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Crafts of Malayala Kalagramam |
Malayala Kalagramam (MAKAM), situated at the northern tip in New Mahe is a centre for art and ideas.
Housing the only Art gallery in Kannur, it aims at providing children and youngsters a platform to practise and perform all forms of fine arts. |
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Crafts of Kerala |
Kerala is famed for its carvings, Cast Bell Metal Work, Jewellery, Granite Idols, Pillars, Coir, Coconut Shell products, Carvings in Wood, especially Rose Wood or Sandal Wood, Snake Boat models and other figurines. |
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Kerala Mural Painting |
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Kerala Painting |
The temple and palace Murals of Kerala are invariably sagas of Hindu gods and goddesses and visual poems of their heroic deeds. |
Before the advent of paper and ink, natives used the Palmyra leaf for inscriptions and pictorial representations. |
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| Suggested Kerala Historical Forts |
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Bekal Fort Kerala |
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Bekal fort, which is the largest and the best-preserved fort in Kerala is the most important monument of the region.
This fort, located on the highway, is believed to have been built in the 1650's by Sivappa Naik of the Ikkeri dynasty. |
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Anchuthengu Fort Kerala |
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The historic remains of the Anchuthengu Fort in Thiruvananthapuram built by the English East India Company in the 17th century, and an adjoining cemetery are noteworthy relics of this first major British trading station on the Malabar coast. |
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Palakkad Fort Kerala |
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Palakkad Fort, the old granite fort situated in the very heart of Palakkad town is one of the best preserved in Kerala. It was built by Haider Ali of Mysore, in 1766 AD. |
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| Suggested Kerala Beaches |
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Kappad Beach Kerala |
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Kappad, the historic beach. It is the beach where Vasco da Gama landed on the 27th of May, 1498 with 170 men in three vessels |
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Kerala Beypore Beach |
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Located at the mouth of the Chaliyar River in Kozhikode district, Beypore, one of the prominent ports and fishing harbours |
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