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India, Kerala or Kēraḷam, Mannur.

Kerala’s from civilization almost untouched rich in fish, fertile unique backwaters & other landscapes, rivers deep & mountains high, as colourful as their people, as diverse as the taste of South Indian cuisine.

Therefor the” Keralites”, natives to Kerala, describe the land along the Malabar coast since ever very simply as;…

📍…“Gods own Country”, …now who can beat this description?.

 

On the way to Mannur, which is surrounded by infinite slopes of bright green tea plantations, passing this road up the mountain which could be anywhere, but do not aspect in the south Indian State of Kerala.

 

📌….Kerala best known for Ayurveda & its rich, fertile unique backwaters, a network of interconnected five large lakes linked by canals, both manmade, fed by 38 rivers & brackish lagoons extending nearly half the length of Kerala state. A labyrinthine system formed by almost 1.000 km of waterways lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast, known as the “Malabar Coast”.

The backwaters have an exceptional ecosystem; freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea, formed by the action of waves & shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range.

A Thannermukkom Salt Water Barrier, preventing salt water from the sea is entering the deep inside, keeping the fresh water intact. Such fresh water is extensively used for irrigation purposes.

Numerous unique aquatic species including mudskippers, crabs, frogs, water birds such as kingfishers, darters, terns, darters & cormorants, animals like otters & turtles live in the backwaters area. Palm trees, pandanus bushes & other leafy plants grow alongside the backwaters, providing a green shade to the surrounding landscape.

 

The backwaters have an exceptional ecosystem; freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea, formed by the action of waves & shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range.

 

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Uploaded on October 11, 2022
Taken on April 12, 2006