relief materials and cleaning missions. And they are very much around even after the mid of September</div>
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Another bigger name to mention is Anbodu Kochi, the FB group which was formed during Chennai floods and has grown to a bigger and better relief organization. They have distributed more than 500 tonnes of relief materials in a span of around 1 week. Recently this team was collecting and sending relief materials for Gaja cyclone victims in Tamilnadu.</div>
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There were many small and medium kitchens setup like the Indian Navy's kitchen which used to send bulk amount of cooked food as per orders they used to get from the volunteers in relief camps. Many schools and colleges turned out to be relief camps run by students. One of the biggest was UC college campus in Aluva which witnessed nearly 5k refugees at the peak of floods. </div>
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Kerala witnessed its younger generation showing so much of care and responsibility to the society in distress and need. Many of the university hostels turned to refugee camps. In spite of going home for the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/kerala-festivals-onam-cultural-festival.html" target="_blank">Onam</a> holidays students preferred to stay back and run the camps. Many hostellers who left early for the vacations returned back to volunteer. In short, it was a disaster in which the younger generation of Kerala proved its mettle along with the elders, which is giving a lot of hope to this state's future. </div>
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The Cyber wing that co-ordinated the efforts</h3>
When a usual monsoon rain turned out to be not that usual in a span of days, Kerala met the greatest of floods it ever faced. To handle this kind of situation it needed highly efficient efforts to control and coordinate the rescue as well as relief activities. Here came the cyber literacy of Keralites in help.<br />
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Keralites working in IT and related industries teamed up from different parts of the world to bring up numerous web portals to coordinate rescue efforts and relief material distributions. From Design to Go live happened in less than 24 hours for many of these portals. https://keralarescue.in/ is one of that.<br />
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Engineers from Kerala's IT cell and IEEE came together to launch keralarescue.in, through which most of the activities were coordinated officially. Malayali Engineers working in Google, Uber, Microsoft etc all joined up and in a few days engineers volunteering for development went over 1500 in the count.<br />
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Many call centers to support and coordinate rescue operations got set up across Bangalore, Chennai alike metro cities by residing Keralites working in IT and related fields. Many software firms in these cities gave resources and time to support the rescue missions.<br />
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Some Links about how technology helped in Keala floods:-<br />
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https://www.livemint.com/Politics/AUvFRB90u4AlCpFn2rpQEO/How-techies-from-Kerala-in-India-and-abroad-rushed-to-resc.html<br />
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https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/kerala-flood-10-ways-google-facebook-twitter-and-other-tech-companies-are-helping-rescue-operations-1318988-2018-08-20</div>
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Religious tolerance and secular nature of Kerala's society.</h3>
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When a church Shrine got flooded the neighboring Hindu family took Virgin Mary's painting to their own Puja room with Hindu Gods. The common nature of people here is to think beyond caste and religion which helped them a lot in standing together and fighting the natural disaster. Higher literacy levels also count.</div>
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pixelshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110476644511083313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405840034114406544.post-87247277247672285642018-09-18T00:42:00.001+05:302019-04-05T20:25:04.067+05:30Kerala Floods 2018. A Brief on Reasons, Loses and a Comparison with Great Flood of 99<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Gods Own Country just met the biggest flood in its history. The <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2018/07/monsoon-floods-kerala-photos-videos.html" target="_blank">monsoons of 2018</a> became a nightmare to the people of Kerala. The Year of 2018 is going to be marked in the history of Kerala, for the biggest flooding the state faced in last 100 years. Many survivors who happened to be in the middle of the floods are not yet back from the trauma and loses it created.<br />
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Kerala Floods18 - Devastating Losses</h3>
As of now, nearly 491 lost lives even after all these extreme precautions taken by Govt and authorities. nearly 15 people went missing in the floods, and are still missing. At the peak of the situation, nearly 14.5 Lakh people were displaced into 3000 refugee camps. This has now reduced to around 3.5 lakh and even less as the water started withdrawing from many of the places.<br />
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The initial loss for the state is roughly estimated as 20,000 Crores INR, but in the post-flood estimation this has shot up to, literally doubled to <b>40K</b> <b>Crores</b>. Kerala will be taking time to come back from this biggest south Indian natural disaster.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">A new house cracking off as the land is deforming. Geologist suspects its due to the soil-piping phenomenon happening in these areas due to the Extreme heavy rains.</td></tr>
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Most of the affected lost their houses in landslides and the floods. Many got their homes partially damaged with cracks due to deformations in the terrains. Soil piping became a phenomenon in some areas of Idukki district. Cracks are seen across some <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/03/kerala-hill-station-photos-info-munnar.html" target="_blank">mountain regions of Idukki</a>.<br />
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There are some extreme geographic phenomenons in Idukki District. Its seen in a place the whole property, along with trees and houses in 10 hectares of land moving down feet by feet due to soil piping from the deeper layers of earth.<br />
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Water expelled in nearby places is all muddy in nature, so the cause is suspected to be drastic soil erosion in the deeper internal layers of earth. This particular area has moved down by 20 feet now and it keeps happening. In a few places like Ankamali, whole houses slid down through mountain slopes to the lower areas as the soil holding the basements washed off.<br />
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Few of the buildings got their complete ground floor buried underground level due to all these unnatural topographical behavior of earth.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgxOukNG5skcFLt0jXTCWg8Ot2IrCtPWKcq_h69bdBbJcJ-xpVPByW9Y-z1ACo2SrnUG_lp5Z4AuHrPZkQUNz7jzJN8QwQ3FhJp3t7OsPuDMRMDBW9dkruX61wk550ta2k9ruOiOUab0/s1600/Landslips_KeralaFloods18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="landslips of land slides in kerala floods 2018" border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgxOukNG5skcFLt0jXTCWg8Ot2IrCtPWKcq_h69bdBbJcJ-xpVPByW9Y-z1ACo2SrnUG_lp5Z4AuHrPZkQUNz7jzJN8QwQ3FhJp3t7OsPuDMRMDBW9dkruX61wk550ta2k9ruOiOUab0/s640/Landslips_KeralaFloods18.jpg" title="Landslips in Kerala floods" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Acres of Farmlands, Roads, Houses all got devastated in the Extreme Rains and floods. Kerala Government has to plan on permanent relocation and rehabilitation of thousands of Families from the risky areas of Idukki District.</td></tr>
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A few have their home intact but all their belongings got spoiled in the muddy water. Many dead bodies of <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/pictures-of-elephants-of-kerala-with.html" target="_blank">domesticated animals</a> are laying and floating around now. A tiring cleaning process to be done before people can return to their homes. All the flood-affected homes are filled with Mud and poisonous <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/near-and-closeup-photos-of-turtles-in.html" target="_blank">reptiles</a> as of now. Snake bites becoming common in many areas.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgui0Djr7fBOtJWtQ9sKTGseF_8PqraWRMtaRkSEQzvXkgu2kl27D6jQ86FPYKfkLTIw6J0CT2tXnbLfNUM4bgBO1i3oqHg7NsN0bvC5zNdMAv_72VWFMr69cHO9Cs4a8Yh0t-ffwirnTw/s1600/mud_inside_home_keralafloods.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Floods brought mud in houses, kerala 2018 floods damages" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgui0Djr7fBOtJWtQ9sKTGseF_8PqraWRMtaRkSEQzvXkgu2kl27D6jQ86FPYKfkLTIw6J0CT2tXnbLfNUM4bgBO1i3oqHg7NsN0bvC5zNdMAv_72VWFMr69cHO9Cs4a8Yh0t-ffwirnTw/s640/mud_inside_home_keralafloods.jpg" title="Mud inside houses, Kerala Floods 2018" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Leftover After The Floods!!, Mud and Debris inside Homes. Lots of reptiles have sneaked in and snake bites have become common. Kerala Government with the help of government machinery and voluntary relief works organizations is in the process of cleaning out these mess brought by Floods. In many of the houses, mud is knee deep. Some of the houses are partially submerged in Sand and soil came with water.</td></tr>
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Rescue operations have completed and Govt started concentrating on the next step of taking care of the relief camps and resuming peoples lives. Many of the relief camps are expected to stay longer and Kerala Govt is even planning to get rented homes for a few if needed. Few of the families who were not in worst affected areas started returning to homes from the rescue camps as the water receded.<br />
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Water started withdrawing, but not in a few places like Kuttanadu. Kuttanadu as its laying below the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kollam-beach-photos-kerala-beaches-in.html" target="_blank">sea</a> level, the water levels are not receding as expected (it used to recede faster in usual monsoon floods, but this time it is staying longer).<br />
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Flood situations in these areas are not much covered in media, and most of the families got moved to refugee camps in Changanacherry etc recently as Kuttanadu got flooded for a second time this monsoon season. Also few from the press lost life in Kuttanadu while trying to cover the flood situations. Their <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakom-small-country-boatskerala.html" target="_blank">boat</a> got capsized in some wild undercurrents and unfortunately few of the reporters drowned.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBT8wgEYdx8/W3mI2APSkmI/AAAAAAAADLQ/CZiis1A4qn4mqAnbwuq11aVYGXIpdZNEgCLcBGAs/s1600/keralafloods_aerialview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Aerial view of Kerala floods, Flooded Cochin airport and aluva township" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBT8wgEYdx8/W3mI2APSkmI/AAAAAAAADLQ/CZiis1A4qn4mqAnbwuq11aVYGXIpdZNEgCLcBGAs/s640/keralafloods_aerialview.jpg" title="Kerala Floods 2018 aerial view" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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Kerala Floods 2018, Aerial Views. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Aluva township, Cochin Airport everything submerged. Cochin airport, the biggest airport of Kerala which ferries more than 60 percent of air traffic is now closed. Authorities working hard on its reopening since the floods. And it is open as of now after the relentless effort of nearly 15 days.</span></div>
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Scariest Flooding Happened in Kerala after the great floods of 99</h4>
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2018 Kerala Floods had two part, the first phase started in July and somewhat alleviated towards July last week. Deaths happened was around 30 in this first phase. The worst affected region was Kuttanadu and Malabar area.<br />
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Many landslides happened in Malabar area, Kuttanadu got flooded as usual in the monsoons. Wayanadu also got affected this time. As the rains reduced a bit towards July end, the expectation was this is the end of this year's monsoon floods, but!</div>
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The second week of August 2018, distress calls started from all over Kerala as the monsoons reached its peak again in that week, giving continuous extreme high rains. Amount of rescue forces we had often felt inadequate.<br />
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Even the safest places started submerging in a matter of hours. The number of people getting isolated started increasing, as water levels started rising in an alarming manner and without giving much time to act.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E5lAJ3CX_Gc/W4U2PFXgG6I/AAAAAAAADNI/lCrS0zbvnbArbID34nVGz4QOMvmXLvDoQCLcBGAs/s1600/Wayanadu_ghatt_landslide_flood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Vehicles damaged in Wayanadu ghat road landslips, Kerala floods 2018" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E5lAJ3CX_Gc/W4U2PFXgG6I/AAAAAAAADNI/lCrS0zbvnbArbID34nVGz4QOMvmXLvDoQCLcBGAs/s640/Wayanadu_ghatt_landslide_flood.jpg" title="Wayanadu Ghat road, landslips" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Landslip Happened in Wayanadu Ghat Roads. Wayanadu district got badly affected again. This time all access to Wayanadu from rest of Kerala got cut off, and the only option was through the air, or from Karnataka, which was also taken down later due to floods and landslips in Karnataka and Kudagu area.</td></tr>
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Widespread landslides started, casualties started reporting as the Rains became strong. 80 landslides got reported in total, 90 percent of this in a day or two of the extreme rains, the situation started to worsen as hours passed.<br />
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Authorities averted many fatalities by shifting many families staying in Risky geographically unstable terrains, still, a few fatalities happened. The dates from 14th to 20 of August Kerala saw the worst of 2018 monsoon season.<br />
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Natural calamities happened before also in Kerala but nothing can be compared with this. This time it looked like the situation will go out of hands if not enacted in the right manner gathering the right amount of rescue forces.<br />
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<a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/thenmala-parappar-dam-reservoir-photos.html" target="_blank">Reservoir catchments</a> started swelling fast and the authorities had no way other than releasing waters to the downstream, which had to be done systematic, calculating the risks. District wise red alert went off, but in a short span of time entire districts of Kerala had to be put under Red Alert. A statewide red alert is for the first time in the entire history of Kerala.<br />
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Kerala Govt was requesting for adding up rescue teams and equipment, but the requested amount of forces were not sanctioned as quick as needed apart from NDRF who were already on the ground, but a higher number of platoons was needed. Maybe it took a little time for the central govt to understand the criticality of the situation after which swift movement of <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/12/mumbai-attack911-for-indians.html" target="_blank">defense forces</a> also started to happen.<br />
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The Police, Fireforce, NDRF, Army, Navy and Airforce, all were becoming a part of rescue operations gradually, still, everything looked inadequate as the monsoon rains grew strong. Kerala Govt had to think of utilizing all possible practical rescue options.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CTFHXeUkeZY/W3mN0hfZRLI/AAAAAAAADLc/K6a9MYeVZWMI1hPVQ8rsWupBja5ZxreYwCLcBGAs/s1600/submerged_house_keralafloods18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tiled house submerging in flood water, Kerala floods" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CTFHXeUkeZY/W3mN0hfZRLI/AAAAAAAADLc/K6a9MYeVZWMI1hPVQ8rsWupBja5ZxreYwCLcBGAs/s640/submerged_house_keralafloods18.jpg" title="Submerging house, Kerala floods 2018" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a House, Fully Submerged - a Little more time given for the Roof tiles by nature!</td></tr>
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In many of the places people took shelter on top floors of multi-storeyed houses, but even that appeared unsafe as the water levels were increasing alarmingly even to submerge two-story buildings in a few hours. Many have to reach to the terrace to stay safe, but people in those houses which were single storied, or houses with a closed terrace-access were in ultimate danger, many of them rushed to bigger houses nearby leaving all their possessions.<br />
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Violent floodwater <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2018/08/Kayaking-extremewatersports-india-kerala-nick-troutman-mrf18.html" target="_blank">currents</a> and congested village approach roads made the rescue force's access impossible in many places. Airlifts were the only possibility in these places.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House getting submerged in around 3 hours in Ranni Pathanamthitta District</td></tr>
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District of Wayanadu got completely cut off from Kerala, and more places were getting disconnected due to widely overflowing <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-river-photos-and-infochalakkudy.html" target="_blank">rivers</a> and landslips. NDRF platoons had to be flown down to Wayanadu by the air force, all the means to access by roads got destructed.<br />
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Nelliyampathy in Palaghat district became inaccessible due to landslides, one and only <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html" target="_blank">bridge</a> towards Nelliyampathy got washed away by the river. Nearly 3000 people living there in the tribal areas got isolated.<br />
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All the ghat roads of Kerala got destroyed in landslides. <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/munnar-once-in-12-years.html" target="_blank">Munnar, the hill station of Kerala</a> got isolated. <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/pictures-of-neelakurinjy-flower-groups.html" target="_blank">Neelakurinji</a> season is starting in Munnar. looks like this year it is going to be a loss for the tourism Industry here.<br />
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Now overall Kerala is facing a massive infrastructure collapse. Roads Bridges everything, more than 10000 Km of roads washed away or cracked off. Around 250 Bridges got damaged, swept away or weakened by the flooding rivers.<br />
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Road Taken by Flooding River - Few places people in cars got washed away with Bridges in flash floods.</div>
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More than 10000 Km s of Roads need to be rebuilt now. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Many Roads and bridges were waiting for inauguration after the relentless effort by the government on improving the states transportation infrastructure. All washed away in floods now. </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">The government with its people hand in hand now need to rebuild Kerala, but it needs huge Financial help.</span></div>
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Red alert was declared in all the districts of Kerala during the peak of rains. Obviously, Kerala was going through one of the worst natural disasters in its history.<br />
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Kerala Floods 2018 vs 1924</h4>
The current scenario is different from the time of the great flood of 99. Now Kerala has more dams to regulate the sudden fury of rivers which occurs in case of heavy rainfall or cloudburst.<br />
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In the year 1924, the only dam in the course of Periyar was said to be the Mullaperiyar dam (Highest and oldest Surky <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/meenkara-river-damgayathri-river-dam.html" target="_blank">gravity Dam</a>, still not decommissioned), which was not at all enough to control floods which were common in Periyar basin during each monsoon.<br />
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Due to the increased <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-dam-nameshydro-electric.html" target="_blank">number of dams</a>, better communication technologies, and alert mechanisms, we are able to alleviate the casualties this time when compared to the great flood of 99 in which the loss was beyond a proper assessment, both in terms of properties and human life. Human casualties that time was approximated to more than 50k.<br />
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In floods of 99, even a hill got washed off completely. The present <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/munnar-hill-station-tour-trip.html" target="_blank">hill station of Munnar</a> is said to be not the actual Munnar which got completely destroyed in the flood of 99. The Munnar you see now is New Munnar.<br />
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Its presumed that in many places water levels didn't come up like the Great Floods of 99 this time, but if you consider most of the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html" target="_blank">river beds</a> are at least 50 feets deeper than it was in 1927, the amount of water in this flood is much huge than what was seen in the great floods of 99.<br />
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The floods of 99 showed great fury just because the flow of water was uncontrollable to humans by any means. The time to evacuate was never given by nature at that time and no alerts are given as the communication mechanisms were very limited.<br />
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Right now we are able to predict the rains, measure the flow in <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-waterfalls-river-names-length.html" target="_blank">Rivers</a>, and regulate them using the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/malampuzha-dam-reservoir-photo-tourist.html" target="_blank">Dams</a> which enabled us to control the floods and life loss. Above all the communication methods are far better now which enables better coordination and timely alerts when it comes to rescue and prevention of mishaps.<br />
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Given all that, its said to be very difficult to predict Extreme weather conditions like the one happened just now, which is expected to happen once in a century. Scientists are expecting the Wet seasons to be wetter and dry seasons to be drier from now on. These changes are related to the Earth's surface temperature rise which is often happening due to human activities.<br />
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2018 Kerala Floods, casualties in Landslips.</h4>
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Running to the Ambulance with a life! Kerala's Fireforce unit Driver Jinesh rushing with the kid who was trapped in a landslip happened over a house. Unfortunately, he couldn't save this life.<br />
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The Kids were embraced by their Father, seen covered in a mosquito net on their bed when fire-force removed the mud and debris. Only 2 in this family survived. Two kids, parents, and their grandmother passed away, as their house got washed away in the landslide by midnight.<br />
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All the people in the rescue front faced many heartbreaking incidents like this, and it seems Kerala Fireforce saw the most as they were relentlessly working for the people getting trapped in Landslips majorly in Idukky area where media coverage was also less in times.<br />
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Many incidents and rescue operations were not captured as there were isolated areas in Idukky, Wayanadu, Chengannur etc where media and people couldn't reach but only the rescue forces.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landslips into the Vehicle traffic on Kerala State Highways. This is nearby the Kuthiran tunnel project of Kerala.</td></tr>
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One of the new and major Tunnel project of Kerala- The Kuthiran Tunnel got damages due to landslips. Entire Kerala states traffic came to a halt for days due to numerous accidents and waterlogging in most of the state and national highways.<br />
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Bridges got closed for traffic sooner or later as the river water levels rose alarmingly to touch the bridge spans and in many places bridges got submerged, damaged or washed away.<br />
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Reasons for Kerala Floods - An alarming change in Rainfall Patterns.</h3>
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So what is the reason for floods in Kerala now?.<br />
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It is said to be the drastic change in the pattern of rains. From July 1st to August 18th, the state received <b>2344 mm</b> rainfall, which is five to 6 times the annual average of many other states in India.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Even the previous </span>yearly rainfall<span style="font-weight: 400;"> data of Kerala is like </span><b style="font-weight: 400;">2664.9 mm</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which is only marginally higher than what the state received in the last two months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">In short, the state is receiving rainfalls </span><b style="font-weight: 400;">classified in the Extreme high category</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in a short span of 2 months. The soil is not capable to hold this much rainwater and it resulted in many major and minor Landslips.</span></div>
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The <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-rivers-damssholayar-dam-arealake.html" target="_blank">catchment areas of dams</a> were receiving Extreme high rainfalls. Rainfalls between 350 to 400 mm a day in some areas of Idukki district, is said to be the highest for a day even if you check the previous 50 years of Rainfall data. This is an alert on changing weather patterns for the coming years too.</div>
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Rainfalls combined with water from numerous landslips contributed an extremely high amount of water into the river streams which made the river streams grow wide and violent. Landslides in the catchment areas swelled the water levels in <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/kerala-hydro-irrigation-river.html" target="_blank">dams</a>.<br />
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Slit increased in Dams due to landslides in catchment areas. Still, the sudden release of water into <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-river-photos-and-infochalakkudy.html" target="_blank">rivers</a> was avoided by controlled discharge from the reservoirs. Data shows only an amount of water is released from the dams than what was received in the catchment areas.</div>
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Water released from landslips in the reservoir downstream areas were uncontrollable and was getting added up with the water released from Dams. This resulted in rising the river water levels rapidly. This happened in the case of Pamba river of Pathanamthitta district also.</div>
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Closing off the Dam Shutters became a no-option as the heavy rains continued to persist for a longer period and the inflows were increasing drastically into dams.<br />
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Inability to predict coming up extreme weather and many of the weather forecasting station failures noticed across Kerala showed the need to completely revamp the systems which are being followed.</div>
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These changes in weather patterns are all connected to the global warming phenomenon and is likely to repeat as per Experts. The temperatures of landmasses are observed to increase in recent years which is catalyzing these extreme weather changes.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Cheruthoni Dam shutters opened. Asia's Highest arch Dam of Idukky has no shutters but is regulated in Cheruthoni <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/kerala-dam-photos-names-info-links.html" target="_blank">gravity Dam</a>.</td></tr>
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More reason for Floods - Apart from the Extreme rains, Unexpected large Inflow into Kerala's Dams occurred from Upstream Reservoirs.</h4>
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Idukky Dam got opened for the first time in the last 26 years, yes the primary reason was the rains. But what put authorities to a situation that the 5th shutter if Idukky dam also has to be opened?! This never happened in this Dam's history.</div>
