Customs and traditions of Kerala (India)

Reshma, Padinjasseriyil Shaji; Nandan, Swatil

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Title	Customs and traditions of Kerala (India)
Authors	Reshma, Padinjasseriyil Shaji Nandan, Swatil
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Keywords	customs of Kerala (India) обычаи Кералы (Индия) звичаї Керали (Індія) traditions of Kerala (India) традиции Кералы (Индия) традиції Керали (Індія)
Type	Conference Papers
Date of Issue	2019
URI	https://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/77327
Publisher	Sumy State University
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Citation	Reshma Padinjasseriyil Shaji Customs and traditions of Kerala (India) [Текст] / Padinjasseriyil Shaji Reshma, Swatil Nandan; sc. sup. I.S. Levenok // Наукова спільнота студентів ХХІ століття [Текст]: матеріали ІІ Всеукраїнської науково-практичної студентської конференції, 16-17 квітня 2019 р., м. Суми / упоряд. Л.В. Біденко. – Суми: СумДУ, 2019. – С. 335-341.
Abstract	Kerala: Gods own country. Kerala is situated in the South of India has its origin dating back to the early 10th century. As per the Hindu mythology it is believed that Kerala was created by Parasurama, by throwing his axe from GOKARN, near Karwar, Karnataka. The sea on the direction of the axe moved out and a strip of land was formed. The diverse culture of Kerala has its origin from the kings and legends who have ruled over it. The stories of lords creating miracles, the richness of spices and the melodies sung in the temples all paved a way for beautiful land of Gods. Speaking about the traditions ruling over this state, the diversity is vast. “Theyams thought be an artistic incarnation of god rules the northern region of Kerala while boat races (known as vallam kalli) predominates the south. Here are mentioned few of the infamous folklores of Kerala.
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