Saturday, August 2, 2008

Kerala - God's own Home



From the house we could hear the roaring of the Arabian Sea. The exotic fragrance of elanji flowers filled the air in the house.Kerala is famous for its rivers, backwaters and endless beaches.. No land in this world is so beautiful as Kerala .Kerala is called 'God's own land' The punja paddy field west of Karavallil house is known as 'punja paadam' `or Evoor paadam. Only one crop is cultivated before south west monsoon. Second crop with a rice variety called 'kulappala' which grows above the water with the level of water rising, was tried by the farmers but there were no takers for this variety of rice because of its taste. In the west of Karavallil house there is a canal connecting river Achhankoil and Kayamkulam lake . This canal is made for navigation and transportation of goods from the inland areas to the Kayamkulam market..



In rainy season the Paadam is filled with monsoon rainwater. It looked like a big lake stretching from Karipuzha to Pattiyoor a distance of six to seven miles and width of about one mile.The coconut trees every where stretch to the waters,as if to look at its images in the mirrors of water. The coconut trees dance in the monsoon wind and the trees seem to be dancing to the tunes of the roaring Arabian sea in the west. .This water view from Karavallil is so thrilling and so enchanting and we see the beauty of the nature. Many 'Kalivallom' boats roared by children singing' vallam kali' songs.. The nature has gifted the rice field, filled with monsoon rain water for the children to engage for boat race during Onam season.It is appropriate to call KERALA as the GOD'S OWN HOME.

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