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The water level rarely neared the maximum capacity of the Idukki dam in previous years, and the dam opened last time in 1992. But this year all the 5 shutters of Idukky dam had to be opened to nullify the huge inflows caused by multiple reasons.</div>
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What added up to the inflow into dams other than the Rains?. Obviously, it is the unscientific opening of upstream dam under Tamilnadu without anyt prior alerts. This made the situation worse.<br />
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Mullaperiyar dam shutters opened up when the water level went above 142, the max limit of this Dam. The amount of water that is going to be released into idukky dam from Mullaperiyar was not communicated to KSEB, and was done in haste as the Rains became stronger. Some unconfirmed reports came in media that, the digital water level meter of Mullaperiyar counted more than 143 feet and got turned off at that point. Its allowed level is only 142 Feet.</div>
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As the inflow became huge into Idukky reservoir, the engineers had to open up the shutters more and also the 5th shutter to avoid damage to the Dams in Idukky. If this was not done it could become fatal to the very existence of the Cheruthoni gravity dam adjacent to Idukki Arch Dam.</div>
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Not only Idukky Dam, nearly 35 of total 39 dams under KSEB got opened. Incessant rains which started pouring unexpectedly challenged authorities to its peak. It is said to be 83 dams all over the state and most of them had to be opened to control the water levels.</div>
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In Idukki project, the power generation was increased so that water dispersed into the already flooding Periyar basin can be reduced as much as possible by diverting a part of it into the Moovatupuzha basin through the powerhouse.</div>
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Things went really bad in Chengannur when the River Pamba and Achankovil started swelling up due to heavy rains inside the forest. Overnight the townships of Chengannur and Pandalam became part of a flowing River which grew beyond the borders.</div>
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So is the opening of dams alone that caused the floods?. Was it possible to avoid the floods by giving flood cushioning with an early lowering of water levels in Dams?. <b>As per data, the water released from Dams contributed only less than 10 percent of the flooding water</b>.<br />
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So early water cushioning or pre-emptying the dams wouldn't have counted significantly than holding the water release for a small amount of time. What counted really well is the drastic, extreme heavy downpour, that Kerala never witnessed and IMD couldn't predict.</div>
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When we say the limitations in weather predictions, a lot has to be improved in the side of Dam management also in a state that is having these many hydroelectric and irrigation projects. Basically, the procedures followed, water levels to be maintained in Monsoons etc has to be rechecked. </div>
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As Kerala is a state which is depending on Hydroelectric power mostly, the electricity board has a different norm of operating the dams compared to a dam which may be an irrigation project. They followed the usual procedures as per the IMD forecast and past experience, which backfired this time as the situation worsened way beyond weather predictions.</div>
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Was it the Rain alone that counted?, not really, the poaching of riverbeds and killing of waterbodies and channels, which happened year after year, also contributed. <b>Floods happen in a place when the draining capacity of the land is lesser than the amount of water incoming</b>.</div>
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Reason for Kerala Floods, a good read: <i>https://www.frontline.in/environment/article24925070.ece</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sample of the waste taken to Oceans. Dumped by the Flooding river over a bridge in Kerala.<br />
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When we say this is all part of drastic climatic changes due to global warming, one of the main culprits is the plastic waste dumped by human activities into the water bodies. These get dumped to oceans by rivers and covers acres of space in the oceans.</div>
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A recent study revealed methane is emitted from plastic debris floating in Ocean dump yards. We ourselves are contributing to the climatic changes by these activities. Methane is said to be 20 times more hazardous than carbon dioxide in global warming.<br />
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A good read is here: http://www.parley.tv/updates/2018/7/23/a-new-link-between-plastic-and-climate-change.</div>
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Note: Photos are not <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">pixelshots</a> property, but sourced from Social media.</div>
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Rebuilding Kerala - The state is looking for helping hands.</h3>
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Rebuilding Kerala became the Government's and people's priority now, but it needs lots of Financial support and the State Government is looking into crowdfunding now because some so-called laws of the country is preventing from getting international help which was much needed for a huge infrastructure and property loss like this. </h4>
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The estimated loss was 40000 Crores and a few thousand of crores only got donated to the CM's relief fund as of now(You will get the funds details in this link, <span style="color: #31708f; font-family: "poppins" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">https://donation.cmdrf.kerala.gov.in/ </span>). A few crores of rupees may be coming from the Central Government after a lot of paperwork and assessments which is going on. Still, it looks like bringing back Kerala to God's Own Country, we have a long way to go Financially.</h4>
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pixelshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110476644511083313noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405840034114406544.post-34154620761117624582018-08-02T03:05:00.001+05:302018-08-02T03:05:45.840+05:30Kerala's Kayaking Championship in Nick Troutman's GoPro Eyes | Malabar River Festival - MRF18<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Kerala is known as <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/04/keralagods-own-countryphotographs.html" target="_blank">God's Own Country</a> and the land of <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-boatskumarakombackwater-tourism.html" target="_blank">Backwaters</a>, but now with this yearly Kayaking championship series, this small South Indian state is getting to be known as the land of <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/riparian-forest-athirapilly-waterfalls.html" target="_blank">whitewater rivers</a> also. The snaps here are through the Go Pro eyes of Nick Troutman, the Freestyle World champion Kayaker, and the one who has done many of the life-threatening extreme first-time river Descents like Vere Cruz Mexico, Niagra Gorge etc.<br />
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Such an extreme watersport need such an extreme image processor like Go pro which will be always up to the mark with the demanding situations. Nick seems always keeping his GoPro attached on his Shread Ready Full-faced Custom painted stylish kayaking helmet, to tell the world about his Kayaking adventures, indeed Extreme adventures.<br />
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A prelude to this post. Malabar <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2018/07/Kayaking-Championships-MRF18-Kerala-India.html" target="_blank">river fest</a> promos started floating across social media and I badly wanted to go, but being caught up here in Bangalore decided to source some materials for a couple of blog articles, as its one of the rare and important adventure sports event in Kerala. One of the Biggest whitewater kayaking championship and River festival of Asia, with a whopping prize money of $2000 for the best Kayaker. They call him the Rapid Raja, and the women Kayaker Rapid Rani. In fact right now its the biggest River Kayaking Fest of Asia itself.<br />
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While digging through Insta and FB, came across some awesome live snaps right from the Go Pro of one of the Greatest Champions of Kayaking, Nickolas Troutman, who was also paddling in the event. Had a chat and he was ok with sharing the snaps with reference to his social media profiles as the source. So naturally, this post is more about Nick Troutman the kayaking champion, than the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2018/07/Kayaking-Championships-MRF18-Kerala-India.html" target="_blank">River Festival</a>.<br />
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Seems Nick is really enjoying the whitewater Rapids here in Kerala, the smallest southern state of India. Monsoon water-rich river named Chalipuzha is with so many waves and rocks, friendly <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html" target="_blank">river rocks</a> in the terms of a Kayaker.<br />
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Only a few years since the river fest (MRF) has started. International Kayaking champions like Nick deciding to board on has given this smaller region of India a lot of attention in the International Kayaking community.<br />
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About Nick Troutman</h4>
Nationale of Canada, Nicholas Troutman, started getting the taste of Kayaking in his 13s. Known for Kayaking, but Nick is also a Photographer, Film Producer, and Philanthropist. His extreme passion towards the rivers, kayaking, and an adventurous life itself has brought him lots of recognition in the Kayaking world.<br />
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A few of Nick's Achievements in Kayaking</h4>
World Freestyle Kayaking champion, 2007 North American champion and Bronze medalist in the world championship, Many times Canadian National champion, Playboat champion of 2013 etc are a few of them. It's in Nic's name the world record of First complete descent of Rio Alseseca, Vera Cruz Mexico. He did descent of the Niagara Gorge. Nick does kayaking training to the young Kayakers, the Keener program on Ottawa river.<br />
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The River Kayaks and the Bamboos, Nick and the fellow Kayakers paddling through the<a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-river-danger-zones-kallada-river.html" target="_blank"> river course</a> of Kerala. Was this a Rallying event or a trial run, not sure. The <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2018/07/monsoon-floods-kerala-photos-videos.html" target="_blank">monsoon</a> rains made the river rich with lots of whitewater features and made it well and good enough to host the kayaking event.</div>
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For the Indian kayaking community, the event should have provided lots of invaluable experience by letting them kayak along with the greatest of and the best from the International Kayaking world. Nick Troutman(Freestyle Rank 2 MRF18), Brandan Orton, Vavra, Kalob Grady, Dane Jackson(Freestyle Rank 1 MRF18), Mike Dawson (Rapid Rajah MRF18), Tyler Bradt, Serrasolses Brothers, Nicole, Nouria Newman (Rapid Rani MRF18), Martina Wegman, Olaf Obsommer, Adrian, Mattern, Genevive Royer, Ashu Rawat, Manish Rawat, Rishi Rana, Amit Magar - The line up MRF18 was the best happened yet for this Kayaking event.<br />
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Nick Troutman in action, maybe from the action cam of a fellow Kayaker. Looks like real hard fight through the course of the river. Monsoon showers were well enough to bring up the water levels of this river even up to 5 feet higher in a small span of time between the Kayaking events. Even the experienced champions met with a few surprises.<br />
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Nick along with Dane Jackson, Bren Orton, Adrian and Kalob Grady.</td></tr>
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The above Youtube video can tell a lot about Nick Troutman, The river descents, Playboating, creek kayaking, many of his skills are evident in that.</div>
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Things may be entirely different in this part of the world, as a Kayaker the amenities he gets, the food he tastes, the place he stays and the people around, everything a new experience. Hope the people of Calicut, Kerala hosted it well and was super nice to these Guests from the other part of the world.<br />
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This water sport is relatively new to the people here in Kerala, but obviously is getting popular and the Kayaking community of India is in its growth path for sure.<br />
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That's an awesome Go Pro moment for the travel memories, and maybe the first time for the Rikshaw guy to carry a Kayak tied atop.<br />
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Kerala is rich with so many rivers, many of them rich in Whitewater river features due to the steep landscapes. Lot many <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html" target="_blank">waterfalls</a>, even the one often called as Niagra of India - the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html" target="_blank">largest Kerala waterfalls of Athirapally</a>, along with many other <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-waterfalls-river-names-length.html" target="_blank">rivers and falls</a>, maybe the potential for this water sport is large here in Kerala. The opportunities still to be explored and found. Hope the International Kayaking community is Keen to explore God's Own Country even more. Champions of the Kayaking World, do Come back and have fun here in the lap of nature.<br />
Thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nicktroutmankayak/" target="_blank">Nick Troutman</a>.</div>
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<b>"Whitewater Kayaking</b> in the southern part of India is not viable", Malabar River Festival or MRF started to change this common perception about the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-waterfalls-river-names-length.html" target="_blank">Rivers of South India</a>. Years back this event was just in its infancy with participants from just 5 countries, and today on its 5th year the watersports championship has grown really big with professional Kayakers competing from more than 18 countries apart from India. </div>
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Kayakers with world records, Olympic medal winners, Kayakers who have invaded most of the worlds whitewater river currents, kayakers who have done the world's scariest whitewater descents like Niagra, and Mexico's Big Banana falls, all united in this small Northern part of Kerala, for a world championship on Kayaking.</div>
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Malabar river fest has become one of the most prestigious and fruitful adventure sports events of Kerala, which is making much of bells and whistles in Kerala's <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2018/07/monsoon-floods-kerala-photos-videos.html" target="_blank">Monsoon Tourism Events</a> chart.</div>
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MRF18 Kayaking Event Classification</h3>
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<li>Slalom - This is the only event in Olympics Kayaking. Kayakers have to reach a downstream<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> river stretch</a> quicker as possible negotiating gates properly. Penalties will be there in breaking the rules which will add up to the lap time.</li>
<li>Boater cross - The Downriver race between 4 kayakers</li>
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<b>Kayak Facts: </b>Kayak is also termed as hunters Boat, as it was mainly used to sneak towards the prey in water silently. You may say a Kattamaram used in fishing is an Indian version of Kayaks.</div>
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MRF, Kerala's one, and only Kayaking fest is not about a formal water sports championship, but is also about the culture of God's own country, blending in with the international and national level Kayaking community who has become guests here to participate in this event. The world champions themselves admitted the vibe they are getting here is entirely different than in any formal championship events they participated in. This event is something like a Festival, at the same time a competition by all means with the River, also with the fellow champions.</div>
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<b>Kayak Facts:</b> One Man two, Men and three Men kayaks are there. Two men kayaks named as Kleppers is once used by Americans in the War. Foldable Kayaks also is widely used for their portability. Oldest Kayak preserved is in the museum of 5 continents in Germany which is 439 years old which was made in 1577.</div>
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The events are hosted across various <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/athirapally-waterfallskeralas-mightiest.html" target="_blank">rapids in rivers</a> Chalipuzha, <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/arippara-waterfalls-in-iruvanjipuzha.html" target="_blank">Iruvanji</a> and Kuttiadi.<br />
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MRF18 being having the top participants from the Kayaking world, the intermediates are also allowed to compete and train with the top in the class, so that the young paddlers of India will get a taste of the expertise with the real World Kayakers.<br />
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Types of White Waters - Whitewater Hazards</h4>
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<li>Line - Line is basically the kayakers path through any <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-river-danger-zones-kallada-river.html" target="_blank">River feature</a>, the path he should be taking to get through the feature unharmed.</li>
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International Kayaking championships Held in India</h3>
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<b><u>Malabar River Fest- Kerala</u></b></h4>
<b>Malabar River feat</b> is the major extreme adventure championship of South India as of now. This Kayaking fest of Kerala is now on its 6th year and is very successfully hosting this watersport event.MRF, Malabar River Fest is organized on behalf of a Society for adventure tourism in Kerala named, KATPS, <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/adventure-zone-thenmala-ecotourism.html" target="_blank">Kerala Adventure Tourism</a> Promotion Society under Kerala Kayak Academy and Madras Fun Tools. Madras Fun tools is one and only world-class Kayaking, and standup paddling equipments provider in India as of now.<br />
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Though not officially backed by the International Canoe Federation(ICF), which is the world body who organizes Olympic standard events on Kayaking, workshops are active from ICF for intermediates and learners, which implies the organization's like on this event.<br />
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<u>Kali Kayak Festival - Karnataka</u></h4>
Karnataka celebrated 2017 as the 'Year of Wild' and started a Whitewater Kayaking championship in <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/hogenakal-wild-beauty-of-kaveri.html" target="_blank">River</a> Kali, Uttara Kannada, Dandeli in June17. With this Karnataka is now placed in the international map of adventure sport. <b>Kali Kayak festival</b> is also going to be a yearly international kayaking event as Karnataka is taking the River water sports seriously. Kali kayak Festival is backed by Karnataka Department of Youth Affairs, and the General Thimayya Academy of Adventure Sports. The event is also supported by Goodwave Adventures, which is the only school in south India giving training on whitewater kayaking.<br />
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<u>Ganga Kayaking Festival - Uttarakhand</u></h4>
Towards North India, Whitewater Kayaking championships are done in Ganga, the Holy River of India, and is called <b>Ganga Kayaking Festival,(GKF)</b>. It's happening in the foothills of Himalayas, In Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. This International Kayaking championship happens during the month of March usually and is happening yearly from 2013 alike the Malabar River Fest.GKF is organized by TASS, The Adventure Sports Society. Ganga is one of the world's <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/riparian-forest-athirapilly-waterfalls.html" target="_blank">Biggest river</a> and has Class 3 and Class 4 rapids in areas near to Rishikesh.<br />
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Kayaking River Fests, There is more to it than just <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/temple-festivals-part-of-keralas.html" target="_blank">festivals for India</a></h3>
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India, Kerala is gaining more than just getting noticed by letting the sports gain popularity here through these fests. yes, the Global Kayaking community and champions started looking into this region where the sports of kayaking, canoeing, or rafting were alien.</div>
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Our national champions and young aspirants are today into this adventure sport on shoulders with the world champions and Olympians. The exposure they are getting with the international talents, hopefully, it is going to build up a great Kayaking community here in India, and soon Indian Kayakers may start competing in International events. Still its a fact that the kayaking sports ecosystem here has to grow miles ahead to compete in world standards, but still these small but big steps is going to count for sure in developing this Adventure sport here in India. </div>
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Big about MRF18- Serrasolses Bros Program(SBP), is coming to India, accompanied with MRF18</h4>
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This could be the biggest thing an aspiring young talent in kayaking can get, getting into the SBP. The first session of SBP got done in Chile by Feb 2018, and this is the second one in this Program going to happen in India, the Emerging region of Kayaking.<br />
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SBP started by the Brothers Gerd and Aniol the Serrassolses brothers, is getting conducted in Kerala from July 23 to July 29th, 2018. SBP is termed as a moving Kayaking school for the young talents who are passionate and talented for this adventure sport, but less privileged to paddle. The Kayaking session is designed to cover river running, freestyle and slalom. But it will be finally decided based on the talents the trainers meet in the camp. </div>
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SBP kayaking program in India will teach the aspirants paddling techniques in whitewater, safety and rescue, Hydrology and environmental conservation. The program aims at empowering talented and passionate young minds to be part of the Kayaking community and also nurture the sense of River conservation, and love for this outdoor adventure sport. </div>
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Malabar River Fest 2018 Promo Video, Covered By Neil Productions.</h4>
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Neil and team had to train Tyrolean Traverse, to equip themselves to dangle across the river terrains with only supporting ropes, so that the best of this watersports event can be captured and presented to the world across.<br />
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After Event Video of 2016 MRF, which is captured edited beautifully</h4>
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Kerala Monsoons Photos and Videos @ 2018 - Social Media Forwards.</h2>
Photos and videos from the 2018 Monsoon season in Kerala. This time, the rains are much stronger and water levels are seen rising considerable in many of the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-rivers-waterfalls-dams.html" target="_blank">Kerala rivers</a>, and dams, which in turn is resulting in floods. Major cities under water. Transportation changing from 4 wheelers to Boats even through the roads as most main routes are waterlogged. Major Kerala rivers furiously overflowing along its course taking life and property of people. This post is a walkthrough through various monsoon happenings in and around Kerala, the South Indian State of the Asian subcontinent.<br />
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The famous temple of Aluva got underwater by the overflowing River Periyar. Monsoon Rains throwing havoc all over. Siva Temple got submerged, special prayers are going on here as the belief is like, its a Natural phenomenon on the grace of God, for him to take a sacred Bath.<br />
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<b>Monsoon Facts:</b> Monsoons are not basically denoting the Rains, but its all about the change<b> in Direction of Winds</b>. Its huge Sea Breeze changing directions towards warm land from the relatively colder sea surface, and its accompanied by rainfall which obviously is the highlight of this season. The sudden change in winds direction brings the weather change that is resulting in rains. Monsoon is a need in many of the countries as the whole year cultivation is dependant upon it.<br />
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Monsoons change its behavior year after year and in times had become furious if you look into the history of Kerala.<br />
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Athirapally <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html" target="_blank">Waterfalls of Kerala</a> in the Monsoons</div>
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The Niagra of Kerala in Full Fury- <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html" target="_blank">Athirapally Waterfalls</a> in the Monsoons</div>
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<b>Monsoon:Facts</b>: West african, Asian-Australian, South and North American Monsoons etc are the various monsoons based on regions it affects. Monssons sometimes turns deserts into lush grasslands, in some parts of the world. Monsoon makes and breaks the human life as its needed for the crops, but the floods can destroy everything on its course.</div>
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Violent River Current in Monsoon, from Thrissur District of Kerala</div>
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<b>Kerala Monsoon Facts</b>: Monsoons often shown a notorious face over Kerala if we are searching into the history. The major one is the <b>Flood of 1924</b>, which is termed as the Great Flood of 99. River Periyar got flooded to a level that it washed off an Entire mountain named Karinthiri. Hill station like <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/03/kerala-hill-station-photos-info-munnar.html" target="_blank">Munnar</a> got flooded and the one and only <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html" target="_blank">British Built</a> Railway line to <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/pictures-of-neelakurinjy-flower-groups.html" target="_blank">Munnar hills</a>, we lost in that flood. It was the first Monorail built in India in 1902, which got converted to Narrow lane in 1908, in turn, destructed by flood in 1924.</div>
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<b>Reason For the 1924 Flood in Kerala</b></div>
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There are Myths and facts talked around the cause for this flood which was also called the flood of 99. Many believe it as the failure of the Mullaperiyar dam, which was the only dam in the course of River Periyar. The failure of this dam was suspected as it got washed away a couple of times during the construction period itself. </div>
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Factwise its seen that the rain was so strong and it lasted for couple of weeks which made the water levels so high. Landslides and trees from the forest are suspected to make natural bunds between mountains in the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html" target="_blank">river's course</a>, which burst of at a later point and made situations worse. This flood became history and a nightmare for many who witnessed it. There are old buildings still, which have markings of the water levels of this flood. </div>
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Vehicles hydro locked in Floods - Kerala monsoons</h3>
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Getting your Vehicles Insured for Hydro Locking- Hydro locking or hydrostatic locking, simply means water in the engine, and the result is Engine seizure. This can happen if you are not a cautious driver, who just drove through a deep pool which is more than what your car can take. Also can happen like in the above picture. The car got submerged in flood water as its parked, there is a chance it will be hydro locked if its cranked before the engine is inspected and cleaned.</div>
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As floods getting more common across India, its always advised getting your vehicles insured for Hydro locking hazard. Many of the insurance providers give this as an extra addon over normal insurance, even many of the B2B insurance policies won't cover Engine hydro-locking. It can be named as Engine Cover also in your insurance policy, but look for the term hydro-locking.</div>
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<li>The very basic principle to get saved - Don't drive into the water if you are not using a hovercraft.</li>
<li>If you happen to Drive - The basic principle is not to let the water seep into Engine by keeping your engine revved up above 1500 rpm. Revving only keeps the water entering from your vehicles silencer into the engine. So what is the next point of entry to the engine?</li>
