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South India By Car and Driverhttp://southindiabycaranddriver.com/In India, Chinese fishing nets (cheena vala) are fishing nets that are fixed land installations for fishing.Each installation is operated by a team of upto 6 fishermen.While such nets are used throughout coastal Southern China and Indochina,in India they are mostly found in the Indian cities of Kochi and Kollam,where they become a tourist attraction.It is earlier thought that the nets might have been introduced by the Chinese explorer Zheng He.Recent research showns that these were introduced by Potuguese Casado settlers from Macau.The Chinese fishing nets have become a very popular tourist attraction,their size and elegant construction is photogenic and the slow rhythm of their operation is quite hypnotic.http://southindiabycaranddriver.com/www.southindiabycaranddriver.com,South India Tour Packages,South India by car and driverIndia by car and driver,Kerala by car and driver http://indiacaranddrivers.com/Kerala Tour PackagesTemple festival of Kerala,Cochin, Kochi, Fort cochinKerala, India.
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South India By Car and Driverhttp://southindiabycaranddriver.com/The Aanayoottu (feeding of elephants) is a festival held in the precincts of the Vadakkunathan temple in city of Thrissur,in Kerala.The festival falls on the first day of the month of karkkidakam(timed against the malayalam calendar),which cocides with the month of july.The special feed of the elephants includes sugar-cane leaves, coconut,jaggery and the sweet mix of Ganapathy pooja prasadam.The elephants are hailed as sacred animals (a fact which explains the presence of elephants in the South Indian temples).Elephants are an integral part of Kerala culture,and elephants are integral to all festivals,including the Aanayootttu.Many of the famous South Indian temples have a number of their own elephants;feeding these elephants are considered as auspicious.http://southindiabycaranddriver.com/www.southindiabycaranddriver.com,South India Tour Packages,South India by car and driverIndia by car and driver,Kerala by car and driver http://indiacaranddrivers.com/Kerala Tour PackagesTemple festival of Kerala,Cochin, Kochi, Fort cochinKerala, India.
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