Vellinezhi - A Journey For Life

Here are glimpses from a journey - no, make it pilgrimage - I undertook earlier this year. A journey that will always continue to hold a special place in my life, a journey that has given me memories for life....

 It was after all a journey to the tiny village of Vellinezhi - the village my daddy called home as a little boy!

Velinezhi is considered the center for "Kathakali" and many other cultural arts of Kerala. Recently it was declared as the "Kalagraamam" of Kerala. The govt. School of Vellinezhi has the honor of being the only school in state o teach 'Kathakali'.....



But somebody had a reputation of spending more time on football ground adjoining the school...


Today, daddy's house is been grazed to ground. Here's a glimpse of another house in neighborhood that was his childhood haunt


But his favorite should be this puzha - where he frolicked as a child and then as a teenager. He had the image of 'Casanova' to live upto after all ;)


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Puzha - Small river
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21 comments:

  1. NabanitaApril 11, 2014 at 1:56 PM

    Beautiful !

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  2. sugandhaApril 11, 2014 at 1:59 PM

    beautiful pictures and interesting to find out the birthplace of such a beautiful dance form :) thank you

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  3. UnknownApril 11, 2014 at 2:41 PM

    lovely pics and seems to be a lovely place too!

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  4. ShivaApril 11, 2014 at 2:42 PM

    wow meena.. I have been looking at the pictures of your journey on FB.. You have a lovely family..And I loved this trip to your village

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  5. RajlakshmiApril 11, 2014 at 3:27 PM

    Your place looks fabulous. :) so natural and serene.

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  6. AnonymousApril 11, 2014 at 3:30 PM

    Nice photographs! Thanks for the little nugget of information.

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  7. AnonymousApril 11, 2014 at 5:21 PM

    Great! your place is the center of performing arts...
    Thanks for sharing this information and the lovely pictures

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  8. Shilpa GargApril 11, 2014 at 5:36 PM

    Love the house in the pic! :)
    And why there are so many shareholic buttons on this post!!

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  9. Beloo MehraApril 11, 2014 at 10:18 PM

    This is so interesting - Kalagraamam of Kerala! Would love to visit there some day. Thanks for sharing :)

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  10. sulekkhaApril 11, 2014 at 10:36 PM

    There is no better place than home and yours is lovely.

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  11. aparna adhikariApril 11, 2014 at 10:45 PM

    Nice informative description of ur dad's ancestrial home..

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  12. SunilaApril 11, 2014 at 11:07 PM

    Beautiful post of a lovely place Meena, n gr8 pics :)

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  13. UnknownApril 12, 2014 at 12:47 AM

    It's hard to understand how a house could be built in a virtual pit. I imagine it would get flooded every time it rains. And it's a lovely house, too.

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  14. AnonymousApril 12, 2014 at 1:21 AM

    Beautiful pics, Meena. Ive heard of the place. Never been to though! :)

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  15. AditiApril 12, 2014 at 2:25 AM

    Beautiful...such a lovely aura surrounds this place!

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  16. Swathi ShenoyApril 12, 2014 at 8:01 AM

    it feels nice to learn about new places :-) beautiful place :-)

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  17. UnknownApril 13, 2014 at 10:18 AM

    I knew I have seen this pics somewhere else.... of course your FB! ;)

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  18. Corinne RodriguesApril 13, 2014 at 10:42 AM

    I remember you telling us about his house last year, Meena. There's something so peaceful and charming about this place. Checking it out - maybe we can visit on our now annual trip to Kerala. :)

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  19. Sreeja PraveenApril 13, 2014 at 2:38 PM

    I feel homesick :D Want to go home :D

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  20. Dr Genevive AngelaApril 13, 2014 at 5:52 PM

    Lovely ! just loved this place ! Kerala is a beautiful place. I loved my trip to palakad, trichy and cochin - it was unforgettable moments of my life, I did not have a digital camera to capture especially palakad. hope i will go with my family now...

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  21. PixieApril 14, 2014 at 7:09 PM

    beautiful!! :D
    Kerala is such a gorgeous place really!! :)

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