A refreshing journey through the green heart of Kerala
Are you tired of investing your whole strength, in the endless time bound schedules? Do you feel to give it a pause and to rejuvenate yourselves through some cozy, funny escapades? Then Alappuzha can be an excellent pick.
The district located on the Laccadive sea, has a store full of pleasures to offer in its bosom. A complete package including delicious native cuisines, beaches, lakes, houseboats, holy aesthetic places, and what not.
The land offers a picturesque pleasure with its sandy beaches and shores drenched in sun’s kisses. Alappuzha, Marari, and Thottappally are the prominent beach locations which attracts thousands of, lakhs of visitors per year.
The entire landscape is set in the backdrop of rustic backwaters, with numerous boats/ “valloms” and houseboats decorating its waves. Traversing through them can be a sure
delight, that no one can afford to deny. Kuttanad, prominently known as the “rice bowl of kerala”, houses most of these lakes and offers much of the natural greenery adorned by the district. The place is counted as one with the lowest altitude in the entire country, as it lies 2m below the sea level.
Vembanad lake is known to be the largest lake in the entire state and
Punnamada stands tall with its famous “Nehru Trophy boat race”, held annually; an event pretty famous, all round the nation. As a whole, the view the place offers with its disciplinly lined coconut plantations, in contrast to the blue swirling waves is something which cannot be denied the mind-blowing tag.
Commenting on the food; if you are looking for some real delicacies, then sure shot, you should never miss the elegant yet native cuisines offered by the place. The freshly tapped palm toddy, along with tapioca, normally called as “Kappa”, laced with the n-number of fish dishes (esp. Karimeen) can be a treat, which can equally fill your stomach and heart.
Not only for the lakes and beaches, the district is also known for the famous religious places, and ethnic cultural monuments it possess. We have the Mullackal Rajarajeshwari Temple, known famously for its annual festival, generally called as “Chirapp”, then the world-famous Mannarashala Nagaraja Temple; the St.Mary’s Basilica Church at Kalloorkad- if to name a few.
Krishnapuram Palace, Statue of Karumadikuttan (a venerated form of Buddha) stands as pointers of culture and ethnicity in the land.
Summing up, the place may appear small on the map, but the cherishing experiences and bliss it can offer is endless and unaccountable. So, if not visited at least once, go on make it the first thing on your bucket list.
Author:
Anjali
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