SIVARATHRI AT ALUWA TEMPLE
Aluwa Siva temple decked up for Sivaratri festival where thousands of devotees gather overnight to spend a sleepless night and then pay respects to the departed souls early in the morning at the banks of Periyaar river.
STEERING THROUGH LIFE’S CHALLENGES
Jinumol: Steering Through Life’s Challenges
At 32 years old, Jinumol from Idukki is rewriting the rules of resilience. Born without hands, she refused to let her physical limitations define her. Instead, she set her sights on something many thought impossible—earning a driving license. And she did just that.
KOCHI METRO YARD DURING FLOODS
Floods submerge the Kochi metro yard near Kalamasherry in Kochi.
On 16 August 2018, severe floods affected the south Indian state Kerala, due to unusually heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. It was the worst flood in Kerala in nearly a century. Over 483 people died, and about one million people were evacuated, mainly from Chengannur,[8] Pandanad, Edanad, Aranmula, Kozhencherry, Ayiroor, Ranni, Pandalam, Kuttanad, Malappuram, Aluva, Chalakudy, Thrissur, Thiruvalla, Eraviperoor, Vallamkulam, North Paravur, Chendamangalam, Chellanam, Vypin Island, and Palakkad. All 14 districts of the state were placed on red alert.
SNAKE BOAT RACE FINALS
Snake boats with above hundred oarsmen in each of the boats race to the finishing line at Punnamada lake during the finals of the World famous Nehru boat race in Alleppy in Kerala State.