Onam is an annual Hindu harvest festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala. A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state and includes a spectrum of cultural events. Drawing from Hindu legends, Onam commemorates King Mahabali.
Ankola, is a Town Municipal Council and a taluka in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state, India).The name of the place is derived from a forest shrub Ankola grown on the coastal hill side and worshiped by the Halakki Vokkaligas as a totem. The town is around 33 km (21 mi) from Karwar and 57 km (35 mi) from Bhatkal.
The culture of Kerala has developed over the past millennia, influences from other parts of India and abroad. It is defined by its antiquity and the organic continuity sustained by the Malayali people. Modern Kerala society took shape owing to migrations from different parts of India and abroad throughout Classical Antiquity.
Moodabidri, is a town and taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. It lies 34 km northeast of the district headquarters, Mangalore, in Karnataka, India.
Idimuzhikkal or Chelembra is a town in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Chelembra is the Panchayath and Idimuzhikal is the capital of this Panchayath. Chelembra grama panchayat in the district has become the first first-aid literate civic body in the country. It is achieved through a project titled Mission First Aid by tying up with the Healing Foundation India and the Devaki Amma Memorial Educational Institutions.
Banakal is a Malnad town in Mudigere Taluk, Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, India. This town is situated atop the Charmadi hills in the Western Ghats section. The Western Ghats is one amongst twenty-five identified hot spots for biodiversity conservation in the world. Banakal is surrounded by coffee estates and paddy fields and known for its pleasant weather throughout the year. Banakal town is the headquarters of Banakal Hobli.
Chowlahiriyur is a village in Kadur Taluk Chikkamagaluru district, located about 18 km (11 mi) from Hosadurga. Its population is around 10,000.
Champakara, Kochi, Kerala, India, is a village in Kottayam District, 18 kilometres away from Kottayam in India. The State highway from Kottayam to Punaloor passes through the town. The name derived from the Malayalam word Sampal kara, or Sampath kara, which means "the land of prosperity."
Wadakkancherry is a major town in Thrissur, Kerala. Up until 1860, this area was part of Chelakkara Taluk. Now, it is the headquarters of Talappilly Taluk.
Edayar is a small village of Koothattukulam panchyat in Ernakulam district and located at a distance of 5 km from Koothattukulam town and 6 km from Piravom in Kerala, India.
Kottur-Malayandipattinam or Kottur is the biggest panchayat town in Pollachi Taluk of Coimbatore rural district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its short name is KM Pattinam. The name Kottur-Malayandipattinam is used to distinguish it from other places of the same name in south India, with Malayandipattinam (malai-yandi-pattanam) being the name of the southern part of the town and named after being surrounded by western ghats. It is famous for buying elephant ivory 100 years before, kottur Tamil meaning of kottu is elephant ivory and it also means the end of town. Mangamma Mill bus stop is one of the famous bus stops.
Badaje is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. It is a small village in Manjeshwaram Taluk. NH66 which passes through Manjeshwar is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Badaje.
Nediyiruppu is a region of the Kondotty municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Malappuram, the district headquarters. Important places in Nediyiruppu village are Musliyarangadi, Colony Road Junction, Kottukkara, Meleparambu, Chiryil Chungam, Kodangad, and Kuruppath. Historically, Nediyiruppu was important as the capital of the Zamorin dynasty. Nediyiruppu Swaroopam Road, in Poyilikkave, was named in remembrance of that heritage.
Siddammanahalli is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Bellary taluk of Bellary district in Karnataka.
Theyyala is a small town in Malappuram district in Kerala, India. Theyyala is near the sea with the beach being only 5 km away. The nearest Railway station is at Tanur which is 4 km away. The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport, at a distance of 25 km, approximately. The nearest city is Tirur which is only 9 km away and so is Kottakkal which is famous worldwide for Ayurvedic Treatments.
Sajankila is a small village in Bayar Village in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala, India.
Babalad or Muttyna Babalad is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in Bijapur taluk of Bijapur district, Karnataka. It is nearly 25 km from the district headquarters, Bijapur. It's one of several small villages near Bijapur.
Cholakkulam is a village in Malappuram district of Kerala. It is situated in Melattur. The name Cholakkulam came from the Malayalam words 'Chola' (Stream), 'Kulam' (Pond); i.e., 'Place where is pond with stream'. The village is well connected to Perinthalmanna (17 km), Mannarkkad (24 km), Manjeri (23 km) and Karuvarakundu (11 km). The shortest route connecting Kozhikode with Palakkad passes through this village.
Perla is an administrative capital of Enmakaje Panchayat, which is in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India.
Bolachikkalaki village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. Administratively it is under Vijayapur Taluka of Vijayapur district, Karnataka. It is located nearly 45 kilometres from district headquarter Vijayapur.
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