Athachamayam Festival Begins AT Tripunithura City Near In Kochi Of Ernakulam State

ATHACHAMAYAM FESTIVAL AT TRIPUNITHURA Athachamayam marks the beginning of the ten day Onam festival in Kerala. It is an occasion to witness almost all the folk art forms of Kerala. Conducted every year on the Atham star of the Malayalam month Chingam, the event held at the Royal historical town of Tripunithura is a celebration of a legendary victory of the Kochi King. In olden days it was customary for the king to travel...

Goa Government Interdict Crowd-Pulling Dance Festivals In Peak Tourist Season

The Goa government is mulling not to permit the crowd-pulling dance music festivals in the state during the peak tourist season. One of the biggest reasons most of us prefer travelling to Goa during the year-end is because we just love welcoming the new year by grooving to the tunes of the popular electronic dance music (EDM) festivals--Sunburn and VH1 Supersonic, that are held at the beach destination. But things won't...

Ooty Toy Train - It Gives The Impression Of Beings Best Outlooks By Travelling In Toy Train To Ooty

TOY TRAIN AT OOTY The Nilgiri Mountain Railway toy train is the highlight of a visit to the popular hill settlement of Ooty, in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu. Established in the early 19th century by the British as the summer headquarters of the Chennai government, Ooty now draws tourists wanting to escape the stifling summer heat. Although the railway was proposed in 1854, it wasn't completed until...