<li>Yes, it's your Engine's air intake or the air filter section of the engine. Be aware of the location of your car's air filter or air intake. Stop your vehicle if you see water levels going over safe level, considering the air intake of your <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/01/volvos-auto-show-at-cochin.html" target="_blank">car engine</a>.</li>
<li>Don't drive beside another vehicle as the waves from its movement can come over your vehicles bonnet and engine will suck the water in as you are revving it.</li>
<li>If the engine stops due to any reason, don't crank it again. Remember the damage is happened due to cranking the engine with water in cylinders. Get your car Toed to the service.</li>
<li>If you suspect water inside, and you are toeing the car, don't let the pistons move by keeping it in gear, for an automatic. get the engine connected tires lifted up while it's being toed.</li>
<li>If you haven't tried starting the car or engine was not running while it got submerged in flood water, the only chance of failure is the electricals and the engine and its components will need only a cleaning.</li>
<li>If you have tried cranking the engine or drove through in higher speeds while water was wading into the engine, chances of permanent <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/01/volvos-auto-show-at-cochin.html" target="_blank">engine</a> or related components failure is high as internal combustion or diesel engines are made to compress or burn the gasoline, not water. Water in the cylinders, the pistons, cylinder heads or the bores can get permanently damaged.</li>
<li>Finally, if you have tried to drive through water or cranked the engine, this becomes the major point for your insurance provider to deny the Hydro Lockin claim.</li>
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Jeep getting stalled after wading through the monsoon waters. Can be an electrical failure or Hydro locked.</div>
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So is there a car which won't be affected by hydro locking, yes if the car is not using an internal combustion engine. You can vouch on an <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/06/photos-of-volvo-recharge-conceptd13.html" target="_blank">electric car</a> or bus to safely wade through water, provided the electricals are waterproofed.</div>
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Kerala Monsoon Floods - Public Property Losses</h3>
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New PWD Road taken by the furious Monsoon Streams-Video</div>
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Many of the works done by PWD of Kerala went in vain as the monsoon showed its fury like never in near times in this season.</div>
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Kuttanadu is prone to flooding as its the land of <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-boatskumarakombackwater-tourism.html" target="_blank">Kerala's backwaters</a>. Jokes apart like in the video seen above, the people here are often through the hardships of excess waterlogging during the Rains. Its water all around, but becomes hard for them to get even proper drinking water, water-borne diseases apart.</div>
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Fishing Video from Banasura Sagar Dam of Wayandu District, in Kerala</div>
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Towns Submerged in Kerala Monsoon Floods</h3>
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Kerala KSRTC Flood Moments😄🚌</h4>
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The Kerala state road transport corporation buses are acting as the saviors in many of the flood-affected areas. Here in Kerala, the transport corporation is seen as a brand standing close to peoples heart. You can see people making the KSRTC buses part of their flood games, and often the videos of bused wading through the flood waters are edited and circulated in social media giving the public transport buses a heroic nature.</div>
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Monsoon Events In Kerala</h3>
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Monsoon season witnesses many events based on water bodies, which are also promoted as part of Kerala Monsoon Tourism. Few of the events will be organized and publicised in comparatively local regions of Kerala, whereas a few are official events organized with the involvements of District and state Tourism Departments.</div>
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Mudrace @ Malappuram</h4>
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Teaser video of Malabar River fest, which has got inaugurated today. Monsoon time many tourism events are conducted in and around Kerala, many of them will be related to water bodies. <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/arippara-waterfalls-in-iruvanjipuzha.html" target="_blank">Malabar river</a> fest is all about a Kayaking championship which is having international participation from around 20 countries.</div>
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pixelshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110476644511083313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405840034114406544.post-23947492596944437732010-12-26T20:44:00.000+05:302018-07-14T00:18:37.165+05:30ShankuPushpam,Blue Pea,Clitoria, Butterfly Pea Flowers | Uses in Medicines,Food Recipe,Tea,Alcoholic Drinks Etc<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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More photos on <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/herbal-flowers-of-kerala-shankupushpam.html" target="_blank">Shankupushpam</a>, the Herbal flower of Kerala. Shankpushpam is also having names like Shankupushpi, <b>Blue peas</b>, <b><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/04/fluffy-tits-white-tailed-butterfly.html" target="_blank">Butterfly</a> peas, </b>Aparajita, Asian pigeonwings, Bluebellvine, Cordofan pea, Darvin pea etc,<b> </b>and scientifically named as <b>Clitoria Ternatea</b>. This Ayurvedic <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/pista-green-milii-flowers-euphrbia.html" target="_blank">herbal flower plant</a> of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/kerala-eco-tour-destination-thenmala.html" target="_blank">Kerala</a> is the same time ingredient of many recipes in Asian countries. The tropical plant which is of Asian origin is now also seen in African and American countries.<br />
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Despite shakupushpam's <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/keralas-flowers-thetty-red-flower.html" target="_blank">medicinal</a> value, this plant is seen as abandoned vines in between the shrubs and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/big-trees-thenmala-ecotourism-deer-park.html" target="_blank">trees</a>. It's often seen as a weed growing in between other plants. Shankpushpams is a herb only to the people who know its medicinal value. Its noticed more for the peculiarly shaped <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/herbal-flowers-of-kerala-shankupushpam.html" target="_blank">vibrant bluepea flowers</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/pink-flowers-small-pink-flower-closeups.html" target="_blank">Clitoria Flowers</a> appears in colors like snowy white, dark blue, fluorescent blue, violet, purple etc. I have got some light <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/arabian-night-dahlia-flowers-flower.html" target="_blank">violet flowers</a> and buds of Butterfly Peas here. I have already posted the photos of blue and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/chembakam-white-plumeria-flowers-with.html" target="_blank">white clitoria flowers</a> previously.</div>
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Butterfly peas/Shankupushpam Herbal flower's Bud</h4>
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Walking around after the rain, these are some of the photos I snapped from <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/11/digital-photography-rain-drops-macro.html" target="_blank">nature</a>. As these plants of <b>Shankupushpams</b> are seen abundant all over in between <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/mangroves-of-kumarakom-bird-sanctuary.html">trees</a> and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/euphorbia-millii-red-flowers-flower.html" target="_blank">plants</a>, they came in front naturally and I couldn't help taking some closeup snaps of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/rain-soaked-yellow-bell-flowers-kerala.html" target="_blank">flowers and buds</a>.</div>
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Am trying to present a little more details on the medicinal value of this common tropical <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-flowers-garden-plants-herbs.html" target="_blank">herbal plant</a> in this post. No part of this vine <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/mickey-mouse-flowers-red-flower-with.html" target="_blank">plant</a> is unusable as per Ayurvedic maestros. In ancient books on Ayurveda, the plant, its roots, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/orchids-ground-orchid-violet-flowers.html" target="_blank">flowers</a> and even leaves are mentioned for the preparation of peculiar ayurvedic medicines.</div>
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Shankupushpam or Bluepea <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/flower-photography-red-flowers-kerala.html" target="_blank">flowers</a> are mentioned in a variety of synonyms in the books of Ayurveda. Butterfly pea <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/hot-pink-roses-macro-mode-photos.html" target="_blank">flower</a>s and plants are mentioned in most of the old Ayurvedic scriptures for its herbal medicinal value.<br />
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Different Names of Blue Peas (Ayurvedic Synonyms)</h3>
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<li>supuspi</li>
<li>sveta</li>
<li>girikarnika</li>
<li>gokarnika</li>
<li>mohanasi</li>
<li>ardrakarni</li>
<li>mahasveta</li>
<li>sephanda</li>
<li>vishnukrantha</li>
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Also, the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/hydrangea-violet-flowers-kerala.html" target="_blank">flower</a> is known as <b>Aral</b>, malayamukki, Kakkanam etc in local Indian languages.</div>
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Clitoria Ternatea, Blue pea or Butterfly peas- Flower Bud</h4>
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Basking in the morning sun, just after a rain bath! The fresh green <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/red-rose-flowers-kerala-flowers-gallery.html" target="_blank">flower</a> bud of Shankupushpam, the Ayurvedic medicinal cure from <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/photographs-naturemother-nature-watched.html">nature</a> itself.</div>
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Region wise common Names of Blue Peas</h2>
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Regionally the name of this herbal <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/hibiscus-flowers-flowers-in-kerala.html">plant and flowers</a> vary like Shanku puspam, Shanku pushpi, aparajita, gokarnika, aral, malayamukki, kakkanam etc in India. Shankupushpams are named gokarnika in some parts of India for its oval appearance resembling the ears of a Cow.<br />
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This herbal vines name varies like, Butterfly-Pea in Australia, Honte in French,Blaue Clitorie in German, Clitoria Azul in Portuguese, Bejuco de Conchitas in Spanish, Cunha in Brazil etc. Also known as cordofan-pea, campanilla, conchita azul, azulejo, papito, zapotillo, choroque, bandera etc.<br />
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Benefits and uses of Blue peas</h2>
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Shankupushpams or Bluepea creeper plants are used for a various purpose, ranging from ornamental garden plants to even in food recipe and also in drinks. Anyway, the most discussed benefit of this plant is its uses as a medicinal herb for various ailments. Some details on the uses of bluepeas are tried to cover below.</div>
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Clitoria Ternatea Viny <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/05/roses-picturesflowers-photos-using-cell.html" target="_blank">Ornamental Plants</a></h3>
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Apart from being a herbal plant, it is also used as an ornamental <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/05/queen-of-flowers-roses-photo-gallery.html" target="_blank">garden plant</a>. Clitoria ternatea and Clitoria purpurea are seen grown for their attractively <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/pictures-of-neelakurinjy-flower-groups.html" target="_blank">colored flowers</a>. Clitoria ternatea has creamy white flowers, whereas clitoria purpurea has dark <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/munnar-hillstation-sceneries-photos-of.html" target="_blank">blue flowers</a>. Hybrid plants between these two yields intermediate light blue flowers bigger in sizes than the parent flowers. Clitoria flowers vary in colors like deep violet, velvety blue, light pink, white etc.</div>
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Butterfly Pea Plants Significance in Agriculture</h3>
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In some places, Butterfly Pea is seen cultivated for various purposes. Most often shankupushpam plants are seen cultivated as cover crops. In some places in the world, it's cultivated to increase the soil fertility to enhance yields of other <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/rice-fieldspaddy-cultivation-in-kerala.html" target="_blank">food crops</a> like wheat, maize etc. The plant is having soil nitrogen fixing capability. Clitoria plants are also used for green manure and in some places its cut and dried for being used as hay for cattles.</div>
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Shankupushpam plant is considered vigorous growing persistent herbaceous legume which is perennial in nature. </div>
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Light Violet Clitoria or Shankupushpam- <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/rain-wet-yellow-flower-petals-yellow.html" target="_blank">Rain wet flower</a> snaps</h4>
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Wet in the rain, A macro snap of light violet flower, Shankupushpam or Butterfly peas. A well known medicinal herb, but seen growing abandoned allover in the backyards.</div>
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Why cultivate Butterfly pea Vines?</h4>
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Clitoria herbal plants are seen much adaptive to a various range of temperatures and humidity. The plant is tolerant to frost and dry conditions and can withstand heavy grazing activities. These properties of this medicinal nontoxic herbal plant make it ideal for the development of wasteland and also for the making of hay as mentioned before.</div>
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Blue Pea Vines, Benefits as Cattle Feed</h4>
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Clitoria plants are seen dominating the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/water-hyacinth-in-kerala-rivers-worst.html" target="_blank">weeds</a>. Cultivating it with other grasses like tall <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/temple-festivals-part-of-keralas.html" target="_blank">elephant</a> grasses used as hay increases overall nutritional value and yield of the cattle feed. The seeds of Blue Pea are high in protein and thus helps to increase the nitrogen content of the soil. It helps in yielding high protein content grass from nitrogen fixed fertile soil. Crude fibre and crude protein levels in the leaves of clitoria are also seen high. Quality Cattle yields can be increased considerably using quality blue pea vine hay.</div>
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Butterfly Pea creeper Plant Benefits as Cover Crops</h4>
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Butterfly Peas or Bluepeas can also be used as cover crops for <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/photos-of-sunsets-evening-horizon-red.html" target="_blank">coconut</a> and rubber plantations. The nitrogen enriching property of the plant is found much beneficial for the plantation crops.</div>
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The Vine or creeper plant will <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/cute-butterfly-larvae-and-morning-dew.html" target="_blank">flower</a> within 8 to 11 weeks after sowing. Flowering may continue throughout the year if moisture is sufficient and conditions are frost free. BluePea flowers can be both <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/macro-and-closeup-mode-digital-camera.html" target="_blank">bee</a> pollinated or self-pollinated. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/amateur-gallery-3.html" target="_blank">Butterfly</a> pea flowers have commercial value in some parts due to its multiple uses.</div>
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Blue <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/kerala-flowers-jamanthies-yellow-and.html" target="_blank">flowers</a> of shankupushpams / bluepeas are used in some of the Asian countries for coloring rice and other recipes. It's a natural food coloring agent. The leaves are seen potted and consumed for its herbal value.<br />
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<li>Flowers are also used to make tea with added lemongrass. Dry flowers of blue peas are available commercially for making the tea. Blue Pea tea Recipe is very popular in many Asian countries.</li>
<li>Blue Pea Cocktails and Gins are available. In Gins, the flower extract is used for its coloring nature.</li>
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Hiding among the green. Clitoria violet flower and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/fruits-from-kerala-photo-gallery.html">fruit</a>. A flower and plant with a wide range use as a medicinal herb, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/amateur-gallery-2.html">ornamental plant</a>s, nutritional cattle feed and fertilizer.</div>
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<b>Shankupushpam flowers</b> and plant are used to prepare a variety of medicinal extracts especially as per old Ayurvedic scriptures. Roots seeds and leaves are used to make medicines which can be used both internally as well as externally. The white-flowered butterfly pea vine roots are used to make a medicinal paste for skin diseases. Extracts made from shangupushpam are well known as a brain tonic and for enhancing memory and intelligence.</div>
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The <i>seeds</i> are fried in ghee and powdered and consumed with hot water for skin diseases. The <b>root extracts</b> of <b>bluepeas</b> are used for <b>eye</b>, <b>throat infections</b>, <b>ulcer</b> and for <b>urinary</b> troubles. White flower clitoria leaves are made into a paste and mixed with salt before being applied for <b>retroauricular adenitis</b>. Shankupushpam plants are found to be having <b>antifungal</b> proteins. Bluepea Seeds are crushed with honey and applied topically for <b>Tonsillitis</b>. For treating <b>migraine</b>, the <b>root juice</b> extracts are poured through nostrils.</div>
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In some of the famous Ayurvedic scriptures, Clitoria plant and flower extracts are mentioned useful for <b>nasal therapy</b> while in some other books its mentioned as a herbal medicine to <b>alleviate effects of toxins in the blood</b>. Also, the books refer to shankupushpam herbal preparations to be used for treating <b>eye-related</b> diseases.</div>
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The <b>hemostatic effects</b> of <i>clitoria</i> ensure its presence in medicines for <b>piles</b> especially <b>bleeding piles</b>. Aparajita plant extracta are known to be <b>alleviators of pain and swellings</b>. A decoction of this herbal plant is used for <b>cleaning wounds</b> and it has the ability to <b>prevent pus formation</b>.</div>
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The herbal medicine from <b>shankupushpam</b> has <b>tranquilizing</b> effects and thus used for <b>syncope</b>, <b>vertigo</b> etc like <b>the nervous system</b> and brain-related ailments. <i>Clitoria herbal extracts</i> are also used for <b>treating digestive system</b> and for diseases like <b>jaundice</b>, <b>dyspepsia</b>, <b>constipation</b>, <b>piles</b> etc.</div>
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Clitoria herbal extracts are also used for <b>treating</b> <b>the circulatory system</b> as it has <b>blood purifying</b> and hemostatic properties. Also used for treating <b>smallpox</b>.</div>
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For <b>ailments in the respiratory system</b> like <b>a cough and cold</b> the <i>herbal plant</i> extracts can be used, as it has the ability to <b>prevent irritation of respiratory organs</b> and also have <b>expectorant properties</b>. The medicinal extracts from blue peas are also used for <b>the treatment of Asthma</b>.</div>
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Herbal extracts from bluepea viny<b> plants</b> are seen to possess <b>spermatogenic properties</b> and thus used in cases of <b>sperm debility</b>. Also used to treat <b>urinary system ailments</b>. Also, shangupushpam herbal preparations are known to have cooling effects which alleviate symptoms of <b>vomiting</b>, <b>burning sensations</b> and <b>thirst</b> which are common during <b>fever</b>.</div>
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<i>Leaves of Shankupushpam plants</i> can be grounded and mixed with salt for applying over <b>swellings</b>. The roots of <b>bluepeas</b> can be grounded and given with ghee or butter two to three times daily for <b>increasing memory and intelligence</b> and also it can be effective for <b>treating goiter</b>. A gram of shankupushpam flower powder is given daily with honey for <b>uterus bleeding problems</b>. Powder of leaves is also used for <b>treating brain disorders</b>.</div>
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The <b>blue pea flowers</b> are photographed in super macro and close-ups using <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/11/kerala-birds-woodpecker-myna-photos.html">Fuji finepix S5700 S700</a>. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/deer-photos-tourist-info-deer.html">Photos</a> are cropped to 800 relative resolutions and saved in a reduced quality before being posted here.<br />
Stay tuned for latest updates from <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">pixelshots</a>.</div>
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pixelshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110476644511083313noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405840034114406544.post-87039438923367400872010-12-25T01:34:00.000+05:302010-12-25T01:34:29.803+05:30Happy Xmas Greetings-Cribs & Christhmas Tree<br>Happy Christmas greetings to all the readers of this <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/kerala-eco-tour-destination-thenmala.html">Kerala photo</a> blog. giving you some<br>
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TRTtW6-JrzI/AAAAAAAAC5A/sI45PXVPlzk/s1600/christhmas-tree-xmas-trees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Mini Xmas Tree Cochin kerala,Christmas celebrations" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TRTtW6-JrzI/AAAAAAAAC5A/sI45PXVPlzk/s200/christhmas-tree-xmas-trees.jpg" title="Xmas tree" width="113"></a>pics of Cribs and Xmas <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/big-trees-thenmala-ecotourism-deer-park.html">trees</a> seen around.<br>
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The cribs are from <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/christian-ancient-churches-in-kerala.html">churches</a> here around in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">Cochin</a> and as its 24th of December nd Jesus not born yet, the cribs are without infant Jesus.<br>
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Infant Jesus is gonna be placed in those cribs in between the christhmas services in the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/fort-kochi-kerala-indiaphotos-and.html">churches</a> mostly during midnight.<br>
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<b>Digital <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/11/kerala-birds-woodpecker-myna-photos.html">Photography</a> </b>in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/07/globular-garden-cactus-plants-small.html">Macro</a> mode. Not just <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/04/fluffy-tits-white-tailed-butterfly.html">digital macros</a>, but digital super <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/candle-flame-photography-cellphone.html">macros</a>, as the special focus mode is named in the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/macro-and-closeup-mode-digital-camera.html">digital cam</a> of <i>Fuji Film</i>. The maximum minimum distance that can be focused was seen as 4 cms in the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/photos-of-gramophoneshandicraftswooden.html">camera</a> manual, but could't get something that closer eventhough i tried. The focus length was shown as 6mm in all <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/kerala-eco-tour-destination-thenmala.html">photos</a> taken with <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/rain-drop-macro-photo-rain-drop-tied-in.html">super macro</a> mode.<br>
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The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/03/beautiful-sunset-photographs-i-have.html">camera</a> showed pretty brilliant close focusing than something without a super <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/pista-green-milii-flowers-euphrbia.html">macro focus</a>. Anyway can't expect a stunning <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/mickey-mouse-flowers-red-flower-with.html">photo capture</a> form this <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/domestic-white-goosepet-bird.html">point and shoot</a> 7<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/adventure-zone-thenmala-ecotourism.html">MegaPixel camera</a>, like we may get from a digital SLR with <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/herbal-flowers-of-kerala-shankupushpam.html">macro</a> lenses. Provided if the subject is well lit and have a contrasting colour from the background canvas, you are gonna get awesome <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/rain-wet-yellow-flower-petals-yellow.html">clearly focused photographs</a>.</div>
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Raindrop in Green Leaf</h3>
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These guys haven't reached the ground yet!, yea the rain drops......<br>
Its easy to leave them unnoticed if you doesn't care to walk around and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/photographs-naturemother-nature-watched.html">watch the nature close</a>. In every <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/digital-closeup-photos-of-sunsetred.html">leaves</a> and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/tropical-ornamental-plant-flowers.html">flowers</a> we may notice those tears of the nature clinging, and taking their last breaths of life, before gonna fall down the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/white-medicinal-flowers-clitoria.html">plants</a> or getting vaporized in the heat of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">sun-rays</a>. Just gave a try to have them <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/sculpture-garden-thenmala-eco-tourism.html">photographed</a>, with a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/violet-tiny-garden-flowers-macro-mode.html">Digicam</a> i wanted to test for its capabilities in seeing things closer.</div>
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<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-beach-aerial-photos-varkala.html">Photographing</a> some <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/domestic-white-goosepet-bird.html">bird</a>s seen around while walking on a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/rain-wet-yellow-flower-petals-yellow.html">rainy day</a>, in the interval i got between rains. Thanking to the 10x optical zoom of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/macro-and-closeup-mode-digital-camera.html">Digital camera</a>, else i would have been unable to get the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/jaina-temple-gujarati-street.html">birds</a> even spotted in the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/sculpture-garden-thenmala-eco-tourism.html">photos</a>, for their <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/forest-tree-house-thenmala-eco-tourism.html">tree living</a>, easily disturbed and flying away nature. Also spotted some <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/kerala-eco-tour-destination-thenmala.html">green</a>Â feathered <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/fruits-from-kerala-photo-gallery.html">fruit</a> eating birds, but they seemed much busy flying here and there whenever i tried for a snap. They are the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/fruit-photos-kerala-india.html">pappaya</a> fruit eaters who tastes the papayas right from the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/big-trees-thenmala-ecotourism-deer-park.html">trees</a> before anyone can even notice the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/ripe-mulberry-fruits-kerala-fruit.html">fruits</a> are ripe there.</div>
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Bird watching, Photos and Facts on some <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/ritual-folk-dance-of-kerala-theyyams.html">Kerala</a> / Indian Birds</h2>
