Images from the trip
Pictures taken in Kollam(Quilon),Kerala
Kollam,one among the 14 districts in the state of Kerala is bound on the south by Thiruvananthapuram district, on the north by Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha, on the east by Tamil Nadu and on the west by the Arabian Sea.
The district is very famous for cashewnut processing and coir manufacturing.India’s most popular English magazine India Today has rated Kollam as the best district in the country in terms of law and order and social harmony.
More information on Kollam
The picture below is that of the city's most noted landmark The Clock Tower located at Chinnakada
Kollam,one among the 14 districts in the state of Kerala is bound on the south by Thiruvananthapuram district, on the north by Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha, on the east by Tamil Nadu and on the west by the Arabian Sea.
The district is very famous for cashewnut processing and coir manufacturing.India’s most popular English magazine India Today has rated Kollam as the best district in the country in terms of law and order and social harmony.
More information on Kollam
The picture below is that of the city's most noted landmark The Clock Tower located at Chinnakada

Pictures below show the procession held during Chadayagosham (Chadayam day celebrations)marked to celebrate the birth anniversary of the sage and social reformer, Sree Narayana Guru.





37 Comments:
Beautiful pics, Sumitha! Never been to Kerala but must visit one day!:))Looks like heaven!
Hi Sumitha,
Welcome back.. I hope you enjoyed your trip. Waiting for new recipes..
So good to see you back sumitha. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Hope you had a wonderful time in kerala. Looking forward to read more. :)
I have been till trivandrum but got to visit other places of kerala too.
Hope you had a good vacation.
really nice pictures Sumitha. Even I stayed almost 3 months in India, but don't know how time passed by.
Home sweet home ! Thank you for sharing the pictures Sumitha, looking forward to read more new posts.
Beautiful photos Sumitha.
Missed your posts and happy to see you back.:)
Oh I'm glad you're back. Now we can have some more amazing dishes from you :)
Foodies - Oh you must visit Kerala,it is beautiful
Menu - Thanks and yes it was a nice trip.
rp - I am happy to be back blogging rp!
priya - you must Priya!
Lakshmi - Exactly how soon the time spent in India went by:(
Archana - I shall post some more pics soon Archana!
Indira - Thanks Indira i am always elated when you make a comment:)
Nabeela - Thanks dear Nabeela:)
Hi Sumitha, Hope you post some recipes soon for us. When I passed thro Kerala, I could not help but think of you, Shynee,Sarah,Inji penn and others
Hi Sumitha, I really enjoyed these lovely photos! Thanks for sharing. Glad to see you back again :)
Good to have you back Sumitha. Hope you had a fabulous time back home.
Nice pictures...Hope u had a gr8 trip
Sumi your pics have really captured all the flavours of the festivities
really missed u. hope to see more pics of home.
Nice Pictures :)
Nice pictures and thank you for sharing these. Always grand to see how celebrations take place in India.
Welcome back, Schatz. Thanx for sharing those pix.
welcome back and those were lovely pictures...
Sumitha, I am sure you must have a had a great time! Nice pics..:)
Hi Sumitha,
saw you had a very nice vacation...welcome back :) very nice pictures. have visited kerala, but only Thekkady & Kumaragam, it was beautiful
--sandeepa
Very nice photos. I have been to Allapuzha. Beautiful place. Full of green only. The water is so sweet! Viji
What great photos! I have always wanted to see India...maybe one day :)
Shankari - I will Shankari:)
Linda - Glad that you liked it Linda,Thank You:)
Faffer - Thats sweet of you Faffer,Ya,I did have a lovely time,miss all at home:(
Haripriya,Shaheen,Krishnakumar,Meeta and Anu - Thanks guys
Pushpa - Thanks and same to you!
Prema - Thank you:)
Lera - I did Lera!
Sandeepa and Viji - Oh so you guys know how beautiful the place is.Do visit other places too!Any help you need just email me:)
Joey - Do visit India,you cannot miss a country with such a diverse and beautiful culture!
Hi Sumitha,
Happy to see you back...didn't know you were back untill I saw your comment on my blog.
Pictures are really good thanks for sharing.....
dear Sumitha,
loved all the pics, Kerela is a beautiful place .thanks for sharing , everything is so grand about Kerela, cuisine ,culture and yes huge decorated Elephants also lol
hugs and smiles
Mantu
Lovely pics ! Thank you so much for sharing
Wonderful pictures!!
wow! the pictures are so intriguing. The world is such a wondrous place and it's so nice to have blogging to bring us the many sides of so many places.
hi Sumi. How are you? Still waiting for your new post...I was unable to view your blog for last 2 weeks...i guess there was some problem.
Nice to see you back.missed dining at your home. thanks for sharing all those wonderful pics.glad you had a nice long refreshing vacation.
Welcome back, Sumitha. I enjoyed looking at the pictures. Hope you had a good trip.
Long time no food posts? :(
Sumitha
Good to see you back and nice pictures too.
Madhu - Thanks Madhu!
Mantu - have you come to kerala Mantu?Hugs to you too:)
Krithika - Thanks!
Pam - Thanks!
Nerissa - I am glad you liked it Nerissa
Sri - Yes i havent been able to view it myself too,its ok now
Star - You can dine at my home now that Im back:)
Mandira - I did have a great time Mandira,miss everyone now so much
Inji - sorry sorry Inji kutty i am coming up with new posts!
Arjuna - thanks Arjuna,same here:)
Hi Sumitha,
Your photos are little but blended with day-to-day lives!! I like photos which speaks the real....veyr real life of common man. I have been to Kerala many times, being a TN resident, whenever my Abba got LTL, we wud spend our holidays in Kerala....and Kollam, TVN, Munaar are my favorites not to leave cochin....the photo and notes sent back my memories to childhood. Thanks!
This is the first time, me visiting here and loved it! Keep blogging and adding wonders to life!
Mind blowing pics :)
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