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Cherai
beach attractions:- |
 Cherai
Beach: is one of the most amazing sandy beaches
in Kerala. This wonderful beach has the Arabian Sea on its western
side and the backwaters on the east, making it a big hit with tourists.
Cherai Beach, bordering the northern end of Vypin Island, is located
about 26 km from Ernakulam city, Kochi.The place is a unique combination
of sea and backwaters rimmed by lush green coconut palms and paddy
fields. |
The Beach is very safe and tourists of all age groups can enjoy
the Beach alike. Cherai beach is the perfect destination for a relaxing
vacation and holiday in India. The beach is calm, clean and peaceful
and is ideal for swimming, surfing and sunbathing. If you’ve
been looking for the ideal place for your beach vacation, you shouldn’t
hesitate to go to Cherai.The sun set providing the classic back
drop is simply marvelous, for photo hunters to take a quick shot
cut cruising into the sea, if luck you could sigh the dolphin at
play .Few would disagree that nothing can compare with glorious
landscape of Cherai. |
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 Back
Waters:
Backwaters of Cherai welcomes you with unique charm and beauty.
Have a quiet trip through the winding scenic backwaters where the
heart of Cherai leaves. The overhanging branches of coconut trees
create an unforgettable symphony of green here. Cherai back waters
is calm serene backwaters separated from the ocean by only a narrow
sandbar. |
Lake:
The main attraction of Cherai is the 'Poyil'
a large inland lake forming a part of the calm serene backwaters
separated from the ocean by only a narrow sandbar. Tranquil Lake
is at a stone throw from the beach. A unique place where sea and
backwaters divided by a small strip of land for some zealous, true
scenery is only found after watching the dawn breaks over the palms. |
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 ASVD
Temple & Chariot festival: Exquisite
temple was constructed in A.D1869. Azheekkal Sree Varaha Venkateswara
Temple is the only "Sampoornakshetra" in South India.
This is the only temple in India where both the deities of Sree
Varaha and Sree Venkateswara installed side by side and worshiped
as single moorthy (God).The famous temple ratha (chariot), which
was dedicated to the deities in 1909, is built entirely from silver
and Chinese glass and is a rarity in temple architecture. It is
the only ratha in the world which runs on rails. This is the only
chariot in the world, which runs on the rail. The festival took
place twice in a year.The
chariot is pulled by devotees around the temple with huge drum
beats. |
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| Gowreeswara Temple: Important pilgrimage centre in Kerala also known as South Pazhani, built in 1912. Gowreeswara temple is dedicated to Lord Muruka. The idle was installed by Sree Narayana Guru. To see Cherai at her best come with the festival.You can experience the trumpeting of more than 30 elephants and the magical sound of "Panchavaadya" and the spectacular view of celebratory fireworks. |
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 Pallipuram
Church: The church is built by
the Portuguese in 1577. The exquisite picture of Ave Mary on the
top of "Altar" is brought from Portugal. Cherai's cultural
life would be incomplete with out it festivals. The Church, which
has survived the Dutch on Catholic. And the amazing thing is that
the Dutch even built a chapel for this church. |
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 Portuguese
Fort: Built in 1503 by the Portuguese
and also known as “Aya Kotta”, this fort is the oldest
European monument in India. It was constructed as an outpost to
safeguard the ancient port of Muziris. The Dutch captured the
fort in 1661, in 1789 it was sold to the King of Thiruvathamkoor,
and in 1795 it came under the ownership of the British East India
Company. The three-story hexagonal structure is a very well-preserved
Portuguese bastion. The fort was repaired between1596 and 1605
with a facade added in pure Manuelino style, possibly the only
such building in India. |
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Juma
Masjid:
An elegant mosque of harmonious proportions and simplicity. In
1869 the mosque was renovated, but there is no evidence when this
was built. |
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Paddy
field:
With green emerald paddy field attracts lots of tourists. Delightfully
temperate rice producing centre of Cherai and its pastoral surroundings
are really charming.These water-logged fields tend to be single
crop areas, mostly rice. However, following the harvest, paddy
fields are used to farm fish, mainly prawns. |
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Break-water
Point :Situated at the northern
end of Cherai Beach, Break-water Point is where the River Periyar
flows into the Arabian Sea. It is a perfect place to sit and enjoy
the views, and watch local fisherman in their traditional canoes
and colourful boats and chinese fishing nets. |
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 Sahoodhara
Bhavan : In 1889 July 22 Sahoodharan
Ayappan was born ,he was the disciple of sree Narayana guru. Ayappan
was a great social reformer, journalist, and politician.Sahodaran
was elected to Cochin Legislative Council. On May 29th 1917 he
arranged a feast with several so-called lower castes. This was
a revolutionary moment which helped undermine the concept of untouchability.
Ayappan’s charming 19th century house is located in a scenic
spot which provides a panoramic view of the River Periyar. His
house is open to visitors and in addition there is a public library
and a research centre.. |