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<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/bird-watching-boating-vembanadu-lake.html">Bird watching</a> around my house in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-pictures-of-keralas-tourist.html">Kerala</a>. A heavy downpour just over and i decided to try the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/photos-of-gramophoneshandicraftswooden.html">camera</a> as bright <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/cloud-formation-photos-snapped-from.html">sunlight</a> spilled onto the wet <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/cute-butterfly-larvae-and-morning-dew.html">nature</a> around. What i got in my camera in the birds category apart from <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">nature snaps</a> are some Woodpeckers and Myna or Mina-bird renowned for its singing and talking abilities-the bird <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/candle-flame-photography-cellphone.html">photos</a> are posted just below. </div>
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Woodpecker on <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/macro-photos-of-small-cute-crab-flowers.html">Coconut Tree</a></h3>
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So this is the very same bird species that comes in the advertisement of the major shoe brand, <i>woodlands</i>, claiming their shoe leather will even stand a woodpecker's pecking beak. Hmm the bird has got a universal acclamation on its beak's tearing power huh.</div>
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You know what these pecker birds doing when knocking on those <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/digital-closeup-photos-of-sunsetred.html">tree trunks</a>, they not eating the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/lonely-tree-beside-sea-photo-fom.html">tree</a> but trying to get a hold of those <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/dragon-fly-insects-closeup-photos.html">insects</a>, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/04/fluffy-tits-white-tailed-butterfly.html">butterfly</a> larvaes, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/streangth-of-ant-bite-and-spider-web.html">spiders</a>, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/dangling-garden-worm-plant-eater-worm.html">worms</a>, cocoons, caterpillars etc which may be hiding deep inside the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/trees-ernakulam-maharajas-ground.html">tree</a> trunk cracks and holes. They pulls out the insects with the drilling efficient beaks and the woodpeckers sticky long toungue does the rest of consuming process.</div>
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Some other<b> interesting facts on this bird</b> are, the woodpecker's nostrils are guarded with fine hairs which stops the small wooden and other debris from going inside the nose during the pecking process, by this born <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/munnar-once-in-12-years.html">tree</a> driller. Something similar guards its eyes too during its beak is at work, a fine membrane covering which closes over the eye balls as needed, as an extra protection with the ordinary eye lids.</div>
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Woodpecker's brain is known to be evolved from the time being in orientation and size to adapt the sudden impact from its beak during pecking on hard wood. </div>
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<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/kovalam-beach-sea-photos-from.html">Tourism</a> projects based on <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/pink-flowers-small-pink-flower-closeups.html">Nature</a>, which includes environment awareness programmes and interpretations along with benefits to local people can be termed as <b><a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/sculpture-garden-thenmala-eco-tourism.html" target="_blank">eco tourism</a></b>. Eco tourism should maintain the rhythm of nature along with the tourism activities. The International Eco tourism society/TIES, defines eco tourism as, 'responsible <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/mamallapuramarchaeological-tourist.html">travel</a> that conserves the nature and sustains the well-being of local people'. In short eco tourism is the co existence of nature conservation and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/04/keralagods-own-countryphotographs.html">nature tourism</a> projects.</div>
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Eco Tourism in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-pictures-of-keralas-tourist.html">Kerala/India</a></h3>
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Kerala, the small Indian state which is bordered with the green stretched <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/thenmala-roadtrip-photoswestern-gaht.html">western ghat mountains</a> in the east and beautiful <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-beach-aerial-photos-varkala.html">beaches</a> along the shores of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/unique-kerala-beach-varkala-beach.html">Arabian sea</a> in the west, no wonder the natural topography with <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">rivers</a> and mountains are much ideal for Tourism of all kind. Tourism being the major revenue to the state, it can't be ignored as well as the God gifted <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/varkala-beach-tourtrip-photos-scenic.html">Natural beauty</a> along with the flora and fauna has to be preserved from the hazards of Tourism. Their emerged the concept of eco tourism and started ecological friendly <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/longest-indian-lake-vembanadu-lake.html">tourism</a> project developments with utter care given to the fragility of nature we are getting engaged into. <b>Thenmala eco tourism</b> is just one among them and also the first <b>planned eco tour project</b> of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/arippara-waterfalls-in-iruvanjipuzha.html">Kerala</a> and even India.</div>
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It's found that about 60 percent of worlds <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/pista-green-milii-flowers-euphrbia.html">plants</a>, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/crocodile-bank-mission-to-save.html">reptiles</a>, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/lion-head-cichlid-african-aquarium-fish.html">fishes</a>, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/near-and-closeup-photos-of-turtles-in.html">amphibians</a>, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/domestic-white-goosepet-bird.html">birds</a>, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/photography-elephants-keralasome-facts.html">mammals</a> etc are seen in about 25 spots of the world which covers only 1.4 percent of the whole land area. Western ghat <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/mangroves-of-kumarakom-bird-sanctuary.html">forests</a> are considered one among those spots and thus conservation of nature and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/photos-of-keralas-largest.html">wildlife</a> is most important here.</div>
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Along with the Western Ghats <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/riparian-forest-athirapilly-waterfalls.html">forests</a> which abounds Kerala's eastern side, about 2324 square kilometer is considered protected area having two National Parks and 12 Wildlife sanctuaries. The eco system inside the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/big-trees-thenmala-ecotourism-deer-park.html">tropical forests</a> of western ghats is an ideal support from the part of Nature for the development of eco-tourism projects here in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/making-houseboats-and-planning.html">Kerala</a>.</div>
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Kerala's Eco-Tourism Projects List</h2>
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<li>Thenmala</li>
<li><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">Palaruvi</a></li>
<li>Periyar</li>
<li>Parambikulam</li>
<li>Eravikulam</li>
<li>Peppara</li>
<li>Neyyar</li>
<li>Arippa</li>
<li>Gavi</li>
<li>RhodoValley</li>
<li>Shenduruney</li>
<li>Aralam</li>
<li>Chimmini</li>
<li>Mankayam</li>
<li><a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2018/12/kerala-elephant-calves-babies-video-photo-elephant-training-center-konni-kerala.html" target="_blank">Konni</a></li>
<li>Tommankuthu<br />
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Thenmala Eco-Tourism</h3>
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India's first Planned Eco-Tourism Project: The Eco-Tour Area Map and Info</h4>
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The first planned eco-tourism project implementation done in India, is in and around the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/thenmala-parappar-dam-reservoir-photos.html">Parappar dam</a> and <b>Shenthurinny wildlife sanctuary</b> forests of Thenmala. The ecotourism project here in Thenmala is a joint venture by the Forest, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/kerala-river-dam-irrigation-projects.html">irrigation</a> and Tourism departments of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/macro-photos-of-small-cute-crab-flowers.html">Kerala</a>. Thenmala is a small village in the valley of western ghat mountain ranges and is seen covered in the tropical deciduous mixed forested land.</div>
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Thenmala the Malayalam word means Honey Mountains and the honey collected from these forests is considered special and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/white-medicinal-flowers-clitoria.html">medicinal</a>. You being a traveler especially if comes under the category of nature lover or the one who loves trekking and forest camping, this eco-tour spot is ideal for you. You can do trekking and forest explorations in the dense greenery cladding the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramakkalmedu-photoskeralas-hill-station.html">mountain slopes</a> and valleys here in Thenmala.</div>
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Eco Tourism zones of Thenmala</h2>
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The eco<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kollam-beach-photos-kerala-beaches-in.html">tourism project attractions</a> and activities of Thenmala are distributed in 3 zones coming in around 500 meters radius. The major spots of this ecotour spot are:-</div>
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<li><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/adventure-zone-thenmala-ecotourism.html" target="_blank">Thenmala Adventure Zone</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/sculpture-garden-thenmala-eco-tourism.html" target="_blank">Thenmala Leisure Zone</a></li>
<li>Culture Zone</li>
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Thenmala Eco-tour Project Area Map</h3>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TL1QGK2YOWI/AAAAAAAAC3U/e8FStxBLXRw/s1600/thenmala-tourism-map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="thenmala eco tourism map photo,area map of thenmala ecotour project drawn in the wall of tourist facilitation centre" border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TL1QGK2YOWI/AAAAAAAAC3U/e8FStxBLXRw/s1600/thenmala-tourism-map.jpg" title="Thenmala eco tourism map" /></a></h3>
<span style="text-align: justify;">This </span><b style="text-align: justify;">map of the ecotourism</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> project area is photographed from the </span><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/santa-cruz-baslica-old-churches-kerala.html" style="text-align: justify;">wall painting</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> of tourist facilitation center, where you should go first to take the entry tickets for various tourist zones. You may take this map picture and enlarge to see the </span><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/charpa-waterfalls-keralas-famous.html" style="text-align: justify;">tour spots</a><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span><br />
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The road that approaches the culture zone from your left-hand side is the pocket road from Nh208 which you may take when coming from Kollam side. The road that joins the junction in front of Thenmala Dam area is the one coming from Trivandrum, and going straight through it will get you into the NH208 again towards Palaruvi <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/hogenekkal-photographsthe-water-falls.html">waterfalls</a>, Kuttalam <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/athirapally-waterfallskeralas-mightiest.html">waterfall</a> etc.</div>
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Adventure zone, Culture Zone and Leisure zones are marked in this Thenmala eco-tour map along with sculpture <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/violet-tiny-garden-flowers-macro-mode.html">Garden</a>, Deer Rehabilitation centre, lookout point, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakom-small-country-boatskerala.html">boating</a> start point, Sway or Hanging bridge etc. The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-dam-nameshydro-electric.html">dam</a> shown in the map is Parappar dam which is the heart of KIP <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/malampuzha-dam-reservoir-photo-tourist.html">irrigation project</a> and also a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-rivers-damssholayar-dam-arealake.html">Hydro Electric Dam</a>. The river that continues from the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/meenkara-river-damgayathri-river-dam.html">dam reservoir</a> is <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-river-danger-zones-kallada-river.html">River Kallada</a>.</div>
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View of Thenmala Sway / Hanging Bridge from the Nature Trails In leisure zone <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/mahabalipuram-golden-remainings-of.html">Sculpture</a> <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/07/globular-garden-cactus-plants-small.html">Garden</a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TL1QTDwl_aI/AAAAAAAAC3Y/RrAUQ-wclVU/s1600/thenmala-photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="thenmala photos,western ghat forest trees from thenmala sculpture park,sway or hanging bridge of thenmala viewed from sculpture garden of thenmala eco tourism leisure zone" border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TL1QTDwl_aI/AAAAAAAAC3Y/RrAUQ-wclVU/s1600/thenmala-photos.jpg" title="thenmala photos, Distant view of Sway bridge" /></a></h4>
<span style="text-align: justify;">This photograph is taken while we were walking around in the sculpture </span><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/arabian-night-dahlia-flowers-flower.html" style="text-align: justify;">gardens</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> of leisure zone here in Thenmala. The sway bridge is a walking hanging bridge structure supported by steel cables. The bridge is across the </span><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-river-photos-and-infochalakkudy.html" style="text-align: justify;">river</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> Kallada, below <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/thenmala-parappar-dam-reservoir-photos.html" target="_blank">Thenmala dam</a> project. The river stream will be having water only if water is released from the dam for irrigation or after generating electricity. This bridge is a major photo point for the tourists to take pictures with the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/meenkara-river-damgayathri-river-dam.html" target="_blank">reservoir</a> in the background. </span><br />
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You can see the dam wall and spillway shutters face to face from the bridge and another bridge can be seen on the other side which is used for normal transportation purpose. The swaying bridge connects the leisure zone to the dam entrance area, through which you can walk to the top of the dam wall to have a view of the reservoir. But the gate towards the dam area was seen closed. Maybe due to the lateness of the hour we visited.</div>
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Culture Zone Attractions at Thenmala Ecotourism Project</h3>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Amphitheatre</b>- For performing Kerala's traditional and local art form for tourists.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/04/fluffy-tits-white-tailed-butterfly.html">Butterfly</a> Park</b>- An open <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/euphorbia-millii-red-flowers-flower.html">garden</a> for <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/amateur-gallery-3.html">butterflies</a> of the local ecosystem. You can walk through the nature trails in the park to watch and study about the butterflies.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Nakshatra Vanam</b>- Garden made of 27 <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/trees-ernakulam-maharajas-ground.html">Trees</a> which are associated with 27 birth stars. You can walk around and read about the trees from the tourist info boards. If not enough, you can buy a book named Stars and Trees, trees of Nakshatravanam, available from the tourist facilitation center for Rs 250/-. The book is prepared by TEPS with the help of Tropical botanical <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/kerala-flowers-jamanthies-yellow-and.html">gardens</a>, Palode.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Shop Courts</b>- Women administered shops selling local forest products.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Musical Dancing Fountains</b>- An open-air gallery for watching Musical Dancing Fountains. The gallery is arranged as semicircular steps progressing upward with lawn <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/photographs-naturemother-nature-watched.html">grass</a> grown in between. You can watch Musical fountain here <i>on all working days</i> <i>starting at 7pm</i> having <i>half an hour duration</i>. On <i>holidays last show is at 8.05 pm</i>. <i>Monday</i> there is <i>no show</i> </li>
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<b style="text-align: justify;">Musical Fountain </b><b style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;">ticket rates - </b><i style="text-align: justify;">Adult INR 30</i><span style="text-align: justify;">, and </span><i style="text-align: justify;">child INR 20</i><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></h4>
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Thenmala Tourist Facilitation Centre</h3>
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Tourist facilitation center is integrated with the Culture zone. You can get the entry tickets to all eco-tour zones from here. Dormitory accommodations, car parking, toilets etc like are arranged here. Jungle camping programmes also can to be arranged from here. <b>Working time of the eco-tourist facilitation center</b> is from 9 am to 7:30pm on all working days.</div>
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Leisure Zone Attractions in Thenmala Eco-Tourism</h3>
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Tour attractions in the Leisure Zone of Thenmala eco tourism is mainly the sculpture garden. The theme of the sculpture garden is 'Man and Nature'. Apart from sculpture gardens, nature trails, boardwalks, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/cute-butterfly-larvae-and-morning-dew.html">ferns</a> garden, sway bridge, resting spots etc are there. Trekking trips can be arranged from here too. Deep woods soft trekking and biking programme is available here which may last from 2 to 4 hours, in which you gonna explore swamp forests.</div>
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Adventure Zone Attractions in Thenmala Eco-Tourism Project</h3>
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Elevated Canopy walkways, rock climbing, mountain biking, river crossing, valley crossing, Burma bridge, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/streangth-of-ant-bite-and-spider-web.html">spider</a> net, pedal and row <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-boatskumarakombackwater-tourism.html">boating</a>, photo point rock, rappelling, trust fall, target practice with bow and arrow and a knot <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/hill-palacecochinan-old-palace-turned.html">museum</a> are the attractions here. Trekking trips and forest tent camps can be arranged here. This place with its <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/photos-of-green-mountain-slopes-and.html">hill</a> winding nature trails is enough to attract any nature tourists here. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-group-of-fresh-aquarium-fishes.html">Fish aquariums</a> of Kerala Malsyafed can be seen just beside the adventure zone spot.</div>
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Trekking Trips and Rates, in Thenmala Eco-Tourism</h2>
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Trekking programmes and night camps are coordinated and overseen by the National Adventure Foundation. Guided forest tours, Bird watching trails etc through the forests of Shenduruny wildlife sanctuary are available with durations of one to three days.</div>
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The trekking programmes available are:-</div>
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<li><b>Soft Trekking</b>- A 4km trekking tour to the mystic swamp forests. Maximum trekkers can be 19 and minimum should be 5 to start the trekking trip. Trekking Trip rate is a minimum of INR 250/- Rs 50 for adults and Rs 30 for children. International tourists have to pay INR 100. Extra taxes are applicable.</li>
<li><b>Shenduruny Wildlife sanctuary trekking trips</b>- Two trekking trips are available of 10 and 20 Kms distance. The 10 Km one is <u><i>Nature Walk</i></u> (6 hour half day trekking programme) and starts in two timings, 7am and 11am. Its about INR 600 for 10 persons and extra persons have to pay RS 75/- each. Maximum of 20 persons included in a trip. The 20 Km trekking trip named as <u><i>Kananayatra</i></u>, is considered a full day trekking programme with 8 hours duration. The trekking trip costs INR 1000 for a group of 5 and Rs 250/- extra for each addition. Food inclusive for the trekking rates. Maximum of 10 members is included in a trip which also starts by 7 am and 11am of the day.</li>
<li><b>Riverine Biking trail</b>- Forest cycling trip to inner forest swamps. Minimum of two persons in a trip and maximum of 4 can be included. Per person the rate is RS 100 and 200 minimum for a single trip. Foreign tourists have to pay Rs 150 per person. Extra taxes applicable.</li>
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For <i>trekking trip details in Thenmala ecotourism centre</i>, <i>contact</i>- <b>0475-2344600</b></div>
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<b>Tourist Attractions around Thenmala Ecotourism</b></h2>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">Palaruvi Waterfalls</a>- An inner forest waterfalls of 300 feet height, a few kilometres away from the eco-tourism centre at Thenmala dam premises.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/deer-photos-tourist-info-deer.html">Deer Park</a>- Its actually part of Thenmala eco tourism project. About 1 kilometer away from eco-tour facilitation centre.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/lookout-point-thenmalaweir-or-lowhead.html">Weir Dam</a>- Its also called lookout point, a small dam at ottakkal from where the irrigation canals are fed with water.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Treehouse- Inside the Deer park of Thenmala.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Punalur <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">Hanging bridge</a>- 30 Kms away from Thenmala in the nearest town called Punalur, this old British built hanging bridge stands.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">13 <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/digital-photography-using-cell-phone.html">arch bridge</a>- Another huge railway bridge with 13 arches on the way to palaruvi waterfalls from Thenmala.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Manalar and Kumbavurutty waterfalls- near to Achenkovil near to the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/mahabalipuram-photo-gallery-images-of.html">Temple</a> of Lord Ayappa. Have to treak half a kilometer to reach Kumbavurutty falls. Tree houses for children and nature interaction centres are there. Manalr is a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/mountain-stream-mini-waterfallstour.html">seasonal waterfalls</a> entirely depending on Rains.</li>
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Tourist Accommodation Facilities and Rates in Thenmala</h2>
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<b>Dormitories</b> for about 42 persons is available near the tourist facilitation centre. Rates are about INR 85/- per person plus taxes. Food has to be arranged in extra from the nearby restaurants.</div>
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<b><br /></b> <b>Contact Phone Number: </b>0475-2344800<br />
<b>Email:</b> <a href="mailto:tpo@thenmalaecotourism.com">tpo@thenmalaecotourism.com</a></div>
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Tented Tourist Accommodation in Thenmala Adventure Zone</h3>
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About eight tents for sixteen people can be arranged here in the adventure zone. Each tent with a capacity of two people. Timing from 6pm to 8am next day, and rates range from INR 400 to 1000, and foreign tourists have to pay a little extra. Food to be bought extra. what comes with the tent is a carry mat and sleeping bag.</div>
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contact details, ph: 0475-2344800, mail: <a href="mailto:tpo@thenmalaecotourism.com">tpo@thenmalaecotourism.com</a></div>
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More eco-tourism spots of Kerala is being covered and its just a matter of time to be made available here in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/fishermen-throwing-fish-nets-sea-shore.html">pixelshots</a>, the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">travel photo album of Kerala</a>. Keep Visiting for more photo features on <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kerala Tourism</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/mountain-stream-mini-waterfallstour.html">Nature</a> trails, board walks, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">hanging bridge</a> across the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">river stream</a> that continues from the dam spillway etc are other attractions. The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/photos-of-antiquescolourful-candlier.html">sculptures of animals</a>, cosmic flying men, depiction of ideas and thoughts, mythical characters like Vikramaditya and vethala, lord shiva, parasurama the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/mahabalipuram-photo-gallery-images-of.html">Hindu avatar of God</a> etc are arranged in various points of this sculpture park. We have to walk through the eco nature trail to have a sight of these sculptures and in the middle there are nicely designed, stepped resting platforms inside <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/riparian-forest-athirapilly-waterfalls.html">forest</a>. The resting points are vast enough for a group of 50 to 60 tourists to be seated together and can have some leisurely activities in between your <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">tour trip</a>.</div>
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<b>Thenmala Leisure Zone</b><br>
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The signboard of leisure zone, showing deterioration with that missing 'i' in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/kerala-house-boats-photographed-from.html">tourism</a>. We visited the adventure zone before being here by 5:30pm of the day. It will be better to visit the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/adventure-zone-thenmala-ecotourism.html">adventure zone</a> before leisure zone in-case you are here after 4 pm as adventure zone will be closing by 5:30 pm whereas leisure zone by 6:30pm.</div>
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Leisure zone is much near to the tourist facilitation centre from where you have to get the entry tickets and directions to various spots of this Kerala's <i>eco tourism</i> project area.</div>
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Photos from the <b>Adventure zone</b> of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/deer-photos-tourist-info-deer.html"><b>Thenmala eco tourism</b></a> project, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-beach-aerial-photos-varkala.html">Kerala</a>, India. The major <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/ninnumullivalenjenganammurinjapuzha.html">tourist attraction</a>s here in Adventure zone of Thenmala are, Forest Canopy Elevated walkway bridge, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/arippara-waterfalls-in-iruvanjipuzha.html">Nature</a> trails through the forested <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/munnar-hill-station-tour-trip.html">hills</a>, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-river-danger-zones-kallada-river.html">rock</a> climbing, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/munnar-heaven-on-earth-gallery3.html">mountain</a> biking, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">river</a> crossing, Burmese bridge walk, boating in the forest <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/05/hill-palace-photographs-digital.html">pond</a>, rapelling etc. There is a place where you can do some bow and arrow practice but by the time we visited, it was out of order.</div>
