Festival of Onam - The Beginning

The ten-day collect celebration of Onam kick-begins with Athachamayam at Tripunithura,Kerala. Its an incredible chance to witness the distinctive society works of art of Kerala. 

Atham began to remember the historic point triumph of the Kochi ruler. Amid the times of the lords, this was day to demonstrate the imperial pageantry. This was additionally an open door for general society to meet and welcome the ruler. In spite of the fact that the time of Kings had finished, the celebration is as yet celebrated with all its grandness to check the start of state celebration of Kerala, Onam or Thiruonam.

 

Women wear customary Mundum Neriyathum remain to welcome parade. 

Athachamayam

• Athachamayam is an extremely vivid celebration with fabulous parades joined by finished elephants and buoys, gathering of performers, and different customary Kerala works of art.
• A portion of the delightful customary Kerala works of art which are seen amid the Athachamayam Festival in Kochi incorporate Chendamelam, Panchavadyam, Theyyam, Karakattam, Mayilattom, Pambamelam, Pulikali, Ammankudam, and Aattakavadi.
• As usual, the parade held its energy, with artistes wearing Theyyam, Mayilattom, Kummi, Pulikkali, Kathakali, Thullal and Karakattom clothing types framing some portion of it. 

Onam Festival 

Onam falls in the period of Chingam, which is the main month as indicated by the Malayalam Calendar. The festivals stamp the Malayalam New Year, are spread more than ten days, and close with Thiruvonam. The ten days are successively known as Atham, Chithira, Chodhi, Vishakam, Anizham, Thriketa, Moolam, Pooradam, Uthradom and Thiruvonam. The first and the most recent day are especially critical in Kerala and to Malayalee people group elsewhere. 

Atham day

Pulikkali

  The Atham day is set apart with the begin of merriments at Vamanamoorthy Thrikkakara sanctuary (Kochi). This Vishnu sanctuary is considered as the central focal point of Onam and the habitation Mahabali, with the raising of the celebration flag. Parades are held, which are bright and portray the components of Kerala culture with drifts and tableaux.

Different days have assorted scope of festivities and exercises going from watercraft races, move occasions, combative techniques, botanical outlines, supplications, shopping, giving time or sustenance for philanthropy to investing energy with family over banquets. Men and ladies wear customary dress. The Kerala sari or Kasavu sari is especially well known.

Elaveezha poonchira in Kottayam

All encompassing perspective from the best is outstanding to the point, that one thing is without a doubt. The eventual fate of tourism here is as splendid as the sun kissed valleys where light sparkles on all that it touches. Elaveezha poonchira encounter begins as one leaves on a restricted, unpaved and rough mountain way, negotiated just by jeeps.They are normally hired from Kanjar, a residential area 7 kms away. 

 

Poonchira:

• Poonchira, a little lake just underneath, is enduring. Strangely, the entire valley transforms into a lake as water gathers amid rainstorm. 
• Hush saturating the slopes, rough bluffs, shapes and sketchy grasses gets broken by solid breezes that blow every so often. Mists skim above, around and underneath.
• The exacting importance of eleveezha poonchira is an extravagant lake where no leaves fall. The peaks have no trees, so no leaves tumble to the valley.

View from Top:

View from the top that stretches out to a few areas, is obviously, beautiful. Malankara Dam and winding blue waters show up especially beautiful. Additionally, this is one of the not very many places in Kerala, where one could watch sun rises and sun sets from a similar spot. 

Elaveezhapoonchira is an incredible trekking spot. 

Caves:

• There are a couple of caves, tribal settlements and old entombment chambers in the walkable separation. 
• One of the hollows, called Nilavara, has a stream streaming just adjacent to. Another give in, Pandavan Guha, got its name from Pandavas of the antiquated Indian epic Mahabharat.
• According to legends, Pandavas remained around there.

Priyadarshini Museum in Trivandram

Priyadarshini Museum or Planetarium is a standout amongst the most critical and propelled planetarium in India. Priyadarshini Museum is arranged in the picturesque city of Trivandrum/Thiruvananthapuram, which is the capital of the territory of Kerala.

The museum is situated inside the mixes of the Kerala State Science and Technology Museum.Priyadarshini Museum houses an assortment of Indian and in addition outside space transports.

Priyadarshini Museum is a planetarium with many propelled supplies and projectors.

This astounding planetarium complex has a halfway aerated and cooled Sky theater of planetarium, gathering lobby, workshops, sound – studio and different offices.

• The planetarium compound houses a sky theater, where all the planetarium demonstrates are led.
• Numerous critical and intriguing shows are directed here like `The Man and the Universe.
• The planetarium was set up as a tribute to logical and mechanical progressions which has been accomplished by the Indian space organization as the decades progressed.
• This planetarium an incredible place of enthusiasm for science buffs researchers and researchers and for the individuals who are occupied with information relating to magnificent bodies and the close planetary system.
• The dividers of the planetarium are enhanced with photos from the lunar missions, missions to defaces and various other such missions. The planetarium is sophistically outfitted with cutting edge projectors and different types of gear.

Priyadarshini Planetarium in Thiruvananthapuram is a standout amongst the most prominent and progressed planetariums in the nation. A visit to this planetarium will help guests to know about the universe and the external world. Every concealed piece of the space will be obvious for you at this planetarium

Guindy National Park in Chennai

Guindy National Park is a lovely place, situated in the Chennai area of the province of Tamil Nadu. Guindy National Park is the ninth littlest national stop in India.

Guindy National Park was set up in the time of 1976. Add up to range of the recreation center is 2.82 Km2. The recreation center is an expansion of the grounds encompassing Raj Bhavan, once in the past known as the 'Guindy Lodge', the official living arrangement of the Governor of Tamil Nadu. 

Wildlife:

• Guindy National stop comprises of different vegetation zones essentially tropical dry evergreen verdure with more than 350 types of plants including trees, bushes, climbers, herbs and grasses. 24 assortments of trees including Amona Squamosa, Atlanta Monoplylla, Feronia Limonia, Azadirachta Indica and numerous others are found in this stop.
• The recreation center is home to spotted deer, dark bucks, white bucks, stream otter, hyena, hat monkey, civet feline, jackals, pangolin, hedgehog and normal mongoose and so forth.
• Birds which can be seen here are the dark winged kite, scavanger, Gray Partridge, past Backed Woodpecker, Parakeets, Crow Pheasant, Yellow Wattled Lapwing, Blue Faced Malkoha, Shrikes, Koels, outcast kite, Minivets, Munias, Barkets, Tailor Birds, Robins, Drongos, Quails, Flycatcher, Stone Curlew, Beak Paradise and so forth.
• The recreation center is additionally a reasonable living space for some types of butterflies, creepy crawlies, and spineless creatures like Grasshopper, Ants, Termites, Crabs, Snails, Slugs, Scorpions, Mites, Earthworm, and Millipedes and so forth.
• This stop is reached out up to the more profound parts of the bequest of representative that comprises of delightful woodlands, clean grounds, lakes and streams. 

Children's Park:

The Children's Park here has play areas, swings, smaller than expected railroad, elephant and horse rides and so forth for the children. There is additionally a small scale zoo with a sizeable accumulation of flying creatures, deer's, peacocks and so on.

Furthermore there is a Snake Park with ruler cobras, pythons, snakes and so forth. Aside from snakes, certain types of tortoise and turtles-particularly the imperiled star turtle can be found here. There are likewise reptiles, geckos, chameleons and the basic Indian screen reptile, and additionally a huge assortment of creepy crawlies and butterflies.