- Kite, not UFO ;) - NotforSale
God's own country - Family flying kites
Kerala, the land of eternal holidays, kathakali, coconuts and waterways, calls itself God's own country in its travel brochures. Whether you believe in Gods or not, Gods, if they exist, would definitely have an address in Kerala considering their normal hedonistic ways. The place is built for stereotypical tourism.
You will find in beaches, forests, rivers, mountains and a laid-back attitude making it a potent blend for traditional holidays. The state thrives on tourism. It is different from many other holiday destinations in India and has a little bit more experience and professionalism in managing the tourism. You may get fleeced but not cheated. You will have plenty options to do your own thing. Facilities may not always be top class but people are visitor-friendly.
Not for nothing it is in the lists of top tourist destinations of many travel sites. Do visit Kerala on a holiday.
Above is a picture symbolic of our entire trip. Kids frolicking, grown ups flying kites or shooting photos all in a beautiful setting. The beach was sorta crowded btw and the entrie crowd is just off the frame!
Camera used: Panasonic FZ5
This photo happens to be the most interesting Flickr picture tagged Kerala.
Comments and faves
hs_yin, Andreas., paragkan, Jelena1, and 78 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Truus (93 months ago | reply)
FANTASTIC....
hs_yin (93 months ago | reply)
Dusk , personage , sea , kite , beautiful!
satosphere (93 months ago | reply)
The kite conquering the sun is just wonderful.
Nice colors in the sky.
See if you can preserve the EXIF info while editing the image (or did you remove the EXIF info yourself?)
Skyburst (93 months ago | reply)
Excellent Pandiyan, so glad you and your family had a great time ;-)
Steve.
42n81 > Anti-Inanity (93 months ago | reply)
we want to go back to Kerala . . . my husband wants to learn more about the cooking/cuisines of Kerala ... such variety in one place!
you have brought back some great memories and flavors with your photo today! it's pure beauty!
bosorka [deleted] (93 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot speeks volumes! Glad you had a nice trip!!
paragkan (93 months ago | reply)
wow ... spectacular!
Pandiyan (93 months ago | reply)
Thanks my friends for your visit as well as the kind words.
satosphere - I have the exif data safe in my archive copies.
Kathy - I am glad your trip to Kerala has happy memories. I have many more photos to upload.
Kerala cuisine is very distinctive from that of the neighbouring states. Being a coastal country seafood is popular with rice being the staple. Add coconuts and bananas. Don't forget that kerala is also a spice country. Though these are the highlights cuisine or at least the flavour varies so much as you travel from the northern malabar to Trivandrum in the south.
Nice to know that you are interested in Kerala cuisine. Do visit again.
Ollie girl (93 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous capture! Well done!
Pandiyan (93 months ago | reply)
Thanks Ollie.
Skyburst (93 months ago | reply)
Pandiyan thanks for sharing the pictures of your trip to this beautiful Kerala, I have enjoyed looking through them with the aid of your camera and eyes ;-)
Steve.
Pandiyan (93 months ago | reply)
Thanks Steve. There are more pictures coming!
cuellar (93 months ago | reply)
wonderful colors!!
shivanayak (93 months ago | reply)
beautiful sunset , lovely/
Trapac (93 months ago | reply)
Beautiful sky - I remember the sunsets off the Arabian sea so well - my own kind of pilgrimage every evening at sunset I guess.. :-)
Thanks for the memories yet again...
Sparkyfaisca (92 months ago | reply)
wonderful photo
Elkhead (92 months ago | reply)
Fantastic sky colours. Excellent pic!
citybumpkin (92 months ago | reply)
A classic! Wow.
Pandiyan (92 months ago | reply)
Thanks my dear friends.
Luca Piz (92 months ago | reply)
amazing colours...bravo
SuperDave!! (92 months ago | reply)
Wow... awesome!!!
Fianna [deleted] (92 months ago | reply)
Another great shot from Pandiyan! Good for another BRAVO post!
Thanks for all your recent comments. Sometimes I feel I have lived many lives (in this one) and they're not connected!
Have you sent a portfolio of your work to the Kerala Tourism Board? / Joe
Pandiyan (92 months ago | reply)
Thanks Luca Piz and SuperDave.
Long time no see, Joe. Thanks for your visit. Kerala tourism board can manage on its own I think. In India they are ahead of everyone as far as tourism is concerned. I take your comment as a compliment. Much appreciated.
*Lorri* [deleted] (92 months ago | reply)
Beautiful setting, lovely tones and light, nice reflections, loveliness.
Pandiyan (92 months ago | reply)
Thanks Lorri for th e appreciation.
wir-click-wir (91 months ago | reply)
Spectacular. I've found my new wallpaper for the week. =]
Pandiyan (91 months ago | reply)
Thanks wirclickwir. Now my family has another home!
asawaa (90 months ago | reply)
Nice subtle colors
dmorris [deleted] (90 months ago | reply)
Beautiful colors. Great shot.
Pandiyan (90 months ago | reply)
Thanks asawaa and dmorris.
NotforSale (90 months ago | reply)
Great composition. I wish I could see more detail on the beach, I guess you'd need to superimpose a couple of exposures to get that.
Rating #1:
Rated 6 out of 10 in the 100 points Group.
gin_able (90 months ago | reply)
I like it very much!
Rating #2:
Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 points Group.
Intertwined (90 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous, beautiful colours :)
Rating #3:
Rated 7 out of 10 in the 100 points Group.
JuanJ (90 months ago | reply)
Nice colors & capture.
Rating #4:
Rated 7.5 out of 10 in the 100 points Group.
elencita (90 months ago | reply)
nice colors
Rating #5:
Rated 7 out of 10 in the 100 points Group.
KiwiSurfer (90 months ago | reply)
Is that a kite near the top?
Rating #6:
Rated 6 out of 10 in the 100 points group.
dobar (90 months ago | reply)
I really like this picture. I think the exposition is great: I love the colour of the sky and its reflections in the water and the silhouetted people and the kite add a lot of interest to the image.
Rating #7:
Rated 9 out of 10 in the 100 points Group.
Sabinche (90 months ago | reply)
beautiful pic!
EssjayNZ (90 months ago | reply)
Nice pic, peaceful and interesting, beautiful colours.
Rating #8:
Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 points Group.
(You know they call New Zealand Gods own country)
s t e r n f a h r e r (90 months ago | reply)
great picture, awesome colors
Rating #9:
Rated 08 out of 10 in the 100 points Group
Marko_K (90 months ago | reply)
Nice shot.
Rating #10:
Rated 7 out of 10 in the 100 points Group.
EssjayNZ (90 months ago | reply)
73 Points after the 1st 10 ratings in the 100points Group.
Feel free to add this photo to the 70-79 Points pool Congratulations.
/.\ (88 months ago | reply)
Great shot! Can I know where in kerala ? I was born and brought up in Trivandrum ..
Pandiyan (88 months ago | reply)
Thanks folks.
This was in Alleppey.
Supriya O (88 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!!
You are invited to post this image to "Spectacular Nature, invite only
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Pandiyan (88 months ago | reply)
Thanks Supriya.
Di..... [deleted] (88 months ago | reply)
Excellent!!
specnature
Rich (Sparky_R) (88 months ago | reply)
Beautiful sky. Perfectly caught people in the setting light.
Pandiyan (88 months ago | reply)
Thanks Di and Sparky.
kittymax (87 months ago | reply)
Absolutely superb!