Azheekal Beach

Azheekal is situated at a distance of 10 kms from karunagappally. This is near to Amrithanandamayi Madom where a number of devotees coming day by day. This famous coastal area is located in Kollam district. In ancient days water way transportation from Kollam to Alleppey connects through azheekal port. The main source of living for the majority of people is fishing. There are a number of resorts and home stays available. The scenic beauty of beach can be viewed best during sun set and is of much importance.
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Vallikkavu . Amritapuri

"Vallikavu is a small strip of land between the Arabian Sea and Kerala's famous backwaters".You will discover a cross section of the cosmopolitan culture in Vallikkavu.Located 8 kms from Karunagappally and 4 kms from Oachira.Amritapuri the residence and headquarters of Mata Amritanandamayi is located in vallikkvu. It is also the International Headquarters of Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Amritapuri Ashram is easily accessible by road and rail. Ashram is located in Kollam district which is about 110 km north of Thiruvananthapuram and 120 km south of Cochin.
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Kovalam Beach

Kovalam is an internationally renowned beach with three adjacent crescent beaches. It has been a favourite haunt of tourists, especially Europeans, since the 1930s. A massive rocky promontory on the beach has created a beautiful bay of calm waters ideal for sea bathing.

The leisure options at this beach are plenty and diverse. Sunbathing, swimming, herbal body toning massages, special cultural programmes and catamaran cruising are some of them. The tropical sun acts so fast that one can see the faint blush of coppery tan on the skin in a matter of minutes. Life on the beach begins late in the day and carries on well into the night. The beach complex includes a string of budget cottages, Ayurvedic health resorts, convention facilities, shopping zones, swimming pools, Yoga and Ayurvedic massage centres.

Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, is just 16 km away from Kovalam and getting there is no hassle. But if you are on holiday it is better to stay in Kovalam and visit the city.

The City of Thiruvananthapuram has interesting places to see like the Napier Museum, the Sri Chitra Art Gallery, the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Ponmudi hill station etc. SMSM Institute, a State owned handicrafts emporium, is the ideal place to pick up ethnic curios and other articles.

Best time to visit: September to March, though it is an all-year-round destination.


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Ochira Parabrahma Temple

Oachira Temple is an ancient temple located in Oachira in Kollam district.A striking feature of this temple is that like the traditional temples, which have definitive structural layout and mode of worship, the temple at Ochira does not have a proper structure or an idol for the visitors to worship. The whole concept of worship revolves around the Parabrahmam or the universal consciousness. This unique temple setting itself is a big attraction to hundreds of visitors coming to the temple everyday, irrespective religious faith.

The temple is also known as Dakshina Kashi and a unique offering to the temple is in the form of bulls. Another interesting aspect in connection with the temple is the annual festival called Ochira Kali, where men; both young and old step into waterlogged paddy fields and indulge in mock fights, involving physical skills of the participants.

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Krishnapuram Palace

 Krishnapuram Palace is a palace and museum located in Kayamkulam. Krishnapuram Palace was constructed the reign of Marthanda Varma (1729-58), the king of east while Travancore. This Palace is also noted for 'Gajendra Moksham', the largest single panel of mural painting found in Kerala.

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Kuttanad

Kuttanad is a beautiful place and one of the hottest tourism destinations of Kerala. Kuttanad is located at a distance of 20 Km from Alappuzha town in Alappuzha district. The place is regarded as Netherlands or Holland of Kerala.Kuttanad called The Rice Bowl of Kerala because of its wealth of paddy fields. The region is spitted into three divisions generally known as, Upper Kuttanad, Lower Kuttanad and Middle Kuttanad. This is one of the lowest places in India and this is situated below the sea level.The scenic countryside of Kuttanad also has rich crops of coconuts, banana, fruit trees, etc. Kuttanad is also an important center for Buddhism. Few Buddhist places can be viewed in and around the place.Kuttanad is situated next to the backwaters and you can find numerous small picturesque villages that may be viewed in this region. A few of the villages are Kainakary, Kaipuzha, Kumarakom, Edathua, Pullangadi, Manalady, Nedumudi and several others. Kumarakom is one of the most well-known among these villages because of its mind-blowing backwaters. Local food in these villages includes fresh river fish as well as vegetables and there are numerous places across the backwaters which put up for sale these things. This is the best opportunity for food fans.You could also find Kuttanad, a little more thrilling, in case you hire a boat. You can actually hire motorboats, houseboats from the boat jetty operated by government and private groups near the KSRTC Bus Station at Alappuzha otherwise you can also get one from a place called Kidangara, which is located on the Alappuzha-Changanasserry road. The few places worth visiting in Kuttanad area include Nedumudy, Kaavalam, Champakkulam.

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Sree padmanabhaswamy temple

Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala  India. The temple is a blend of the Kerala and Dravidian style of architecture. The temple is one of the 108 holy shrines of Lord Vishnu known as Divyadesam. The temple made headlines after a Supreme Court-appointed committee started inventory assessment of its secret vaults after prolonged litigation between a complainant and the royal family.A huge cache of gold, precious stones, jewellery, rare coins and idols was discovered in six underground cellars of the temple. The rough estimate of the value of the treasure was around .`1 lakh crore making it probably the richest temple in India.

Padmatheertha Pond

Before entering the temple the padmatheertha pond welcomes you. wash all ur sins here before u enter the temple. Theertha in sanskrit means water holy water-jal.This pond belongs to lord padhmanabha so padhma theertha.

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Milking a camel

Confirmed: Microsoft to Kill Windows Live Messenger, Replace It with Skype

Microsoft has finally confirmed that it would retire Windows Live Messenger in the first quarter of 2013, so all those who are currently using this app will have no other choice than to migrate to Skype.

"By updating to Skype, Messenger users can instant message and video call their Messenger friends,” the Skype team said in a blog post.

New keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8

Press this		To do this
Windows logo key‌ +start typing		Search your PC
Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)		Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Ctrl+scroll wheel		Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Windows logo key‌ +C		Open the charms
Windows logo key‌ +F		Open the Search charm to search files
Windows logo key‌ +H		Open the Share charm
Windows logo key‌ +I		Open the Settings charm
Windows logo key‌ +J		Switch the main app and snapped app
Windows logo key‌ +K		Open the Devices charm
Windows logo key‌ +O		Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)
Windows logo key‌ +Q		Open the Search charm to search apps
Windows logo key‌ +W		Open the Search charm to search settings
Windows logo key‌ +Z		Show the commands available in the app
Windows logo key‌ +spacebar		Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key‌ +Ctrl+spacebar		Change to a previously selected input
Windows logo key‌ +Tab		Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps)
Windows logo key‌ +Ctrl+Tab		Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snap them as they are cycled
Windows logo key‌ +Shift+Tab		Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order
Windows logo key‌ +PgUp		Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (Apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)
Windows logo key‌ +PgDown		Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)
Windows logo key‌ +Shift+period (.)		Snaps an app to the left
Windows logo key‌ +period (.)		Snaps an app to the right