It was a dazzling display of lovely tulips. Tulips bloomed everywhere. It was a fabulous scene in Keukenhof Gardens. The gardens are spread over 32 hectares and 800 types of tulips were on show. Keukenhof is easily accessible from Amsterdam or Schiphol Airport.
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Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple has Goddess Shakti as the principal deity. Thousands of people visit the temple every day. It is 15 km from Ernakulam South railway station. We went past Champakara Canal and later Hill Palace in Tripunithura.
There are many shops selling pooja materials on the street leading to the temple. We expected big crowds. But Makaravilakku in Sabarimala was over and the crowds of Ayyappans had thinned. …
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Kerala elephants were referred to as sons of the Sahyadri by poet Vyloppalli Sreedhara Menon. People in Kerala love elephants. A crowd quickly gathers around an elephant whenever he makes a public appearance. Temple festivals flaunt magnificent tuskers carrying the deity in ceremonial processions. They remain gentle and obedient in the middle of large crowds or when the fireworks are going off. Elephant is the state animal of Kerala and appears on the emblem of Government of Kerala.
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Ernakulam Shiva Temple is in the heart of Ernakulam city. The deity is well-known as Ernakulathappan. Lord Shiva is the main deity. …
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Hill Palace Museum in Tripunithura is on top of a small hill. There are elliptical roads on two sides leading up to the main building. There are also steps that go up to the entrance. On both sides of the steps are neat gardens with beautiful flowers. The gardens support a wide variety of native flora from the state. …
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