One interesting thing i liked about the houses in kerala back water region is the style of living and their love for nature.
It was really good to see a house like the one in the above picture which is just by the side of the lake. The lake is a part of the famous vembanad lake. If you take a boat and travel around the kuttanad area, you will come across lots of such houses. The plants that people use as compound wall is really interesting. For many of them, there is no proper road connectivity and small boats to reach to the other bank might be better option.

Kuttanad....

16th June 2006

Kuttanad...it has been one of the most enjoyable time in recent times .....a memorable boat journey around kuttanad in Alleppey District, kerala.
















Myself, Aravind, Balaji and Banarji started from Alleppey boat jetty. After a small passage, we launched into a vast vast area of water around.
The scenery was excellent in all the four directions :)
This is the famous Vembanad Lake. It covers a major area connecting a lot of small islands.

The weather was ideal, the breeze was smooth.
The 3.5 hours in boat in this weather is an ideal relaxation.

The beautiful landscape on all sides.......
This place is one of the famous movie sites , used for many song scenes. Its just a very small piece of land surrounded by water and it has one just one mango tree in that which makes it really beautiful spot.

















The drizzles came time and again to make the weather better and better.
This view is just after the rains when the water is really still and looks fresh. The green leaves looks really energetic after the rains.

















Kuttanad is one of the few places in the world where farming below sea level. The entire area is below sea level and the rice/paddy fields makes up a major portion.


These kinds of boats are one of the major means of commutation in major part of this area where many islands dont even have proper road connectivity.

The drizzles became heavier and heavier as we approached towards the starting point. We got down at the same spot where we started and then from there we started towards "Mathoor Bagavathi temple", near alleppey temple.

Will come up with more interesting pictures taken during the trip.......:)