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You shouldn't miss this adventure spot of <b>Thenmala ecotours</b>, even if you are not much adventurous. Being adventurous helps you to get the most out of this <b>eco tourism</b> location of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/unique-kerala-beach-varkala-beach.html">southern Kerala</a>. For a Nature tourist the canopy walkway and Nature trails will be an experience with chances to watch the nature, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/domestic-white-goosepet-bird.html">birds</a> and the mighty <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/big-trees-thenmala-ecotourism-deer-park.html">forest trees</a> closer walking towards them.</div>
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After verifying the tickets you will be entering right into a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/dutch-palacemattancherrykerala.html">museum</a> here. A descriptive display of all the types of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/six-mega-pixel-shoot-out-panasonic.html">rope knots</a> used during <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/hogenekkal-nature-scenaries-and-boat.html">rock</a> climbing like adventure sports and also by Surgeons, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/fishermen-throwing-fish-nets-sea-shore.html">Fishermen</a>, rescue professionals, sailors etc. From the knot <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/photos-of-keralas-largest.html">museum</a> you will move on to the Canopy Walkway or Elevated <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/digital-photography-using-cell-phone.html">bridge</a> of the adventure zone, a must visit here.</div>
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From canopy bridge you can either walk to the top of the hill and traverse through the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/photographs-naturemother-nature-watched.html">nature</a> trails or select a more adventurous way to go down to the forest pond through a rope (valley crossing), exactly the same way you have to cross the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-waterfalls-river-names-length.html">river</a> using ropes. The above photograph is the starting point of the elevated walking bridge which rises up through the forest tree canopy. The information board says, "Resemble Canopy Walkway. The canopy bridge hangs suspended over the forest floor". Specifications of the bridge is gives as, Length of the Bridge: 120 meter, Number of Steps: 109, Number of tree canopies: 11 big trees. The platform of the bridge is done with of wooden planks paved over steel structure,very similar to the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">old hanging bridge</a> of Punalur.</div>
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Am gonna walk up through the bridge to the top of trees, what about you giving me company.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kerala's Eco-tourism Canopy Walkways- Canopy Watch Bridge of Thenmala, Kollam District</b></span><br />
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This is the view of the bridge that winds up between the trees, snapped from some what,a quarter length up. What you can get is a close encounter with the forest <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/trees-ernakulam-maharajas-ground.html">trees</a> and the flying and jumping tree top <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/hill-palacecochinan-old-palace-turned.html">wild life</a>.Canopy walkways were used for studying the flora and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/dangling-garden-worm-plant-eater-worm.html">fauna</a> by watching them closer by researchers. Present days are time of canopy cranes for the same purpose. Wonder if they using <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/forest-tree-house-thenmala-eco-tourism.html">tree houses</a> too for living in the forest canopy while research.<br />
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Huge canopy hanging bridges are still existing through rain and tropical forests, mostly intended for <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/longest-indian-lake-vembanadu-lake.html">tourism</a> and recreation. Some of the famous <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">eco tourism</a> canopy walkways are the Canopy walk bridge of Amazons, Dhilinza <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/riparian-forest-athirapilly-waterfalls.html">forests</a>, and some of them seen in South African forests. The longest and highest canopy walkway is in Taman Negara, a hanging canopy walk which may swing as you walk.</div>
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The canopy bridge here in Thenmala winds through the big forest trees to the top of the hill and connects you to the pathway that extends through the hill there.You can continue your nature walk through the trails of nature winding through the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramakkalmedu-photoskeralas-hill-station.html">hilltop</a> after getting there through this bridge.You can access the rock climbing spot from there. And to the nervous ones, don't be afraid as the bridge won't swing as you walk for it's a fixed steel structure over pillars. The canopy bridge has resting platforms and viewing points in between. Being with a group you have amazing chances for taking memorable photos here posing in between the green lush of dense <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/munnar-hillstation-sceneries-photos-of.html">forest trees</a>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Forest Pond and Fiber boats @ Thenmala Ecotourism Adventure Zone</span></b><br />
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The calm and quiet small <b>forest pond</b> seen at the valley below the canopy walking bridge. In the manual a lotus pond is listed here in the adventure zone which is said to have many <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/water-hyacinth-in-kerala-rivers-worst.html">water plants</a>. think this is the one, but the water plants or lotus not present while we visited.<br />
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Adventure Attractions like Burmese bridge, bow and arrow target practice, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/meenkara-river-damgayathri-river-dam.html">photo point</a> rock, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-river-photos-and-infochalakkudy.html">river</a> crossing, valley crossing etc are concentrated around this pond. A spider net for tourist adventures was present, seems removed temporarily. Some pedal and row <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakom-small-country-boatskerala.html">boats</a> are seen in the pond and a lady is there to manage the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakom-house-boats-keralas-backwater.html">boating</a> activities here. some of the boats resembling the shape of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/hogenekkal-photographsthe-water-falls.html">basket boats</a> of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/hogenakal-wild-beauty-of-kaveri.html">Hogenekkal</a> <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/making-houseboats-and-planning.html">river journey</a>. </div>
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<u>Picnic Games@ Adventure Zone</u></div>
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Another thing we saw around the pond was a place for doing a group play called <b>Trust fall. </b>One of you has to jump from an elevated steel standing point trusting your friends group standing below to catch you.from falling. Hmm you can take your chances in breaking own bones, if curious to check your friends trustworthiness. The game itself turned a little adventurous huh..</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Burma Rope Bridge</b></span> @ Adventure zone<br />
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The rope bridge model of Burma, which is meant for the adventure tourists coming to this adventure zone.</div>
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The tourist information board near to the bridge says:- the bridge is of 30 meters long and what it 's written there about the bridge is, "Burma bridge is a body balancing activity of ropes on the obstacle course that link two ground structures. Burma bridge usually has a large thick rope to support feet and two smaller ropes on either sides for holding hands. We organize these adventure sport activities keeping in mind all the safety measures".</div>
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Eventhough the real Burma bridge has only a rope to walk, here they have provided sticks to support the feet.. Hmm may be giving an opportunity even for grannies to have some adventures here.</div>
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If you watch closer you can see a cable extending through the top of the pond. That's the one used for <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-rivers-damssholayar-dam-arealake.html">river</a> crossing adventure here. When we visited the place authorities were doing some routine checks in the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/malampuzha-dam-reservoir-photo-tourist.html">river</a> crossing gears and as it was nearly the end of the day, minutes before closing the Adventure zone.So couldn't check how the experience of river crossing will be.</div>
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The whole place is drenched in the beauty and calmness of the forest around and if you a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/athirapally-waterfallskeralas-mightiest.html">nature</a> tourist you will be preferring to excavate the nature trails through forests more than any other activities here. The sign boards in nature trails are interesting, ceramic arrows fixed in walking trail side rocks or on the nature trails itself.</div>
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The eco tourism points coming under the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/lookout-point-thenmalaweir-or-lowhead.html">Thenmala</a> eco tourism project is scattered throughout the forests here in the southern part of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/thenmala-roadtrip-photoswestern-gaht.html">Western ghats</a>. So many <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/mountain-stream-mini-waterfallstour.html">waterfalls</a> are there deep inside and also in the outer circles of the forests around Thenmala, like the famous <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">waterfalls of Palaruvi</a>. You should visit Thenmala if you a tourist or traveller who loves adventure, trekking, nature, mountain biking or someone who want to disappear into the forests and relax with nature from the daily busy life. Along with <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">natural attraction</a>s many tourist activities are planned here for the needed tourists everyday like forest camping, trekking by the ecotour authorities.</div>
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<u>Ticket Rates @ Thenmala Adventure Zone.</u></div>
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Tickets to enter the adventure zone is to be taken from the eco tourism main office functioning near Thenmala <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/thenmala-parappar-dam-reservoir-photos.html">Parappar dam</a> jsut 700 metres away from here. Rates are, INR 20 per Adult. Foreign Tourists have to pay a little more than regional people. Other than the canopy walking bridge and knot <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/mahabalipuram-photo-gallery-images-of.html">museum</a>, you have to pay extra at corresponding points in adventure zone. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/munnar-hillstation-sceneries-photos-of.html">Mountain</a> biking-INR 20 per hour, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/mahabalipuram-golden-remainings-of.html">Rock</a> Climbing and Rapelling-INR 100, River Crossing-INR 30, Burma Bridge-INR10, Boating INR-40 etc.</div>
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<u>Adventure Zone Working days and Time</u></div>
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Thenmala adventure zone is working on all days from 9 am to 5:30pm<br />
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<u>Tour Attraction Adjacent</u>:- Adjacent to the Adventure zone what you can visit is some <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/lion-head-cichlid-african-aquarium-fish.html">fish aquariums</a> maintained by <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-elephants-decorated-temple.html">Kerala</a> malsya fed.</div>
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Oh we have to rush to the leisure zone now, time is already 5:15 pm now and the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/sculpture-garden-thenmala-eco-tourism.html" target="_blank">Thenmala Sculpture Park</a> (leisure zone) will be closing by 6:30 pm. Lots to walk and see there. Hope you will be interested to see the sculptures there. Just stay glued, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/07/globular-garden-cactus-plants-small.html">pixelshots</a>, the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/">travel photo blog</a> of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/bird-watching-boating-vembanadu-lake.html">Kerala</a> coming back here with those <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/pista-green-milii-flowers-euphrbia.html">photos</a> ASAP. </div>
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pixelshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110476644511083313noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405840034114406544.post-46697197616663734762010-10-08T20:57:00.000+05:302010-10-09T20:51:56.194+05:30Big Trees @ Thenmala Ecotourism Deer Park. Photos of River and Mixed Deciduous Forest Trees in southern regions of Western Ghats.<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/04/fluffy-tits-white-tailed-butterfly.html">Photos</a> of Big <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/mangroves-of-kumarakom-bird-sanctuary.html">trees</a> found in the Thenmala forests and the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">river Kallada</a> that find its way through this green lush evergreen <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/riparian-forest-athirapilly-waterfalls.html">forests</a> of western ghats found here. The nature of the forest here in and around Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary is mixed deciduous forest with evergreen ones. The trees here in this post are <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/07/globular-garden-cactus-plants-small.html">photograph</a>ed from the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/deer-photos-tourist-info-deer.html">Deer park</a> of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/mountain-stream-mini-waterfallstour.html">Thenmala</a> eco tourism. Most of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/trees-ernakulam-maharajas-ground.html">trees</a> found here are huge tall evergreen trees-the typical <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/thenmala-roadtrip-photoswestern-gaht.html">Western Ghat</a> Nature. The deer park is meant to protect the deers used to stay out of inner forests.</div><br>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TKdPkR8fLfI/AAAAAAAACz0/ubcXg96ZeGg/s1600/big-forest-tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="tree photos from western ghat forests,trees of thenmala forests,schenthuruny wildlife sanctuary trees,mixed deciduous forest trees,thenmala eco tourism deer park trees" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TKdPkR8fLfI/AAAAAAAACz0/ubcXg96ZeGg/s200/big-forest-tree.jpg" title="Trees of Thenmala deer park" width="149"></a>The greenery of the forest is preserved around the park as the name suggests- ECO <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/varkala-beach-tourtrip-photos-scenic.html">TOURISM</a>. Have found some interesting <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/beach-tree-in-sunset-afterglow-fort.html">tree</a>s along the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-river-photos-and-infochalakkudy.html">river</a> side of this park. Interesting in the sense of trunk shapes and sizes especially when coming to the bottom part. Most of the forest trees in this park are having a name board telling their names including scientific names. Some of the trees found here are Therakam, Karanjili, Kambakom, Karimarom etc. You may have heard about Kambakom, the tree renowned for its strength and which is used in the construction of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/digital-photography-using-cell-phone.html">bridge</a>s and even elephant training cages in olden times. The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">vehicular hanging bridge</a> of <b>Punalur</b> was having Kambakom wooden planks in its platform.</div><br>
<div style="text-align: justify;">The tree to the above right is seen while we walking around in the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/hill-palacecochinan-old-palace-turned.html">deer park</a> after snapping some of the deers there inside the fenced part of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/hill-palacecochinan-old-palace-turned.html">deer</a> rehabilitation. Comparing to other ones this tree is small, but the tree trunk appeared like layers rooted into the ground. </div><a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/big-trees-thenmala-ecotourism-deer-park.html#more"></a>pixelshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110476644511083313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405840034114406544.post-31509370086808323952010-10-07T14:57:00.000+05:302010-10-07T14:57:45.273+05:30Forest Tree House @ Thenmala Eco Tourism Deer Park / Kerala / India.Thatched Tree house built of Canes,Bamboo,Ropes etc for tourists. Kerala Eco Tourspot Travel Photos<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TKm6QBq_-CI/AAAAAAAAC08/H66U_aT5znQ/s1600/treehouse-kerala-forests.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="tree houses,tree house in thenmala deer park,kerala eco tourism spots,kerala tree houses" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TKm6QBq_-CI/AAAAAAAAC08/H66U_aT5znQ/s200/treehouse-kerala-forests.jpg" title="Tree house inside Thenmala forests, Kerala Eco tourism photos" width="123"></a><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Tree house</b> <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-beach-aerial-photos-varkala.html">photos</a> from the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/photos-of-hillpalace-old-palace-in.html">deer</a> rehabilitation centre of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/mountain-stream-mini-waterfallstour.html">Thenmala</a> / <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kollam-beach-photos-kerala-beaches-in.html">Kollam</a> / <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/arippara-waterfalls-in-iruvanjipuzha.html">Kerala</a>.The tree house is built as a part of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">eco tourism</a> projects of Thenmala, Kerala. Near to the canopy of the forest <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/trees-ernakulam-maharajas-ground.html">trees</a> the tree house stands tall like a watch <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/kovalam-lighthouse-photos-and.html">tower</a> for the vegetation and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/crocodile-bank-mission-to-save.html">wildlife</a> around. This tree house is added as one of the many eco <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">tourism attractions</a> in and around <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">Thenmala</a> forests, ie the Shenthuruny wildlife Sanctuary forests of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/meenkara-river-damgayathri-river-dam.html">Western Ghats</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><br>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">From olden times man used to make tree houses in forests and in trees near to <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/rice-fieldspaddy-cultivation-in-kerala.html">farm lands</a>, to cater as a safe dwelling from <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/photos-from-crocodile-bank-madras.html">wildlife</a> in the forests and also to guard farm lands and all. These days many of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-waterfalls-river-names-length.html">Nature Tourism</a> spots of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakomkeralas-backwater-tourism.html">Kerala</a> has tree houses mainly for tourists. If the tree house here in Thenmala is just for the sake of climbing up and watching around, their are many tree houses as part of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-sea-side-beach-resorts.html">tourist resorts</a> in and around Kerala, mainly in the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-pictures-of-keralas-tourist.html">Wayanadu</a> district, which are equipped with all the amenities a modern tourist will need in his room to make his holiday stays here in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/pictures-of-elephants-of-kerala-with.html">Kerala</a> memorable. Most of them are exactly like a well furnished resort room, with balconies. Differentiating them from ordinary resort rooms, they will be made entirely of wood and bamboos and ofcourse will be placed over a tree, thereby people can call them <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/beach-tree-in-sunset-afterglow-fort.html">tree</a> house resorts. </span><br>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TKgXAafryKI/AAAAAAAAC00/okVcGmHdFI4/s1600/deer-rehabilitation-kerala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="deer rehabilitation centre entrance board, attractions of thenmala deer rehabilitation cente,deer parks of kerala,thenmala eco tourism deer park info board" border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TKgXAafryKI/AAAAAAAAC00/okVcGmHdFI4/s200/deer-rehabilitation-kerala.jpg" title="Attractions inside Thenmala Deer Park, the tourist info board" width="149" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1093899549"><b>Photos of </b></a><b><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/hill-palacecochinan-old-palace-turned.html">Deers</a> in the deer rehabilitation</b> centre from the forests of Thenmala/ Kollam/ <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/photos-of-green-mountain-slopes-and.html">Kerala/ India</a>. This deer park of Thenmala is a distant part of Thenmala eco tourism and is built within the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">Kallada river</a> side <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/mangroves-of-kumarakom-bird-sanctuary.html">forest</a>. Apart from various varieties of deers what you can see interesting here is a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/lonely-tree-beside-sea-photo-fom.html">Tree</a> House and a small Childrens park with some ecologically blended resting places. </div>
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Various walking routes into the forests can be seen and if you a group of people with plenty of time to spend here no harm in walking into the park forests. What you will witness for sure in these <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/riparian-forest-athirapilly-waterfalls.html">forests</a> in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/trees-ernakulam-maharajas-ground.html">big trees</a> of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/meenkara-river-damgayathri-river-dam.html">western ghats</a> and most of them with a name board fixed by the park authorities, So that you won't end up disappointed thinking of what <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/beach-tree-in-sunset-afterglow-fort.html">tree</a> this can be.</div>
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In the deer park you can see <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/photos-of-keralas-largest.html">Barking Deer</a> (Kezha Maan in Malayalam), Sambar Deer (Mlave), <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/photos-of-hillpalace-old-palace-in.html">Spotted deer</a>[Chittal, Cheetal, Axis deer, Pulli Maan in Malayalam].</div>
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The forest in deer rehabilitation centre is a collection of huge trees and many of them are having interesting trunk shapes. The deers are fenced inside the forested land and you can walk around the fence and watch for the deers. Deer herds can be seen around the water tanks near to the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/macro-and-closeup-mode-digital-camera.html">fencings</a>. Am giving you some <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/fort-kochi-kerala-indiaphotos-and.html">photos</a> of the deers we saw here within our limited time we spent in this deer rehabilitation centre.The info about deers given here are obtained from the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">tourist info</a> board fixed at some places of the deer park.</div>
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This will be the first deer you will witness coming into the park. Even though its a lifeless <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/antiques-sculpture-shops-cochin-kerala.html">sculpture</a>, it stands tall over a big rock there in the park as a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">monument</a> of a spotted deer once lived here. The dead deer was that special to the people taking care of deers here to make a deer <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/mamallapuramarchaeological-tourist.html">sculpture monument</a>.</div>
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The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">tourist info</a> board below the deer sculpture says it is for the memory of a deer named Krishnan. The male spotted deer was bought to the centre in 1999 at the age of 5. Krishnan remained as the main <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-beach-aerial-photos-varkala.html">attraction</a> of Thenmala Ecotourism deer park for 10 years. The antlers in the deer statue are the original antlers of the stag. After spending a decade of royal life in the banks of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-beach-aerial-photos-varkala.html">River</a> Kallada, he took his last breath on 27 October 2009.</div>
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You have to take your right turn from this statue and walk along the side of the deer park fencing and watch for the deers. What about a walk with me now. I will show you the deers i saw inside the park fences.</div>
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A spotted deer with two others, may be some among the barking deers or samba deers in the park. The deers are seen eating something from the feeding tanks. Water and extra food other than what they can get from the park forests are given in small concrete tanks like this. Most of the tanks are built near to the park's fencing thereby helping <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/varkala-beach-tourtrip-photos-scenic.html">tour</a>ists to get a sight of the deers.</div>
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<u>As per the tourist information boards in the park, giving you some information on <b>Sambar Deer</b>.</u></div>
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Scientific Name: Cervus Unicolor</div>
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Common Name: Sambar Deer</div>
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Vernacular Name: Mlave</div>
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Conservation Status: Not threatened</div>
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<u><b>Physical Characteristics of Sambar Deer</b></u></div>
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Sambar deer attains height of 102 to 160cms (40-63 inches) in the shoulder and may weight as much as 546Kg(1200pounds), though more typically 162-260Kg. Sambar is a typical forest deer with shaggy dark brown coat. It's India's largest deer. The large rugged antlers are typically rusine, the brown lines being simple and the beams forked at the tip. In some sambar deers the antlers exceed 101 cms.</div>
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<u><b>Ecology and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-sea-side-beach-resorts.html">lifestyle</a> of Sambar Deers</b></u></div>
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Sambars are primarily browsers that live in woodlands and feed mainly on coarse vegetation, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/photographs-naturemother-nature-watched.html">grass</a> and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/white-medicinal-flowers-clitoria.html">herbs</a>. They are diurnal <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/most-awarded-pet-dog-yellow-labrador.html">animals</a> that live in herds of 5-6 deer members.These deers seldom far from <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/mountain-stream-mini-waterfallstour.html">water bodies</a> and although primarily of the tropics are hardy and may range from <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/unique-kerala-beach-varkala-beach.html">sea</a> level upto high elevations.These deers are seen in habitats ranging from tropical dry forests and seasonal moist evergreen forests, sub tropical mixed forests to tropical rain forests.In tropical <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/rain-wet-yellow-flower-petals-yellow.html">rain</a> forests their densities are probably very low. In these areas the deer prefers clearings and areas adjacent to <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/ninnumullivalenjenganammurinjapuzha.html">water bodies</a>. Sambars are favourite prey items for the Tigers.</div>
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Though Sambar deers have no specific mating season they usually mates from September onto January in the northern hemisphere. Males defend rutting territories and attempt to attract females by vocal and olfactory displays.The male deers are solitary and highly aggressive to other males during this time.Female sambars usually live in group of eight.A male sambar deer may have a whole female group in his territory.The gestation period for female sambars is around 9 months with one fawn born at a time.Sambar fawns have brown hair with light spots which they loose shortly.Fawns stay with their mothers upto 2 years.</div>
