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Kerala "God's own country"
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Kuttanad is a beautiful region in India. Also known as "Rice Bowl of Kerala". This region distributed among the districts Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta. Kuttanad is well known for its vast paddy fields and its geographical peculiarities. It's the region with the lowest altitude in India, and one of the few places in the world where farming is carried out below sea level. It is a Tourist paradise. Millions of tourists around the world are visiting Kuttanad around an year
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Geographical Position of Kuttanadu (in India)
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Welcome to the land of backwatersHow to get there?
Get a flight to Kochi international airport(Kerala,India) and get a taxi or public transport bus to Alappuzha
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Checkout a brochure from keralaholidays.comHistory
There is no recorded history on the origin of this land. But the oral history among local people, transferred from generation to generation is a blend of myths and legends. There is reference to Kuttanad in the epic Mahabharata of ancient India. During their exile, the five Pandava princes are said to have traveled through this land. In those days, Kuttanad was part of a dense forest, later destroyed by a forest fire which is also mentioned in the epic. Thus came the place name Chuttanad or the burnt place. In course of time Chuttanad became Kuttanad. One can still see kari or coal if we dig deep into the soil of Kuttanad, pointing to the fact that the place was once a forest, destroyed by wild fire. In Kuttanad most of the place names end in kari. Some familiar place names are Ramankary, Puthukkary, Oorukkary, Mitrakkary, Mampuzhakkary, Kainakari, Chathurthiakaryand Chennamkari. It is also said that kuttanad was once under the sea.the proof is the land is flourished with seashells.
During the reign of Chera dynasty that ruled over ancient Kerala, Kuttanad attained an important place in history. One of the powerful kings in the dynasty: Cheran Chenguttavan is said to have ruled his vast kingdom from Kuttanad, when it was also a famous centre of Buddhism. There is another version for its place name. The Buddhist centre Buddhanad later became Kuttanad. |
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