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K J Yesudas photo biography by Leen Thobias

Yesudas needs no introduction for malayalees. He is the number one playback singer in Kerala for decades! Check out the following photo biography on Yesudas. Video length is about 5 minutes. Found via Youtube.

But frankly I think it is time for him to stop singing. As the saying goes - “swaram nannayirikkumbol pattu nirthuka!”.

Can you guess who planted this tree?

Can you guess who planted this tree? Here is a hint - He is a Malayalam actor who is famous for his “masculine” words

Thanks Manu for sending this across.

Miss Kerala 2007 photos

Here is something interesting for the guys. Did you know that there is a Website dedicated to Miss Kerala pageant?
Mathrubhoomi has a cool collection Miss Kerala 2007 of rehearsal pictures!
If I could be a judge….
BTW, Rohini Mariam Idiculla won the Miss Kerala 2007 event.

Photos from silent valley park

Ramyanaresh captures Silent valley in photos.
Visiting here is not as simple as we think! We need to get prior permission from the forest department in Mukali on paying entry fee Rs 20/- per visitor. Private jeeps from Mukkali to Silent valley and back cost Rs 450/-. You can also take your own vehicle with permission [...]

Videos at official Kerala Tourism site

If you are looking for videos of Kerala tourist destinations, look no further. The official Kerala Tourism site has a growing collection of short videos.
This site is a gold mine of Kerala related stuff. You can find good set of photos, audio clips, wallpapers etc.

Summer in Kerala - circus of the crows

C. Biju of Mathrubhoomi has captured a brilliant photo from Kollam. If you don’t know Malayalam, here is a rough translation,
“Summer is getting strong. Time for the struggle for water. Here is a pair of crows trying to drink water dripping from the taps. Seen at kollam”

Photo credit : Mathrubhoomi (C. Biju)

Funny business in Kerala!

Check out this interesting photo by Rahul. I wonder why no one bothered to tell this guy what it means!
Does anyone know where this business (chit fund) is located?

Lost in translation? - Don’t swim

Interesting photo (Lost in translation!) by Maco,

Bathing the elephants - Wayanad experience

This guy tries his hand at elephant bathing
Other visitors soon joined in the elephant bathing. I’m sure we didn’t clean the elephants all that well, that the mahouts were doing most of the actual work, that we were just tourists play-bathing the elephants. But I didn’t care. I was standing ankle-deep in [...]

Photo from Chembra peak, Wayanad

Prashanth M captures a unique photo from Chembra peak, Wayanad. There are a lot other interesting photos to check out at the site…

Kulamavu Dam (Idukki) Photo

Idukki arch dam is supported by two other smaller dams - one at cheruthoni and the other one at kulamavu. Ansari captures Kulamavu dam on a sunny day…

Linked via Flickr.

Malayalam Photo blog by Thulasi

Thulasi’s photo blog is one site where you can spend hours looking at his brilliant photos.
But sometimes photos can be shocking as well…
Sainaba was born with this head due to pesticide endosulphan which was used very heavily in Kasargod district.

Kanai Kunjiraman masterpiece at Kollam beach

Kollam beach is just one kilometre from main NH 47 road. There is a railway crossing in between and sometimes you may get stuck there for an hour! But still a visit to Kollam beach is worth spending your time.
The first thing you notice on the beach is the nude woman made of rock looking [...]

Trivandrum to Nedumkandam photos

Here are some photos from the trip.

Paddy fields at edathuva
Entering Idukki project area
First U turn at moolamattom
Idukki dam from main road
Inside idukki

Treehouse at Green Magic Resort, Vythiri, North kerala.

Are you planning a vacation or trip to Kerala? Here is one place you don’t want to miss (That is if you have plenty of money :)) - The tree house resort in Vythiri, Wayanad.
Half an hour drive by jeep from Vythiri through coffee and spice plantations leads to the location of tree house. There [...]