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<u><b>Sambar Deer Distribution across the world</b></u>.</div>
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Sambar deers inhabit much of Southern Asia(as far north as the south facing slopes of Himalayan <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramakkalmedu-photoskeralas-hill-station.html">mountains</a>), mainland south east Asia, southern China, Taiwan, and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia. Sambars are seen congregating in large herds in protected areas such as national parks and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/cute-butterfly-larvae-and-morning-dew.html">wildlife</a> reserves in India.Sri Lanka and Thailand. their main threats are poaching Habitat loss and diseases.</div>
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<u><b>Spotted Deer Info provided by <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-waterfalls-river-names-length.html">Kerala</a> Forestry Wildlife Department </b></u></div>
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Scientific Name: Axis axis</div>
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Common Names: Spotted deer, Chittal, Axis deer, Cheetal.</div>
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Vernacular Name: Pulli Maan</div>
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Conservation Status: Least Concern</div>
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Chittal's coat is reddish fawn marked with white spots, and its under part is white. The deer's antlers which it sheds annually are usually three-pronged and curve in a lyre shape and may extend to 75 cm, ie 2.5 feet.Axis Deers have a protracted breeding season due in part to the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/munnar-hillstation-sceneries-photos-of.html">tropical climate</a> and births can occur throughout the year. For this reason males do not have their antler cycles in synchrony and there are some fertile female deers at all times of the year.Male sporting hard antlers are dominant over those in velvet or those deers without antlers, irrespective of their size and other factors. A chital stands about 90 cm, 3 feet tall, at the shoulder and weights about 85 kg. Lifespan is around 20-30 years.</div>
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Chittal or spotted deers occur in herds of 10 to 30 deers, with one or two stags and a number of females and young deers.They are often fairly tolerant to human approach and vehicles especially where they are accustomed to human disturbance.Their most preferred habitat is deciduous forests especially around fringes.Chitals eats primarily grasses and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/tropical-ornamental-plant-flowers.html">vegetation</a>. These spotted deers have a sharp Ack, Ack Call anda loud WOW alarm call.</div>
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Spotted deer is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and most of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/hogenekkal-photographsthe-water-falls.html">India</a>.It is the most common and visible deer species in Indian forests. Their major threats are poaching and cattle grazing.</div>
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A deer heard found in the park. One is spotted deer for sure and the others can be barking deers or sambars or both. Anyway i haven't heard anyone barking in them. The antlers of the deers are found velvet skin covered saying they are in the preliminary stages of growth.The deer <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/kovalam-lighthouse-photos-and.html">photos</a> are taken holding the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/candle-flame-photography-cellphone.html">cellphone</a> inside the fence through small gaps in which our hands can hardly go in. No fear of ma hand as haven't heard about a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/03/aquarium-fish-photos-of-aquarium-and.html">carnivore</a> deer yet, but if ma cellphone is dropped in, i won't think there will be a kind deer to return it back. If you having a digital cam with you having proper optical zoom, you can zoom in through the fence and get the deer <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/pista-green-milii-flowers-euphrbia.html">closeups</a>.</div>
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<b><u>Barking Deer Info @ <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">Tourist info</a> boards in the Deer park.</u></b></div>
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Scientific Name: Muntiacus muntjak</div>
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Common Name: Barking Deer</div>
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Vernacular Name: Kezha Maan</div>
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Conservation Status: Least Concern</div>
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<u><b>Physical Characteristics of Barking Deer</b></u></div>
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The muntjac's coat is golden tan on the dorsal side and white on ventral side of the body, limbs are dark brown to reddish brown, and the face is dark brown.Barking deers have soft, short, brownish or greyish hair, sometimes with creamy markings.Male muntjacs have antlers that are very short,about 1-2 inches.Female deers have tufts of fur and small bony knobs where the antlers are located in male deers.Male deers are usually larger than females.The body length of muntjacs varies from 35-53 inches and their heights ranges from 15-26 inches. Male barking deers are extremely territorial and can be fierce for their size.They will <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/12/mumbai-attack911-for-indians.html">fight</a> each other for territory using their antlers or their <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/elephantsindia-kerala-keralas-trained.html">tusk</a> like upper canine teeth., and can defend themselves against predators.</div>
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Barking deers usually feeds on seeds, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/mulberry-medicinal-effects-fruit-facts.html">fruits</a>, shoots and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/chembakam-white-plumeria-flowers-with.html">leaves</a>. They are usually found feeding at the edges of forests or abandoned clearings. Barking deers gives calls similar to barks on sensing predators. The Indian Muntjacs are polygamous <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/trained-intelligent-pet-dog-story-of.html">animals</a>. Female deers sexually mature during their first or second year of life.The gestation period is six to seven months and they usually bear one offspring at a time but sometimes produce twins.Indian barking deers are considered extremely solitary <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/weimaranner-german-dog-breed-dogshow.html">animal</a>s. Male deers acquire territories that they mark with scent markers on the ground and on trees, scraping their hooves against the ground and scraping the bark of the trees with their lower incisors. Muntjacs exhibit both diurnality and nocturnality.They are more likely to be heard in the mornings and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">evenings</a>. A sharp bark of the deer indicates danger while a slightly longer shriller version is normal call.</div>
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<b><u>Barking deer Distribution round the world</u></b></div>
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Barking deers are found in north Eastern Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Southern China and Vietnam. Muntjacs are usually found in plentiful forests and places with dense <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/arabian-night-dahlia-flowers-flower.html">vegetation</a> such as Grass Lands, Savannas, Tropical deciduous forests, and tropical scrub forests. They are also populated in the hilly country on the slopes of Himalayas.barking deers are found at both <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/beach-photos-varkala-helipad-varkala.html">sea level</a> and medium height altitudes upto 9800 feet. They never wander far from <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/charpa-waterfall-kerala-waterfalls.html">water bodies</a>.</div>
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<u><b>Thenmala Deer Rehabilitation Park Tourist Info</b></u></div>
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<i>How to reach</i> the deer park: The park is situated in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kollam-beach-photos-kerala-beaches-in.html">Kollam</a> District of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/longest-indian-lake-vembanadu-lake.html">Kerala / India</a>, beside <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/thenmala-roadtrip-photoswestern-gaht.html">NH 208</a> between Ottakkal lookout <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/lookout-point-thenmalaweir-or-lowhead.html">weir dam</a> and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/thenmala-parappar-dam-reservoir-photos.html">Thenmala Parappar dam</a> or eco tourism project office.</div>
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<u><b>Deer Park Visiting Times</b></u></div>
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8 am to 6 pm the park is open for tourists.</div>
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<b><u>Thenmala Deer Park Ticket Rates</u></b></div>
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Adults have to take tickets of charge 15 INR and Children of height from 76-137 cm have to take tickets of INR 10/-. International tourists are charged 30 INR for visiting the park for a day.</div>
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As in most of the forested and wildlife <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-rivers-damssholayar-dam-arealake.html">tourist spots</a> in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakomkeralas-backwater-tourism.html">Kerala</a>, this place also demands the tourists not to litter any plastics,and the plastic carry bags etc should be kept in the park ticket counter. Smoking and drinking inside the deer park is strictly prohibited.</div>
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Coming from Kollam side after passing the lookout point Weir <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-dam-nameshydro-electric.html">dam</a>, the deer park is the first visiting spot intended for tourists. If you are just exploring the places than in a planned strictly timed <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/athirapally-waterfallskeralas-mightiest.html">tour trip</a>, you may find many spots by the Kallada <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/malampuzha-dam-reservoir-photo-tourist.html">river banks</a> interesting before reaching here in this deer park. Reminding you many portions of the river is classified under <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-river-danger-zones-kallada-river.html">river danger zones</a> and don't try to step into in the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/sand-mining-in-kerala-riversphotos-from.html">river</a> even though the water appear calm and slow flowing.</div>
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The tree house in this deer park is a main attraction around. For the money you are spending in this deer rehabilitation centre its worth if you like wild life and big forest trees beside a calm flowing forest <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/water-hyacinth-in-kerala-rivers-worst.html">river</a>.</div>
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In the coming posts you are gonna visit the eco <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/jew-town-mattancherryimages-of-antiques.html">tourism spots</a> of Thenmala through <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/">Pixelshots</a>. Be updated on comin posts with this <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=pixelshotsblog">photo post feed</a> or get the <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/pixelshotsblog">pixelshots posts by RSS feeds</a>. </div>
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Photos of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_372882849">Varkala </a><b><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-beach-aerial-photos-varkala.html">beach</a> side resorts</b>, restaurants and sea side cottages. The resort and beach hotel <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">photos</a> given here are from the cliff top near <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/beach-photos-varkala-helipad-varkala.html">varkala helipad</a>. Apart from hotels and resorts there are <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/white-medicinal-flowers-clitoria.html">ayurvedic</a> massage parlours, dental spas, wifi enabled restaurants, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramakkalmedu-photoskeralas-hill-station.html">cliff top</a> heritage cottages etc.</div>
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To the right is the small tiled <i>walkway</i> that extends through the clifftop which you may use to access the hotels and resorts here, and also for enjoying the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-beach-aerial-photos-varkala.html">beach from the cliffs</a>. The path extends seemless and we stopped walking after sometime. One side of this walkway is packed with so many palm thatched restaurants, hotels and many sea side <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/antiques-sculpture-shops-cochin-kerala.html">shops</a>. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/kerala-paintings-shop-photography.html">Paintings shops</a>, garments and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/big-ganapathy-statue-in-timbersculpture.html">sculpture shops</a> are seen in between the palm thatched restaurants. A <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/pepper-spices-kerala-photographsa-cash.html">Spices</a> supermarket of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/fish-market-photos-kerala-fort-cochin.html">Kerala</a> is also seen there, but was closed by the time we were there. All the amenities a foreign tourist may need from currency exchanges, tour packages in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">Kerala</a> to <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakomkeralas-backwater-tourism.html">travel</a> ticket bookings can be done from the shops around here in Varkala.</div>
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You can get reasonably rated accomodation and food from the hotels and resorts in this place if you can just search a bit here for the rates. Rooms facing <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">beach</a> side starts from INR 500 per night in some of the beach hotels here. Rates may vary depending on the hotels and type of rooms you choose. Its said that this is the place where you can get a good deal to have an accommodation during a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kollam-beach-photos-kerala-beaches-in.html">beach holidays</a> in Varkala / <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/thenmala-parappar-dam-reservoir-photos.html">Kerala</a> / India.</div>
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Restaurant <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/07/globular-garden-cactus-plants-small.html">photo</a> to the bottom, is of a clifftop beach restaurant found in Varkala helipad area. The clifftop hotel named Cafe Italino seemed specialized in Italian dishes, and what attracts more is the blending of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/arippara-waterfalls-in-iruvanjipuzha.html">Kerala</a>-<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">western architecture</a> in the furnishings and looks of the hotel.</div>
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Attractive designs and colorful <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/jew-streetcochinlets-have-walk-together.html">paintings</a> are a peculiarity of the shops and hotels here, a way to attract tourists in. Another feature is the open air serving arrangements which may help the traveler to enjoy the sea and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-and-children-playing-in-beach.html">beach</a> waves in front while having his food. </div>
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Clafoyli, Heritage cottages at the top of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/unique-kerala-beach-varkala-beach.html">varkala beach cliffs</a>. What we found out here was a collection of individual cottages in a well landscaped place with so many <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/flying-milky-white-mountains.html">coconut trees</a>. All the cottages palm thatched. AC and non AC cottages are available here.</div>
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The heritage cottages have amenities like, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/keralas-flowers-thetty-red-flower.html">ayurvedic</a> clinics, dental spa, Restaurants, beauty studios, supermarkets, Internet facilities etc. Have a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">travel</a> desk where you can book railway and air tickets. tour packages in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/thenmala-roadtrip-photoswestern-gaht.html">kerala</a>, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-boatskumarakombackwater-tourism.html">houseboat</a> journeys in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakom-house-boats-keralas-backwater.html">backwaters of Kerala</a> etc can be arranged from here. A yoga centre is also there.</div>
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Another beach resort named hilltop Ayurvedic Beach resort. Every restaurants and resorts here has that common feature. An outdoor food serving facility. Guarded under the shades of those coconut trees and continuously cooled by the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-old-fishing-methods-chinese.html">sea</a> breeze, it will be a good experience to stay in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/varkala-beach-tourtrip-photos-scenic.html">beach</a> resorts here in Varkala.</div>
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Another beach hotel with a balcony facing into the sea. The hotel is found to be palm thatched with chairs made from canes. It also had a cluster of tables arranged outdoor, but haven't seen none using them for it's noontime.</div>
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Have to appreciate the fact that all the constructions in most of the hotels like this are done with eco friendly materials in a much artistic and attractive way.</div>
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A place named Kerala Coffee House from the top of Varkala beach cliffs. The place seemed interesting with many bamboo built palm thatched watchtower huts and balconies. Many beach umbrella shades are given for the tables arranged outside. Places like this will turnout to be nice to spend time in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/beach-tree-in-sunset-afterglow-fort.html">beach side evenings</a>. Many thatched cottages with balconies are seen in this place.</div>
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The beach restaurant of Varkala named ABBA, a restaurant cum German Bakery. Outdoor serving is seen here too. The dishes they serve here are of Indian, Italian, Israeli, Chinease and Continental foods, as seen by the menu board. Most of the beach restaurants and resorts serve variety of dishes including the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/kerala-festivals-onam-cultural-festival.html">Kerala</a> ones.</div>
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This is the view of the sea and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-camel-ride-calicut-beach.html">beach</a> you may get from any restaurants and sea side rooms beach resorts here. Their was display boards saying sea side rooms for Rupees 500 only. It was off season here now in Varkala and in tourist season the rates may slightly increase. </div>
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Resorts of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/12/mumbai-attack911-for-indians.html">Taj</a> etc are also there but is in some other places than these ones near the Helipad.The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/04/fluffy-tits-white-tailed-butterfly.html">photos</a> of the seaside restaurants are snapped during just a casual walk through the cliffs, intending to capture the sea and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-and-children-playing-in-beach.html">beaches</a> down the cliffs. Clifftop cottages and huts along with multistoreyed beach resorts are also there beside the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/papanasham-beach-varkala-keralas-beach.html">Papanasham beach</a> of Varkala. Several beach side night partying places are also there.</div>
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You can get deals on <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/temple-festivals-elephants-kerala.html">Elephant</a> rides, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/longest-indian-lake-vembanadu-lake.html">backwater</a> <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/ninnumullivalenjenganammurinjapuzha.html">tour trips</a> through the backwaters of Kollam near to varkala etc from the tourist information centres here. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/making-houseboats-and-planning.html">Backwater tours</a> for full day costs around Rs600 and Elephant rides around Rs800.Currently varkla is becoming an alternative to the much crowded <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/cat-and-kitten-photos-from-beach-in.html">beach</a> of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/kovalam-lighthouse-photos-and.html">Kovalam</a>. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/kovalam-beach-sea-photos-from.html">Kovalam beach</a> is just around 45Kms from here, and opting for varkala will give you a much wider and less crowded beach space with adequate beach resorts, restaurants, beach side shopping facilities and caters most of the needs that a foreigner or local traveler may experience.<br />
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The beach tour photos from Varkala is somewhat covered for the time being, even though am still having loads of varkala <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">beach photos</a>. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/">Pixelshots</a> will be back with new <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/athirapally-waterfallskeralas-mightiest.html">travel photo</a> series, and hope to meet you here soon.</div>
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<b>Aerial view of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/varkala-beach-tourtrip-photos-scenic.html">Varkala beach</a></b> and the Arabian sea, along the southern coastal line of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">Kerala</a> / India. The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kollam-beach-photos-kerala-beaches-in.html">beach pictures</a> and the sea given here are taken from the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/unique-kerala-beach-varkala-beach.html">mountain cliffs of Varkala</a>, near to the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/beach-photos-varkala-helipad-varkala.html">helipad</a>. Eventhough it was a bad time for beach tourists coming to <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/kovalam-beach-sea-photos-from.html">Kerala beaches</a>, as the sea is rough, watching the vast sea and waves invading the beaches of varkala seemed awesome from here at this <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramakkalmedu-photoskeralas-hill-station.html">mountain top</a>.</div>
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Varkala is a unique place having around three <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-and-children-playing-in-beach.html">beaches</a>. Cliffs guarding the beaches can give you a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/domestic-white-goosepet-bird.html">bird</a>s eye view of the long strip of shallow <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-in-beach-kerala.html">beach</a> lying through those <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/munnar-heaven-on-earth-gallery3.html">mountain valleys</a>. The varkala formations, ie the mountain cliffs have walking paths through the cliff edges where you may take a walk enjoying the vast sea and cold sea breeze, witnessing breathtaking sea waves splashing over those beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-river-danger-zones-kallada-river.html">rocks</a> down under the cliffs. </div>
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Another speciality is the clifftop palm thatched hotels and sea side room stays, where you can get affordable accommodations and most of the wold class dishes. Will give you some of those beach side hotel photos soon. Most of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-camel-ride-calicut-beach.html">beach photos</a> are displayed here in smaller sizes and you can click them to enlarge.</div>
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If you love <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-from-calicut-kerala.html">beaches</a> and want to watch and play in them for long this is one of the beach countable in your list. Actually a lot more to do than just watching and playing here in the beach waves. If the wind and weather is favourable paragliding is done from the mountain cliffs of these beaches. You have to be fortunate enough to watch people doing that coz, as i said it needs the weather to be favourable. We weren't fortunate enough to see any paragliders in the beach, what else we missed two beaches here, which got immersed in the angry sea waves of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">Arabian sea</a>.</div>
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Hey can you see a whirlpool inside those sea waves. I notoced it only when i was checking the beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakom-house-boats-keralas-backwater.html">photos</a> returning back home. Hey, you couldn't figure out?, look the extreme left in the above photograph of invading beach waves. All photos i took from this place got that wave whirlpool captured in. Have to say this place is ideal to one who love to snap the various looks a beach and sea <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/thenmala-roadtrip-photoswestern-gaht.html">landscape</a> can have, with an added advantage of those mountain cliffs. </div>
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Peeping into the angry sea from behind a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/lonely-tree-beside-sea-photo-fom.html">tree</a> on the cliff. I was planning to go down the cliff and meet the sea in her beach warfront. Just want to see the white sea waves closer.Hope no tsunamis gonna come..</div>
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The waves and the scattered beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/mamallapuramarchaeological-tourist.html">rocks</a>. Sea water has come forward due to monsoons and most of the beach rocks are now in an under water fight with those waves.The photos posted here is of one of the beaches of varkala which got under water when the sea became rough in the monsoons.The sea water may retrieve by end of monsoons and we may get the beach back. Its just a natural process.</div>
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Well, the meeting time with those waves is nearing. Can you see those steps going down through the cliffs?. Yea that itself, a small line seen through that dark mountain cliff in the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/india-kerala-tourism-and-culture.html">photo</a>.</div>
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Narrow stair ways down to the see like them are seen in some parts of the mountain cliffs here. May be they are proper ways to get down to the beaches in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">tourist season</a> here in Varkala, ie from November to March when the sea is almost calm with small waves.</div>
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Rendezvous with an angry sea. I saw her but she didn't mind, just kept hitting those <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/mahabalipuram-golden-remainings-of.html">rocks</a> and mountain bottom as before. I noticed the waves going calm a little in between but comes back with boosted power.</div>
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Her nature made me remain in the steps itself, take some snaps and return back. Anyway nice to meet you, and i don't want a handshake or hug from an angry sea like you coz am not planning to get wet in salt water and a little afraid in your manner of dealing with those <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/hogenekkal-nature-scenaries-and-boat.html">rock</a>s.</div>
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Sitting stone gathers moss!, The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/photographs-naturemother-nature-watched.html">green ferns</a> growing on the beach rocks giving them the bright <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/cute-butterfly-larvae-and-morning-dew.html">green</a> colour.There were so many rocks immersed under those waves and they alleviates the wave power before hitting the cliff bottoms.</div>
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The green beach rock just got slapped by the angry Arabian sea. Hmm u may see the splashing waves if you enlarge the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/hibiscus-flowers-flowers-in-kerala.html">picture</a>. If you have a dedicated camera with a little optical zoom, you can take <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-horizon-photograph-cochin-kerala.html">amazing photographs</a> of encounters between beach waves and those rocks here. Photos here are taken with 3mp <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/fishermen-throwing-fish-nets-sea-shore.html">cellphone camere</a> of Samsung GTS5620.</div>
