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Souls in the Land of BeautyKerala is a state on
the westcoast of South India. The Western Ghats and the sea bound it. Rills and streams
flow there in large numbers. In olden times, it was famous as 'Malabar' or 'Malayalam'.
Malabar comprised two Princely States - Travancore and Cochin. When India became free, the
two states merged into one with the name 'Kerala'.
Kerala has been well known in and outside India from very early times. Its people were brave and adventurous by nature. They sailed over the high seas and carried on trade with European countries. India became known in all those countries. Kerala is the land of the beauty of nature and of peace. Brought up there in the cradle of nature many men grew - Joe holy. It is the pride of Kerala that it gave birth to the great teacher-saint Shankara. The capital of Kerala isTiruvanantapura (Trivandrum). There is a famous temple in this city. It is the temple of Sri Anantapad- manabha. It is one of the many names of God Vishnu. He is called 'Padmanabha' because a lotus or Padma rose from his Nabhi i.e., navel. |
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