Archives June 2010

101 Things to do in Kerala

I was browsing through the web and found this huge list of 101 things to do while in Kerala. The list is provided by none other than the website for Information and Public Relations Department of the Govt. of Kerala.

The list includes activities like stay on an exotic houseboat, Ride a Canoe, getting an Ayurvedic massage and many more. You can find the full list here.

Theerolsavam

Theerolsavam is the festival for Mararikulam south grama panchayat. This year it will be held at Valavanadu Temple grounds.

Not sure of the dates at this point. Will update with more info.

Silsila Malayalam Album from Kalavoor

It has been about two months since I first watched the Malayalam Album Silsila. After hearing it couple of times, all of us started singing it 🙂

It’s only when I spoke to friends at Kalavoor that I found that the guys behind this album are from Kalavoor too. Adding the video!


People Behind Silsila Album

These are the people behind this album.

Editor : Hari K S
Camera : Reji V Kumar
Producer Baby DOLL Musics
Lyrics,Music,Singer & Director : Hari Sankar Kalavoor

Pincodes of Neighbouring Places

Here’s a list of the pincodes of places near Kalavoor..

Mannancherry 688538
Ponnad 688538
Pathirappally 688521
Kalvoor 688522
Cherthala 688524
Kalavamkodam 688524
Olavaipu 688526
Poochackal 688526
Kannankara 688527
Karikad 688527
Muttathiparambu 688527
Thanneermukkom 688527
Arthungal 688530
Chethy 688530

Kalavoor Ravikumar

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The famous Malayalam script writer Kalavoor Ravikumar, as his name indicates is from Kalavoor. These are some of the films for which he has written the screen play.
Ishtam
Nammal
Choonda
Njan Salperu Ramankutty
Manjupoloru Penkutti
Goal
Swa Le

Map of Kalavoor

Thanks to Google Maps, today we can find the map of any place on earth and Kalavoor is no exception. In the below map, we can clearly see the land strip containing Kalavoor sandwiched between Arabian Sea on the west and Wembanadu Lake on the east.

Kalavoor Map

Cheriya Kalavoor

The national highway 47 thats runs north-south cuts Kalavoor into two. From Kalvoor ride hardly a mile towards the north on NH 47 and you  reach this small settlement – Cheriya Kalavoor. The word ‘cheriya’ in malayalam means small.

Ayyappa Temple

Cheriya kalavoor is famaous for it’s Ayyappa Temple. The temple is on the left side of NH 47. During the Ayyappa Pilgrimage season, the temple is mostly crowded with pilgrims.

There’s also a place called Valiya Kalavoor which is towards the south of Kalavoor.

Valiya Kalavoor

Start your journey from Alappuzha (also known as Alleppey) towards the north along NH 47. After about 7KM, you find this place called Valiya Kalavoor.The word ‘valiya’ in malayalam means big.

SriKrishna Temple

Valiya kalavoor is famous for its SriKrishna Temple which is adjacent to the highway. You will not miss the large temple pond  filled with lotus flowers on the left.

There is also a place called Cheriya Kalavoor along the highway.