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Wave-rock fight going on. The sea keeps hitting those mountains, and what's just in between them is those beach rocks. Angry waves of the Arabian sea advancing to the cliffs bottom, photographed from Varkala/Trivandrum/<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-river-photos-and-infochalakkudy.html">Kerala</a>.</div>
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Funny thing, ma companion was waiting above the cliff and he was making continuous calls on ma cell to check if am alive still. Have to return back now.</div>
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A beach eaten by rough sea waves. View of the Arabian sea waves from Varkala Helipad Cliffs.The beach called Thiruvambady is here. Hey, you can't see the beach, yea me too can't see. How could we, currently the sea is playing on that beach.</div>
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The place down this crescent shaped mountain cliff is the beach and now got under water due to the monsoons. So be here only during the beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/04/photos-on-places-of-keralaimages-of.html">tour</a>ist season, if you are not preferring monsoon tourism. Anyway the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/papanasham-beach-varkala-keralas-beach.html">papanasham beach</a> is always there for you, unless tsunamis are there.</div>
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You can't see many beaches and cliffs like this in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/arippara-waterfalls-in-iruvanjipuzha.html">south India</a>. This tropical beach has its own very unique peculiarities. If you planning a beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/meenkara-river-damgayathri-river-dam.html">holiday trip</a> selecting Varkala could be a nice choice for this beach has more to offer than any other ordinary beaches. Just make sure you are not visiting in an off tourism season.</div>
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Lots of Varkala <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakom-house-boats-keralas-backwater.html">photo</a>s still remaining eventhough i skipped many of them from being posted. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/">Pixelshots</a> will keep you updated with <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/riparian-forest-athirapilly-waterfalls.html">photos and info</a> from <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">kerala tour trips</a>.Cu back here soon.</div>
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<b>Varkala beach</b>, cliffs and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-river-danger-zones-kallada-river.html">rocks</a>- what's so special of these things?, have to say this beach of Kerala has much many importance and specialties than other flat land <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/beach-photos-varkala-helipad-varkala.html"><i>Kerala beaches</i></a>.</div>
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Considering the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">rock</a>s and nature of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/varkala-beach-tourtrip-photos-scenic.html">beach</a> topography, Varkala is considered to be an alternative to <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/kovalam-beach-sea-photos-from.html">Kovalam</a>, the famous <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">Indian beach</a> in Trivandrum district of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/thenmala-parappar-dam-reservoir-photos.html">Kerala</a> state. Infact Varkal also is in trivandrum, Kerala's capital district. </div>
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Varkala is a madly preferable beach tour spot if you consider a less crowded and large <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kollam-beach-photos-kerala-beaches-in.html">beach</a> and cliffs. Infact three beaches are there bordered by <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramakkalmedu-photoskeralas-hill-station.html">mountain cliffs</a>. Yea the vast <b>stretch of Mountain Cliffs</b> count to be first peculiarity of this beach.The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-camel-ride-calicut-beach.html">beaches</a> of Varkala are found to be formed in the valleys of these crescent shaped <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/hogenekkal-nature-scenaries-and-boat.html">mountain cliff</a>s. Considering the southern cost of Kerala, mountain cliffs are seen adjacent to beaches only in Varkala. This peculiar geological formations of mountain cliffs are termed as <b>Varkala Formations</b>. </div>
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Most of the other <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/cat-and-kitten-photos-from-beach-in.html">Kerala beaches</a> are flat lying beside the vast <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-in-beach-kerala.html">Arabian Sea</a>. The mountain cliffs here named as Varkala formations are considered Geological <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/mamallapuramarchaeological-tourist.html">monument</a> by Geological Survey of India. The invasion of sea waves are seen in some parts of the cliffs and small landslides are seen. Much many huge sedimentary rocks are seen adjacent to the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-and-children-playing-in-beach.html">beach</a> alleviating the wave attacks on cliff bottoms.</div>
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Another interesting feature of this <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-from-calicut-kerala.html">beach</a> is a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/mountain-stream-mini-waterfallstour.html"><b>mountain stream</b></a> finding its way into the sea through the white <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/sand-mining-in-bharathapuzhaphotos-from.html">sand</a> of the beach. I had no clue of it till i reached there and was wondering if its just a monsoon time spring that originated due to heavy rains. </div>
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Soon i realized its a permanent mountain stream and is considered to be sacred by the Hindu believers. Heard the beach stream has <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/white-medicinal-flowers-clitoria.html">medicinal curing properties</a> too. You can find this stream in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/papanasham-beach-varkala-keralas-beach.html">Papanasham beach</a>, the sacred beach of Hindus. </div>
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The stream have made a flowing course through the beach sand and you can see the beach sand formed like a barrier in the stream sides. The waves of the rough sea kept invading the mouth of the stream which meets the sea, and it's fun to stand in the stream's course and get attacked by the waves and the stream water from both sides. Seen people washing legs after playing around in the sea in this pure water, beach mountain stream.</div>
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Another specialty of Varkala is ofcourse the beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/hogenakal-wild-beauty-of-kaveri.html">rocks</a>. Seen big and very small rocks adjacent to the mountain cliffs and also immersed in the beach sand. Some of them are very small and hardly you will count it to be a rock from distance. May be due to continuous eroding by the waves they have lost weight and size. </div>
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Some of the beach side rocks which partially gets the wave pats are seen having <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/photographs-naturemother-nature-watched.html">green ferns</a> cover over. The rocks appeared mostly sedimentary types, but hard rocks are also their and seems they are placed by humans to resist the waves. You can find similar rocks in Kovalam beach too. An attraction is to see the waves trying to overcome those rocks and getting splashed over.</div>
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Another feature of Varkala is the shallow beach, which has both hard and soft spots. Advisable to take the life guard's advice for a safe swim in the sea waves.Visiting Varkala beach and surroundings during monsoons will limit you from doing much of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">tourist activities</a> which demands direct contact with the rough sea. </div>
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We visited during monsoons and we couldn't make it to have a glance of Thiruvambady beach and the other black sand beach because they were completely invaded by those angry rough sea waves. What we could do was to have glances of the beach areas from mountain cliffs here.So the best season to visit Vrkala is from October to March.</div>
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The Cliff tops here in Varkala are found covered by <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/macro-photos-of-small-cute-crab-flowers.html">coconut trees</a> abundantly. Some of them are seen having abnormal heights. The shot of those coconut <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/trees-ernakulam-maharajas-ground.html">trees</a> over cliff top and the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/welcome-to-next-gallery-of-amateur.html">clouds</a> are taken from below the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/photos-of-green-mountain-slopes-and.html">mountains</a>, at the extreme end of <i>papanasham beach</i>. </div>
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We could have gone further to next beach adjacent there, but the sea had come much forward due to monsoons and we had to go back without being adventurous. Their was red danger flags placed by the life guards there on <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-calicut-beach-kerala.html">beach</a> and we crossed them already. Anyway wishing you to walk forward from here to the next beach when you visit, considering you won't be visiting <b>beaches of Varkala</b> during the monsoons.</div>
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Another major <b>feature</b> of this place is the sacred nature, the Hindu religion had given to the beach. They considers the sea and the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">river stream</a> to be holy, and prays for the spirits of their ancestors, by doing <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/ritual-folk-dance-of-kerala-theyyams.html">religious rituals</a> in the beach here during a special day of the year. A <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/temple-festivals-part-of-keralas.html">temple</a> is near to the Papanasham beach. </div>
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Tons of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/arabian-night-dahlia-flowers-flower.html">photos</a> from the mountain cliffs and regarding the hotels, resorts and palm cottages over those mountains are still to come. Hope you will be watching <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/">pixelshots</a>, the ultimate <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">kerala travel photo blog</a></div>
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<b>Varkala Beach Helipad</b>, snaps of the sea and beach underneath the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramakkalmedu-photoskeralas-hill-station.html">mountain cliffs</a> of Varkala are shared for you here. If you visited Varkala and returned without being into this helipad area of Varkala cliffs, you have missed the real beauty of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/varkala-beach-tourtrip-photos-scenic.html">Varkala beach</a> landscapes. From here what you gonna get is an <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/kovalam-beach-sea-photos-from.html">aerial view of the beach</a> and white sea waves splashing onto the bottom of those mountain cliffs of Varkala.</div>
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The photos of the beaches and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/munnar-hillstation-sceneries-photos-of.html">mountain cliff</a>s adjacent to the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-and-children-playing-in-beach.html">beaches</a> are taken during noontime, and I wonder how cute they will be during a<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html"> beach sunset</a>.</div>
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<u><i>Reaching Varkala Helipad from Papanasham <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-camel-ride-calicut-beach.html">white sand beach</a></i></u></div>
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Reaching this part of the Varkala beach is simplified by a small walkway from <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/papanasham-beach-varkala-keralas-beach.html">papanasham beach</a> progressing through the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/munnar-heaven-on-earth-gallery3.html">mountain</a> sides. Being noon time we didn't prefer a walk in the sun instead just took our <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/suvs-in-cochin-autoexpo-vehicle-photos.html">vehicle</a> to Helipad. Ample parking space is available here as its the helipad point of Varkala. A taxi stand is also there near the helipad ground. Its just about a kilometer through <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/thenmala-roadtrip-photoswestern-gaht.html">road</a>, from papanasham <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-calicut-beach-kerala.html">beach</a> to Varkala helipad. We felt refreshed with the cool sea breeze blowing here as soon as we got down from the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/old-indian-car-dumped-in-scratch-yard.html">car</a>, and it was really refreshing as the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/cloud-formation-photos-snapped-from.html">noontime sun</a> was hard on us.</div>
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From the Helipad area of Varkala, facing the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/chinese-fishing-netssunset-from-fort.html">sea</a>, looking onto your left, this is the view of the beach and sea stretching through the bottom of Varkala cliffs. What you may notice at once is the nature of sea waves here, a numerous number of waves approaching the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-old-fishing-methods-chinese.html">seashore</a> individually.</div>
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The beach and sea are snapped during monsoons, real <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">tourist season</a> here the sea will be more calm with a light bluish tint.</div>
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After monsoons, most of the beaches will be accessible for the tourists. In monsoon seasons the waves invade some of the beaches in Varkala and guards won't allow you going there, for their job is to care your life from the mad sea. While swimming and other water sports you should consider the instructions from the lifeguards here, for they know the beach and sea better than you.</div>
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The smiling white beach sea waves approaching and splashing on the beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">rocks</a>. A view from the mountain cliffs of Varkala. You can go down the cliffs through steps built at some points of the cliffs. We can go near the sea and watch its smiling waves closer, but no adventures if you care for your life.</div>
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The crescent-shaped mountain cliffs bordering through the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/cat-and-kitten-photos-from-beach-in.html">beach</a>. Its a unique peculiarity of Varkala beach, and you can't see beach landscapes and cliffs like this from anywhere in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakomkeralas-backwater-tourism.html">Kerala</a> other than Varkala.</div>
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The hilltops or cliffs here are covered in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/macro-photos-of-small-cute-crab-flowers.html">coconut trees</a> and in between so many seaside hotels, beach resorts, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/kerala-paintings-shop-photography.html">painting shops</a>, massage parlors, partying places etc are present. Everything fully fledged with amenities considering the tourism value of this beach and hills.</div>
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If you watch closely you can see red flags on the shore, indicating the beach down there have dangerous spots. Here in Varkala, especially in monsoons the tourists must be careful and restrain back from avoiding such indications.<br />
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What I really missed was a professional camera when visited this unique <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/thenmala-parappar-dam-reservoir-photos.html">tour spot</a>. To get a detailed view, panoramic <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/meenkara-river-damgayathri-river-dam.html">landscape photography</a> is what you should prefer. Am trying to get the snaps with ma 3mp Samsung <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">cellphone camera</a> here.</div>
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Red <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/pista-green-milii-flowers-euphrbia.html">flower</a> seen in a sea side <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/small-violet-flowers-kerala-flower.html">garden</a> at the top of the cliffs. Some of the restaurants and shops over the cliffs have some <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/pink-flowers-small-pink-flower-closeups.html">garden plants</a> maintained. Got this <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/bright-red-flower-sepals-mickey-mouse.html">red flower</a> from one of them. The sea underneath looked special and just framed the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/rain-wet-yellow-flower-petals-yellow.html">flower</a> with the white sea waves.</div>
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The sea and waves underneath the mountain cliff. From the helipad, you can walk along the small walkway that through the mountain top with shops and restaurants at one side and the vast extending sea and splashing waves on <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-river-danger-zones-kallada-river.html">rocks</a> underneath on the other side. Their are some points at which small steps are seen down to the sea from the cliffs.</div>
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At some other parts, we can watch the long stretch of beach down their through the bottom of those mountain cliffs. The aerial view of the beach from here clears out one thing, that the beaches here in varkala are interconnected. Three beaches are actually there, a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kollam-beach-photos-kerala-beaches-in.html">white sand beach</a> called papanasham and two more black sand beaches.</div>
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A lot more <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/mountain-stream-mini-waterfallstour.html">photos</a> are coming adjacent to these ones from Varkala helipad. What about going down the cliffs and watching the sea waves hitting hard on those <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/photographs-naturemother-nature-watched.html">greenish fern</a>ed beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/mamallapuramarchaeological-tourist.html">rocks</a>. I think you may be interested and hoping to give the remaining <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/candle-flame-photography-cellphone.html">photos</a> soon here in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/">pixelshots</a>, the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/arippara-waterfalls-in-iruvanjipuzha.html">Kerala travel photoblog</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/varkala-beach-tourtrip-photos-scenic.html"><b>Paapanasham Beach</b></a> -Varkala, Kerala, a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/mahabalipuram-photo-gallery-images-of.html">south Indian beach</a> situated in the state of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/fishermen-throwing-fish-nets-sea-shore.html">Kerala</a> which has importance as a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/thenmala-parappar-dam-reservoir-photos.html">tourism spot</a> as well as a Hindu <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/st-alphonsas-life-clay-portraits-in.html">pilgrim spot</a>.One of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/cat-and-kitten-photos-from-beach-in.html">beaches</a> of varkala called Papanasham is believed to be a sacred beach as per Hindu religious believes and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/kerala-festivals-onam-cultural-festival.html">myths</a>. The beach of papansam is the only white sand beach among the three beaches here in Varkala.<br />
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The Malayalam word 'PAPANASHAM' means something that destroys your sins or purifies your bad deeds. This beach is considered to be a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/alphonseum-saint-alphonsas-home-museum.html">pilgrim</a> spot, where all sins will be purified by a sacred dip in the sea water here.<br />
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The religious significance of this <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">southern Kerala beach</a> is, its one of the water bodies in the state where so many Hindu believers comes to pray for their ancestors and passed away beloveds during Vavu Bali- a day to pay homage to dead souls and pray for them.The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/lonely-tree-beside-sea-photo-fom.html">photo</a> to the right is a religious ritual done by the believer as instructed by the priest or poojari at the Papanasham beach of Kerala. Very near to the Papanasham beach Janardhana Swamy <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/temple-festivals-part-of-keralas.html">Temple</a>, a famous <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/mamallapuramarchaeological-tourist.html">Hindu temple</a> is situated.<br />
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Giving you some more snaps of the varkala papanasham <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-and-children-playing-in-beach.html">beach</a>. The waves were a little harsh as the season is of monsoons and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-old-fishing-methods-chinese.html">sea</a> is meant to be rough that time. The worst part was that the seawater rose up and kept the other beaches here in varkala from being visited.<br />
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The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-in-beach-kerala.html">beach</a> trail which we can use to walk onto the other <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-camel-ride-calicut-beach.html">beaches</a> were continuously hit buy large waves and the life guards on beach didn't allowed anyone to cross the red flags hoisted at two ends of this beach.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TJpCGm4TJSI/AAAAAAAACpQ/fHBScvubA6U/s1600/southern-kerala-beaches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="kerala beach photos,south indian beaches" border="0" height="150" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TJpCGm4TJSI/AAAAAAAACpQ/fHBScvubA6U/s200/southern-kerala-beaches.jpg" title="varkala beach photos" width="200" /></a>The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-from-calicut-kerala.html">beaches</a> of varkala has many uniqueness compared to other <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-calicut-beach-kerala.html">beaches of kerala</a>. One of the major peculiarity is the geography of this beach landscape. You can't see a beach along with mountain cliffs like Varkala beach, nowhere in Kerala.<br />
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The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/riparian-forest-athirapilly-waterfalls.html">photos</a> published here are just taken from one of the beaches of Varkala called as Papanasham, and the much renowned and adorable view of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/kovalam-beach-sea-photos-from.html">beach landscapes</a> here are from somewhere else, ie from the top of those <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/03/kerala-hill-station-photos-info-munnar.html">mountain cliffs</a>.<br />
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The sea near to the beaches here are comparatively shallower to the seas near to beaches of Kollam etc. The shallow and a calm sea makes it ideal for swimming here in varkala.<br />
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Varkala is one of the few beach areas of Kerala which is ideal for water sports, provided the sea is calm. <br />
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You can see all the types of blending a beach sea landscape can offer here in Varkala. If you want a shallow beach to swim, its here. If you want to surf through the waves its also possible. Another option is to watch huge waves splashing over beach side <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">rocks</a>, and you can see them in the coming posts here in this <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">travel photo blog</a>. If you want to do a little adventure in air, paragliding facilities are here around, which can be done from the mountain cliffs.<br />
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Snapped this photo walking to one of the extreme side of Papanasham beach of Varkala, just for the sake photographing those waves and beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-river-danger-zones-kallada-river.html">rocks</a>. Actually its was beyond the red flags placed by the lifeguards, and fortunately they didn't noticed us crossing it. The red flags were placed coz the sea is rough in the monsoons.<br />
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It's tourist offseason here in varkala as some of the beaches are completely inaccessible due to rough monsoon sea waves. But its time of monsoon tourism and we saw many Europeans enjoying the beach.<br />
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The photos yet published are just ordinary considering any beaches of India. Some beach and the view of the waves from the cliff tops here in Varkala are going to be shared soon here in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/">pixelshots</a>. Visit back here regularly for a live <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/pixelshotsblog">feed</a> of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">Kerala tour trip photos</a> and infos.</div>
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<b>Varkala beach photos</b> from the tour trips towards <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kollam-beach-photos-kerala-beaches-in.html">Kerala beaches</a> starts from this post. By the noon time of a partially sunny day in the month of September we gave a visit to this beach. Have to say its one of the most lovely beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">picnic spot of Kerala</a>-more specifically in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital district of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">Kerala</a>.</div>
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If you intend to visit a beach in which you can swim, if you want to sit over the mountain cliff and watch the long stretching sea infront of you same time enjoying the cool pat of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/kovalam-beach-sea-photos-from.html">sea</a> winds, or even if you want to use a surfboard on that roaring beach waves, this is one of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/beach-tree-in-sunset-afterglow-fort.html">beaches</a> to consider in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-waterfalls-river-names-length.html">Kerala</a>. Not many of Kerala or Indian beach gives much variety of options to enjoy your holidays as the beaches here in Varkala/ Trivandrum/<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-rivers-waterfalls-dams.html">Kerala</a>.</div>
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The tourist season here in and around Varkala <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-and-children-playing-in-beach.html">beach</a> is around the months of December. Our visit was on monsoon time and monsoon rains were showing up intermittently in its big and small packages. The rainy season had made the sea a little rough and submerged some of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-old-fishing-methods-chinese.html">beach</a>es here under those roaring waves, compelling the authorities to close those beaches from being visited by tourists till the sea becomes calm by season change.But those who intending a monsoon tour visit to <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-dam-nameshydro-electric.html">Kerala</a>'s vivid landscapes and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">beaches</a>, don't wait it's time to be here.</div>
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Am giving just a small part of this beach snaps in this post, what is coming afterwards is more interesting and am confident to say this is one of the most <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-in-beach-kerala.html">beautiful beach</a> considering the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-camel-ride-calicut-beach.html">tropical beaches</a>.</div>
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The view of numerous white waves advancing onto the shore is one of the uniqueness i found here comparing the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-from-calicut-kerala.html">beaches of Calicut</a> and Kollam districts of Kerala. The photos here are snapped from one of the main beach which you may visit prior to any other, if you come here.</div>
