Travel Kerala!!! : “The God’s Own Country”
The reason why most of the tourist visits Kerala is mainly because of its beauty. The best destination throughout the year, Kerala is famous for its culture, festivals, traditions and lifestyle. Different dance forms of Kerala are also the main attraction for the tourists. All the different types of dance forms performing by the people of Kerala along with culture, festivals and traditions is been listed in the Kerala Tour Packages . To be more precised the ultimate expression of human emotion is what is called Dance.
Dance forms of Kerala
‘Kathakali’ is one of the attractive dance form originated from the southern state of Kerala. It is a “story play” genre of art, the male actor dancers wears a traditional costumes and wears colorful face-mask. The story in kathakali is delivered to the audience by excellent footwork and hands enhanced with music and vocal performance and impressive face gestures are also the main factors. These are traditionally performed by male dancers. It holds the distinction of being the world’s oldest form of theater. These dances are usually held on the premises of temple. A drum called “Chenda” is used as a prop along with two other accompanying singers.
Another popular dance form from the Malabar region of Kerala is “Theyyam”. It is a ritual dance to worship the goddess “Kali”. These dance forms are performed in front of villagers along with drummers.
Mohiniyattam is the famous and traditional art form of Kerala which involves the use of graceful moments, and are performed by mainly women’s. This dance is actually a combination of Kathakali and Bharatanatyam.
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Koodiyattam, it is known for its earliest classical art form of Kerala, it became popular in temples in the 9th century and it became dramatic presentation before 15th century. The word “koodiyattam” literally means “acting together”.
Festivals of Kerala
Another interesting area is the festivals held in Kerala, Onam: which is the state festival, the colorful festivals of all, Onam is a harvest festival celebrated extravagantly by the people of Kerala. It falls during the month of Aug-Sep, people believes that “Lord Vamana”, avatar of ‘lord Vishnu’ exiled ‘Mahabali’ who is the fair king of Asuras (demons), and celebrates this day as homecoming of king Mahabali.There are number of cultural elements celebrated during this festive season. They include Vallam Kali, Pulikkali, Pookkalam, Thiruvathirakali, Uruli Adi, Athachamayam etc. Another distinct feature of this festival is “Ona Sadhya” and consists of numerous dishes served on banana leaf. All these elements are eagerly observed by the youth with excitement.
The NEW YEAR of the Malayali people: “Vishu” is one of the most important festivals of Kerala. This is celebrated in the month of April. The major attraction of this festival is the “Vishu Kanni” in which people used to set the “Kanni” previous night and the fireworks, payasam, and “vishu kanji” is another attractions.
One of the famous temple festivals in Kerala is the “Thrissur Pooram”. This is been celebrated for more than 200 years. This festival is celebrated yearly and celebrated for almost 36 hours at Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur district of Kerala.April is the time for this festival and the major attractions are the elephants.
Elephants in Kerala culture
The Indian Elephants are given the prestigious place in the state culture. They are an integral part of the culture and daily life in Kerala. They are more often called as ‘Sons of Sahaya’ in Kerala and are significant of temple festivals. It is marked as the state animal of Kerala and is featured on the emblem of Government of Kerala.
Voyaging in Backwaters of Kerala
Almost one of the dream of an individual is to voyage in the backwaters of Kerala. Kerala house boats also known as “Kettuvallam” are one of the prominent tourist attractions of Kerala. The Kettuvallams are generally made slow speed for smooth travels, and sightseeing. Most of the tourist attractive place for voyaging is Alleppey. Alleppey is famous for best houseboat services in Kerala.
