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Kerala
Backwaters
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and water share an extraordinary kinship
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Kerala
Houseboats
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Traditional
Kerala Kettuvalloms, now luxury
houseboats...
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Kerala
Beach Resorts
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Kerala has some of the finest beaches,
across its coastline ...
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Kerala
Wildlife
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Kerala
has exotic wildlife in the dense forests
and sanctuaries
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Kerala
Hill Stations
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Misty,
exotic high ranges on the Western Ghats, ...
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Kerala
Performing Arts
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Kerala is for its art & dance forms, its performing arts...
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Kerala
Pilgrim Center
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Kerala is
blessed with numerous pilgrimage spots ...
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Kerala
Ayurveda
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Kerala Ayurveda -
rejenuvate your body, mind and soul ...
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Kerala
Accommodation
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Heritage
Villas, Homestays, Huts, Resorts, Tree
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Kerala
Pilgrimage Tour Packages
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Kerala
Performing Arts & Cultural Toursism
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Malayattoor
Malayattoor
, a place of prayer and pilgrimage; made rich
by the foot steps of St. Thomas the Apostle,
who sowed the seeds of Christianity in this
part of the world. Revere at his saintly footsteps
clearly embedded on the rock - marvel at the
Golden cross that sprang up from no where -
Yes malayattoor indeed has all these and more..
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Located
52 kms from Kochi, the Malayatoor Church is
situated atop the 609 m high Malayatoor Hill.
The church is dedicated to St. Thomas, who is
believed to have prayed at this shrine. One
of the most important Christian pilgrim centres
in Kerala, this holy shrine attracts devotees
in very large numbers not only from Kerala but
also from the neighboring states. This famous
church is situated at Kurisumudi, a verdant
hill in the Western Ghats girdled partially
by the river Periyar. The Church has a life-size
statue of St. Thomas and the imprint of the
feet of the Apostle on a rock. This shrine has
now been accorded an international pilgrimage
station
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Bharananganam
- Saint Sr. Alphonsa
Bharananganam
is an important Christian Pilgrimage
centre, located 5 kms east of Palai
on the Kottayam - Erattupett Road. Associated
with Sister Alphonsa, the blessed saint
of the Catholics, the mortal remains
of the saint are preserved in a chapel
next to the St. Mary's Church. She lived
from 1916 AD to 1946 AD.
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The
day of 28th July, the death anniversary of the
saint is observed with much solemnity. This
100-year-old church features an attractive grotto
of Virgin Mary.
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Mannanam
- Blessed Chavara Kuriakose
Blessed
Kuriakose Elias Chavara, one of the founding
fathers and the first Superior General of C.M.I.
(Carmelites of Mary Immaculate) congregation
of the Catholic Church, died on January 3rd,
1871 in the odor of sanctity leaving behind
him the high reputation of a very holy monk.
He was declared blessed on February 8, 1986
by His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
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His
mortal remains, transferred from Koonammavu
where he died, were piously kept in the chapel
of St. Joseph's Monastery, Mannanam, Kerala,
India. Because of his sanctity and his showering
of blessings upon those who seek the intercession
of him, Mannanam has become a pilgrim centre.
Hundreds of people come to the tomb of Blessed
Chavara on every Saturday. The feast of Blessed
Chavara is celebrated with great devotion and
solemnity every year on January 3rd.
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