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The white waterlily is an aquatic flowering plant in the family Nymphaeaceae. It is native to North Africa, temperate and tropical Asia, and Europe.
It grows in water that is 30–150 cm deep and likes large ponds and lakes. The leaves can be up to 30 cm in diameter and take up a spread of 150 cm per plant. The flowers are white and they have many small stamens inside. (Wikipedia)
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The lake was covered with these beautiful lilies, providing a great place for the Jacanas to rest.
Explored March 9, 2022 at #74.
Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India. February 2015.
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Chinese fishing nets at the beach in Fort Kochi
The best place to spend the evenings in Fort Kochi is the beach. Ask anyone, "Chinese net" and they'll tell you exactly the spot you need to be at.
Fishing is mainly an early morning activity, but for a small tip, the fishermen will be happy to show you a demo in the evening. You can even go stand on the deck and appreciate the enormity and complexity of this fishing technique!
Definitely a must experience in Kerala!
The highest tea estates in India are found in and around Munnar, in the hill ranges of Kerala's Western Ghats.
In the wild, tea bushes can grow to three or four metres in height, but on the plantations they are kept to waist height by plucking the top leaves for tea.
The leaves are plucked by hand by women carrying baskets on their backs. The leaves are sorted into different classifications, depending on how they will be processed, ultimately becoming green, oolong or black tea.
Munnar, Kerala, India. February 2015.
I took this shot in the backwaters of Alleppey or Alappuzha (also sometimes called Venice of the East) in the southern state of Kerala, India.When our houseboat was moving through the the broad canals I had spotted these narrower but very picturesque waterways leading off from the broader ones.Unfortunately the houseboats are too big to manoeuvre through these narrow waterways.
Then when we stopped for lunch an old man came along in his local canoe-like boat to pass the time of day with our two boatmen.I requested him to give us a ride in his canoe through one of the narrower channels and he sportingly agreed to do it in return for some monetary compensation.:-)
These narrower canals were a fascinating lush green world lined with coconut palms,jackfruit ,banana and other trees, villages with local people relaxing by the waterside after their days chores or going about their daily business in other small boats.We even came across a man selling icecreams from a boat and enjoyed licking on icecreams while floating through this surreal world.:-)
As a more colourful break from my 80s Sheffield scans (many more to come), I tried the Adamski effect for the the first time on a shot from 2014. Not perfect, but worth trying again.
Sunrise on the Kerala backwaters, Kerala state, South India
The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes that lie parallel along the Malabar Coast, which is the local name for the Arabian Sea Coast of Kerala state in southern India..
The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range.
Ocean abstract taken down by the Sea in Kerala, India.
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We spent a day and a night cruising around Kerala Backwaters, a network of lagoons and lakes running parallel to the Arabian Sea. Such a lovely experience, watching everyday life go by on the banks, all from the comfort of our boat with its modern amenities (aircon in our bedroom) and superb food dished up by our onboard chef in his tiny kitchen. Definitely a highlight of our holiday and an experience never to be forgotten.
Palm trees on the shores of Vembanad lake. Situated on the shores of Vembanad lake is Kumarakom. Kumarakom is a tourist village in Kottayam district, Kerala, India and is considered to be one of the most beautiful villages in the world.
June 25, 2009. Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India. Sat image.
At the Bull Races in Kerala, ever so often, the bulls would do their own thing. The jockeys and the bull racers with their leashes and their sticks would be quite unable to control their racing bulls.
Here another pair of bulls has just taken off from the starting line
The excitement or the agonised expectation and apprehension is writ large on the faces of the runners and jockeys naked from the waist up is there to see
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Kerala - India - 2011
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Some lovely colours spotted in Kerala recently. I think I am going to get this one printed up on some nice textured paper.
Les Backwaters ou Backwaters du Kerala, sont une série de lagunes et de lacs d'eau saumâtre parallèle à la mer d'Arabie, en retrait de la côte de Malabar, paysage typique de l'État du Kerala dans le Sud de l'Inde.
Le réseau, constitué de quelque 1 500 kilomètres de canaux, tant naturels qu'artificiels, inclut plusieurs grands lacs dont l'Ashtamudi et le Vembanad. S'étendant sur pratiquement toute la longueur de la côte du Kerala, il est alimenté par une quarantaine de fleuves côtiers descendant des Ghâts occidentaux. Les lagunes ont été constituées par l'action des vagues et des courants côtiers créant une barrière d'îles basses aux embouchures des fleuves côtiers.
Le lac Vembanad, le plus grand intégré dans le réseau et couvrant une superficie de 200 kilomètres carrés, est encadré par les districts d'Alappuzha, de Kottayam et d'Ernakulam. Le port de Kochi - l'ancienne Cochin - est situé au débouché du Lac Vembanad avec la mer des Laquedives. Le lac Ashtamudi appartient à la ville au district de Kollam, et la ville de Kollam (ancienne « Quilon ») se trouve à son débouché.
Reliées par les canaux creusés par la main de l'homme, les lagunes forment un réseau de transport de marchandises largement utilisé par l'économie locale. Les Backwaters sont aussi une importante attraction touristique du Kerala.