Kalady is famed as the birth place of Adi Sankara, the founder of the Advaita order. Adi Sankara was born in a Brahmin family in 8th century. Sringeri Mutt located at his birthplace is a got spot among the Hindu pilgrims. ...

Kerala is believed to have sprung up from the depth of the Arabian sea when lord PARASURAMA, the incarnation of Vishnu heaved his axe in remorse to the wanton destruction and cruelty he had wrought upon the KSHATRIYA's in a war. The Brahmin had offered severe penance atop the mountains of the Western Ghats. Man has inhabited this land from time immemorial. Like many other civilizations, the origin of cultur ...

Location :Southwestern tip of India. Area : 38, 863 Sq km. Population: 3,18,38,619 Capital : Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) Language : Malayalam; English is widely spoken. Religion : Hinduism, Christianity, Islam Time : GMT +5:30 Currency : Indian Rupee Climate : Tropical. Summer : Fevriye - Me (24 - 330C) Monsoon : Jen - September (22 - 280C) Winter : October - Janvye (22 - 320C) Names of Districts Th ...

GEOGRAPHY Kerala, one of the smallest states in the Republic of India, was formed in 1956. It has an area of 15,005 sq. miles. [38,863 Sq. km. ] about one percent of the total land area of India. The state stretches for about 360 miles along the Malabar coast on the western side of the Indian peninsula; its width varies from 20 to 75 miles. It is bordered by the states of karnataka on the north, Tamil Nadu ...