| every year.The Nehru Trophy boat race takes its name after Jawaharlal Nehru,who inaugurated in 1952.
The boat cruise along the backwaters of Alleppey give you an experience of the life style; toddy tapping, fishing for small fry, Coir-making, prawn farming etc., which remains more or less unchanged over the years.
Nature, wildlife, birds and temples all play prominent roles in the attractions around Alleppey.
Alleppy Beach:
The beach is good and quite clean. There is a park for children and the sea view park with boating facilities.
Ambalapuzha
14 kms away from Alleppey is famous for the Sree Krishna Temple. The temple is famous for its 'Palpayasam' a milk porridge of exceptional sweetness offered to the deity.
Karumadikkuttan
10th century Karumadikkuttan statue, a black granite figure of the great Buddha, the founder of Buddhism is Situated 3 km east of Ambalapuzha,. There are many interesting legends connected to this idol.
Champakulam
Champakulam the water-logged village is also the place of oldest angadi (market) known as Kalloorkkadu angadi. The St. Mary Forane Church built in 427 AD is another major attraction and famous for its beautiful mural.
Arthunkal
The famous church in Arthunkal known as the St. Andrews Church was built by the Portuguese in the year 1851. Every year in January, an elaborate feast is organized in the honor of St. Sebastian and thousands of devout Catholics come from all over the state
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Chettikulangara Bhagawathy Temple is very famous among the local people, as it is believed that the deity of the Bhagawathy temple has miraculous healing powers. In the months of February and March the temple is teaming with life as the festival of Bharani takes place during this time. A massive oil lamp made from granite more than 1,000 wicks is the main attraction of this temple.
Eddakal Caves: located in the Ambukuthis hills, were formed by a massive split in the side of a cliff. The two natural rock formations that resulted are a storehouse of well-preserved pictographs dating back to ancient times, and widely considered to be among the finest in the world. |