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<a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/beach-sunset-calicut-beach-kerala.html">Beach photos</a> posted here are taken with Samsung SGH 5620 <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/candle-flame-photography-cellphone.html">cellphone camera</a>, my new companion.</div>
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You can reach other beaches from here by walking through the shore and the accessibility of those depends on weather conditions. Sea was rough when we were there and the guards didn't allowed us to walk onto other beaches.</div>
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One of the very first beach view we got from the vehicle parking area is the photo on right side. Local tourists were comparatively less but lot of foreigners were seen around.</div>
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There was lot of foreigners swimming, sea bathing, some under sunshades, few of them sunbathing and some teenagers with surfboards. The surfers were found laying over the surfboards floating on the waves than standing. May be laying and floating is comfortable than standing and surfing huh.</div>
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Although we didn't wanted the beach waves a chance to make us wet they didn't cared asking our permission. Big and small waves were randomly advancing from the sea and some of them were enough to splash upto our knees making us fold up the jeans. I didn't wanted much acquaintances with those waves as am having ma <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/mountain-stream-mini-waterfallstour.html">cellphone camera</a> in hand without a safety string.</div>
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The small black thing in between the waves is a small beach rock immersed within the sands. There are a few of them seen lonely like this around the beach. You can see bigger and smaller beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html">rocks</a> and interesting thing is to watch waves fighting them.</div>
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Another peculiarity of this beach is groups of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/mahabalipuram-golden-remainings-of.html">huge rocks</a> facing the waves in some parts of the beach and sometimes we have to cross through them to reach the other beach. Its risky and the guards will only permit the tourists to access the other beaches if the sea is calm.</div>
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Poles with red flags are fixed in danger zones of the beach and some parts are separated with <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/six-mega-pixel-shoot-out-panasonic.html">ropes</a> tied across poles..</div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TJWtWIujDRI/AAAAAAAACow/KX46-wMhDKY/s1600/waves-kerala-beaches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="beach waves spreading on the beach and wetting the beach sand,fine beach sand leveled in wave activity" border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TJWtWIujDRI/AAAAAAAACow/KX46-wMhDKY/s320/waves-kerala-beaches.jpg" title="wave activity on beach sand" /></a>The wave spreading on the beach sand. This part of the beach is where not much rocks are seen. Walking to both ends you can witness waves splashing over <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/hogenekkal-nature-scenaries-and-boat.html">big rocks</a>. The topography of this place is awesome with the sea meeting long stretching <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramakkalmedu-photoskeralas-hill-station.html">hilly area</a> covered in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/photos-of-sunsets-evening-horizon-red.html">coconut trees</a>.</div>
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The bottom part of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/05/hill-palace-thripunithura-cochin-photos.html">hills</a> where the sea waves strikes on is guarded with rocks and the aerial view of this beach <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-pictures-of-keralas-tourist.html">landscape</a> from those hilltops are adorable. Really you will think of a wide angle camera lens if you feel to photograph the beaches from top of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/photos-of-green-mountain-slopes-and.html">hill</a>s. I have some of those beach snaps and will be sharing it to u soon here and i promise its gonna be somewhat unique considering many of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/03/beautiful-sunset-photographs-i-have.html">Kerala</a> Beaches.</div>
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Many beach resorts and sea side restaurants are seen by the beach sides and hilltops and the tourists coming here will get all the amenities that a foreigner may need. Art and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/kerala-paintings-shop-photography.html">painting shops</a>, currency exchanges, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/pepper-spices-kerala-photographsa-cash.html">spices</a> shops, clothings, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">Travel and tour</a> tickets etc. The beach has more importance than just a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/meenkara-river-damgayathri-river-dam.html">tour spot</a> and it's entangled with Hindu mythologies. Anyway so much snaps from here, the Varkala beach of Kerala/India yet to be shared with you and what i posted is just 25 percent of the beach and surroundings. Hope to see you soon back here, and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/">pixelshots</a> will continue sharing the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/ninnumullivalenjenganammurinjapuzha.html">Kerala tour trip photos</a> with you people.</div>
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<b>River bed photo</b> snaps, more clearly speaking the river landscape of an almost dry riverbed. The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/munnar-once-in-12-years.html">landscape</a> which came visible when the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/meenkara-river-damgayathri-river-dam.html">dam</a> upstream the river is closed seemed attractive to me and posting some of the photos here. The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/03/beautiful-sunset-photographs-i-have.html">photographs</a> are taken from a part of one of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/fort-kochi-kerala-indiaphotos-and.html">Kerala</a>'s beautiful <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-river-photos-and-infochalakkudy.html">western ghat river</a> named Kallada.. The part of this river from where these photos are taken are considered 100 percent dangerous zone when the river is flowing with enough water and 50 percent dangerous even it's not without much water.<br />
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Our <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramakkalmedu-photoskeralas-hill-station.html">tour trip</a> towards Thenmala eco tourism spots, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/thenmala-parappar-dam-reservoir-photos.html">parappar dam</a> and the famous Palaruvi <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/charpa-waterfall-kerala-waterfalls.html">waterfalls</a> was in the month of August 2010. Irony is it's the time of Monsoons and the river was seen almost empty. We just got down into the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/athirapally-waterfallskeralas-mightiest.html">river</a> bed for some snaps and any tourist or traveler happened to pass through here would have done it for the sight of the empty river bed is so interesting with much rocks and deltas of sand. Anyway the river was not fully dead as a small stream is finding its way through the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/hogenakal-wild-beauty-of-kaveri.html">rock filled river landscape</a> calmly in deeper areas, and with a little <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/12/mumbai-attack911-for-indians.html">violence</a> in those places having some rock obstructions.</div>
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There was two different nature for the river landscape. One with huge rocks filled dangerous looks and other with small sand deltas and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/lonely-tree-beside-sea-photo-fom.html">small tree</a>s giving the river a lovely scenic face. The huge river rocks are already posted in the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kerala-river-danger-zones-kallada-river.html">river danger zone</a> post and will be posted more soon, and wht you can see here is the soft and a little scenic landscape of the river terrain.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trees in river delta filled with sands and rocks</td></tr>
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The river course before this place is relatively narrower and deeper. It opens into a wider rock filled <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/hogenekkal-photographsthe-water-falls.html">river course</a> from here. The presence of rocks here naturally made way to the formation of sand and mud filled deltas. When the water level lowers the river gets compelled to flow in branches through the sides of this delta. The water is transparent and turns greener nearing to deeper <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-waterfalls-river-names-length.html">river</a> mouth. The stream is so calm and appears swimmable, but can't be sure coz the river bed is randomly filled with rocks.</div>
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Last time when i came here upto half of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/beach-tree-in-sunset-afterglow-fort.html">tree</a> in that river delta was under water and that's the usual water level. So many small <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/lion-head-cichlid-african-aquarium-fish.html">fishes</a> were there in the shallow water here. We didn't expect this river here to be empty for it's seen flowing full fledged in summer times too and we visited during the monsoons. We got the reason for the river being empty from a guy we met near the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/lookout-point-thenmalaweir-or-lowhead.html">weir dam of Thenmala at Ottakkal</a> lookout. </div>
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The river is almost dry now coz the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-rivers-damssholayar-dam-arealake.html">dam</a> shutters are closed in the upper river course. The water flowing now comes from small <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/mountain-stream-mini-waterfallstour.html">mountain streams</a> joining the river after the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/kerala-river-dam-irrigation-projects.html">dam</a>. The river usually flows filled with green water which matches the green lush forest in its banks. This river and the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/kerala-hydro-irrigation-river.html">hydro projects</a> built in river course are meant for Irrigation purposes and the oldest and one of the largest river <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/malampuzha-dam-reservoir-photo-tourist.html">irrigation project dam</a> and canal system of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/keralas-golden-beach-sunsets-fort.html">Kerla</a> is in this River. The Irrigation project is named Kallada Irrigation Project(KIP).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pure white clouds in sky over the marshy river landscape. Kallada river - Kerala</td></tr>
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Sand and rock debris in the dry river bed. Small <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/trees-ernakulam-maharajas-ground.html">trees</a> are seen growing in the river bed. Many of the trees that was growing in the deltas before now remains as broken tree trunks rooted in the soil with rocks around. Mainly this part of the river is filled with rocks, and the sand and mud is comparatively low. The delta of sand seen here actually lies over a big rock bed underneath.</div>
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The river bed shows how powerful the river current is underneath eventhough it appears very calm and slow outside when waterlevel is high. The topography of the river course is having such inclination and carries lot of debris and sand to lower lands.</div>
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The dry branches of some river tree found between the rocks in river bed photographed during a walk through the river course. All these things will be immersed under water when the dam shutters are opened. </div>
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Even boating through the surface water may turn dangerous as these things and huge pointed rocks lay silent underneath waiting to kiss your <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-boatskumarakombackwater-tourism.html">boat</a> hull. Small <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakom-small-country-boatskerala.html">canoes or country boats</a> were seen tied on the shore and local people who is familiar with the riverbed obstructions seems using them.</div>
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After the place from where this snap is taken the path of the river is entirely covered with huge river rocks and polished river stones.</div>
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The stream of Kallada divided by rocks in the riverbed. The rocks seemed sedimentary type ones, the usual <i>river rocks</i> which are not much stronger. But there were harder polished huge river rocks with so many potholes.<br />
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The rocks are of layered type and much soily in some places.The surface underneath water like in places seen in the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/04/fluffy-tits-white-tailed-butterfly.html">photo</a> is much slippery and you may happen to fall in the stream. What you have to do is watch your steps, if you wanna go back home! </div>
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You have to cross the river stream finding the shallow part to reach the deltas and huge river rocks. The tree found on that delta was interesting with much height and so many green glittering leaves at the top part. surely that tree head is seen over the waterlevel even when the dam shutters are open and the river's belly is full with water.</div>
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Due to the fast flowing nature of this mountain river so much sand and other debris are accumulated in the lower lands of its course. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/sand-mining-in-kerala-riversphotos-from.html">Sand mining</a> was done without regulations in many parts of this river landscape and the river is getting the bad effects now. Strict regulations are taken now only to regulate the sand miners. Huge craters in the riverbed, river deviating its flow from its actual course, destruction of river sides etc keeps happening due to uncontrolled <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/sand-mining-in-bharathapuzhaphotos-from.html">mining of sand</a> from the riverbed.</div>
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Their are many close snaps of some interesting <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/hogenekkal-nature-scenaries-and-boat.html">river rocks</a> shaped by the weathering process yet to be published. We continued our journey to <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">palaruvy waterfalls</a> after this place and fortunately the dam shutters kept closed till we got out of the riverbed. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/arippara-waterfalls-in-iruvanjipuzha.html">Travel photos</a> and <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">tour spot infos</a> will be continued in <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/">pixelshots</a>, and you can have it when you visit this <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">travel photo blog</a> again. </div>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-waterfalls-river-names-length.html">river</a> was flowing much calm, filled up with green water that time, and anyone seeing this place will wonder why is such a board placed near a calm slow flowing <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/hogenakal-wild-beauty-of-kaveri.html">river</a> like this.The river may appear swimmable and ideal for some water fun. But this time as the river is empty due to the closure of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/malampuzha-dam-reservoir-photo-tourist.html">dam</a> shutters i came to know why such a danger caution is given here. Anyone watching the empty <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/riparian-forest-athirapilly-waterfalls.html">river bed</a> will know how dangerous the traps formed of those <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramakkalmedu-photoskeralas-hill-station.html">huge rocks</a> can be to anyone going into the river even if the water level is moderate. Giving you a few picture snaps of the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/10/hogenekkal-nature-scenaries-and-boat.html">rocky river bed</a> below.<br>
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<b>ThenmalaDam or Parappar Dam</b>, the main <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-rivers-damssholayar-dam-arealake.html">dam</a> of Thenmala which is the heart of Kallada <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/malampuzha-dam-reservoir-photo-tourist.html">Irrigation Project</a> (KIP), the oldest <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/kerala-river-dam-irrigation-projects.html">irrigation project of Kerala</a>. Parappar dam (Thenmala Dam) is having the longest dam reservoir among the dams in Kerala. Even though the dam hydel project is focused on Irrigation named as Kallada Irrigation Project, electricity is also generated here. So it's a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-dam-nameshydro-electric.html">hydroelectric dam</a> cum irrigation project. The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/kerala-hydro-irrigation-river.html">dam reservoir</a> spreads through the shenthurini wildlife sanctury in the valleys of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/thenmala-roadtrip-photoswestern-gaht.html">western ghat</a> mountain ranges. </div>
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Thenmala dam is also called Parappar dam as the dam is situated in the place called Parappar near to Thenmala. Parappar dam is an earthen dam which is relatively small in size and broad in the base built with rock, sand clay etc. Earthen dams are also termed rockfill dams depending on materials used. The biggest earthen <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/meenkara-river-damgayathri-river-dam.html">dam of Kerala</a> is the Banasura project in Wayanadu district.<br />
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Thenmala Dam-History and Project Progress</h3>
Parappar dam is built across <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/dry-river-landscape-photos-empty-river.html" target="_blank">Kallada river</a> which is nourished with its main three <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-waterfalls-river-names-length.html">river tributaries</a>, Shentharuni, Kulathupuzha and Kalthuruthi puzha. All the three tributary rivers originate from the Kulathupuzha ranges of Western Ghats. The possibilities to build a dam across <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-river-photos-and-infochalakkudy.html">river</a> Kallada and develop the irrigation project is considered even before 1958. Even then the hydro-irrigation project works got started officially by 1961only after the project got sanctioned by the Government of Kerala and an estimate of 13.28 crores was allocated. But the growth, health, and functioning of this project is still in progress, pretty funny huh. The project money had increased more than 600 crores from its initial estimate and then again increased to 728 crores by 1999 making it one of the costly irrigation projects of <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-flowers-garden-plants-herbs.html">Kerala</a>.</div>
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Whatever the situation of the project the dam and surrounding area of the reservoir keeps the beauty of that peculiar <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/riparian-forest-athirapilly-waterfalls.html">western ghats vegetation</a> and mountains with an added beauty of the artificial <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakomkeralas-backwater-tourism.html">lake</a> formed by the dam. The dense greenery seen around the reservoir is the Schentheruny wildlife sanctuary. <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/hogenakal-wild-beauty-of-kaveri.html">Boating</a> through the reservoir lake was done here before. By the time we happened to visit the dam, the authorities had stopped the boating services temporarily due to repeated accidents happened in dam reservoirs of Kerala recently. Seems needed security and guards are yet to be made available before resuming reservoir boating trips.</div>
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The reservoir water appeared so green as if to match the lush green vegetation around. To reach the dam top we have to walk about a kilometer from the entrance point. Have to climb some steps and meet the security before walking to the top of the dam.</div>
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The dam reservoir lake spreading through the valleys of western ghat <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramakkalmedu-photoskeralas-hill-station.html">mountains</a>. The water appears dead still and calm. Part of the mountains are under the shade of those <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/09/cloud-formation-photos-snapped-from.html">clouds</a>.</div>
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The Thenmala Parappar dam, center of KIP project, is surrounded by western ghats in the east, Arabian sea and Ashtamudi <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kumarakomkeralas-backwater-tourism.html">backwaters</a> in the west, Achenkoil <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/kerala-rivers-waterfalls-dams.html">river</a> in the north and River Ithikkara in the south.</div>
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The river in which this dam is built, Kallada River which empties into <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-boatskumarakombackwater-tourism.html">Backwaters</a> of Ashtamudi flows through a distance of 119 Km, before meeting the lake endpoint. The river is flowing westward through taluk of Pathanapuram, and through the boundaries of Adoor, Kunnathur, Kottarakkara, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/09/kollam-beach-photos-kerala-beaches-in.html">Kollam</a> etc.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TH-_GGWhkCI/AAAAAAAAChs/2Y2JbtcccGo/s1600/parappar-dam-reservoir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="parappar dam kerala india,beautiful earten dam reservoirs of kerala india,oldest irrigation project of kerala,multicrop irrigation dam project,unique irrigation water distribution mechanism dam project,oldest irrigation project,costliest irrigation project of kerala,kip tcdp dam,dam under western ghat mountain slopes" border="0" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RCK_S9RRato/TH-_GGWhkCI/AAAAAAAAChs/2Y2JbtcccGo/s400/parappar-dam-reservoir.jpg" title="Thenmala Dam - Multi Crop Irrigation Project Dam" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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The vast green stretch of water guarded by green western ghat vegetation. Many of the hills are covered by a cover of clouds.A photo snapped from the reservoir top.The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/02/hybrid-euphorbia-millis-ornamental.html">photographs</a> are taken during noon time using 3mp <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/candle-flame-photography-cellphone.html">cellphone camera</a> of Samsung GT S5620.</div>
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Kallada Irrigation Project is <b>not a mono-crop irrigation project</b> which entirely irrigates <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/rice-fieldspaddy-cultivation-in-kerala.html">paddy fields</a> like other irrigation projects of Kerala. An additional functionality of irrigating <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/red-rose-flowers-kerala-flowers-gallery.html">garden</a> crops and tree crops in the hill slopes is done by this irrigation project. So KIP is also termed as <b>Tree Crop Development Project-TCDP</b>. The project is meant to irrigate the garden and tree crops in the valley slopes and paddy in the valley bottom which is rather unique among the entire irrigation projects of India. Instead of mono-crop irrigation of paddy KIP irrigates an integrated cropping pattern of crops like <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2008/08/welcome-to-next-gallery-of-amateur.html">coconut</a>, rubber, cocoa, cloves, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/fruits-from-kerala-photo-gallery.html">banana</a>, paddy, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/08/fruit-photos-kerala-india.html">vegetables</a>, pulses etc.</div>
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Thenmala KIP Irrigation Project</h3>
The main parts of KIP irrigation system is this <b>Parappar Main dam and two canal systems</b> which branches from two sides of a weir dam built 5km downstream from Thenmala Dam Reservoir. The <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/lookout-point-thenmalaweir-or-lowhead.html">weir dam</a> is situated in a place named Ottakkal before Thenmala when you are coming from Kollam. People sometimes mistake it as the Thenmala dam. From this water level regulator dam at Ottakkal, the two canal branches-the left bank canal and right bank canal are fed with water. The ultimate irrigation potential of KIP is 61630ha.</div>
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Considering the topography of the project area, the irrigation system has a unique way of water distribution called Minor Conveyance System(MCS). ie using underground pipeline systems connected to main canals each and every tree crop is irrigated depending entirely on the gravitational flow. Water is applied through hoses in lands having more than 3percent slop and open channels are used in lands less than 3percent slope.</div>
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Apart from irrigation, KIP project is intended to solve the drinking water problems, Hydroelectric power generation and also an increased employment rate due to intensive agricultural activities. Considering the huge amount of money invested, the project didn't turned out to be much beneficial and still remains partially commissioned.</div>
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<b><a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/kerala-tour-trips-informationathirapall.html">Tourist Attractions</a> in Thenmala Dam area:-</b></div>
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Apart from the dam reservoir various eco-tourism activity spots are here. Thenmala is the <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/kerala-eco-tour-destination-thenmala.html" target="_blank">first planned eco-tourism project of India</a>. <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/adventure-zone-thenmala-ecotourism.html" target="_blank">Adventure zone</a>, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/old-british-built-hanging-bridgepunalur.html">Hanging bridge</a>, Elevated walkways, <a href="https://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/10/sculpture-garden-thenmala-eco-tourism.html" target="_blank">Sculpture garden</a>, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/10/aquariums-giant-gourami-and-silver.html">Aquariums</a>, Musical fountain, trekking, <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2009/09/trees-ernakulam-maharajas-ground.html">tree</a> houses, forest camping etc. Some of the activities like musical fountains, trekking etc need a minimum number of persons. Musical fountain can be seen only in the evening for its arranged in the open air and need the absence of sunlight.</div>
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<b>Thenmala Dam Parking and Ticket rates to enter the dam reservoir area:</b>-</div>
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You have to get a <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/03/suvs-in-cochin-autoexpo-vehicle-photos.html">vehicle</a> parking pass @ Rs10 and to enter the dam take entry pass@ Rs 5.</div>
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<b>How to Reach Thenmala Parappar Dam?</b></div>
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Thenmala parappar dam site is where the eco tourism project is concentrated, the first planned eco tourism spot in India. Its situated beside the Kollam-Thirumangalom NH208. Starting from Kollam its about 67 kilometres to reach Thenmala Parappar dam and Eco tourism point.</div>
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Coming from Kollam you will be reaching the <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/lookout-point-thenmalaweir-or-lowhead.html">Weir dam at Ottakal lookout</a> first. From there it's about 5 kilometres to the main dam at Parappar. Driving a little forward from Ottakkal you will see the Thenmala dam and eco tourism sign board to the right and you have to deviate and drive a little more to reach the Parappar dam.</div>
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<b>Other Attractions near Thenmala</b>:- <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/palaruvi-waterfalls3rd-highest.html">Palaruvi waterfalls</a> is just 15 Km away from thenmala. Again a 28 kilometres from palaruvi you can reach Kuttalam <a href="http://pixelshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/mountain-stream-mini-waterfallstour.html">waterfalls</a>.</div>
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