We provide you with temple visit packages that take you on temple tours to most of the famous and historical temples around Kerala . Traditional Hindu temples in Kerala are simple structures made of wood, brick and laterite stone. Often, from afar, the only sign that marks the presence of old temples is a tall, ceremonial flag-mast. The main sanctum hosting the deities -the Sreekovil - is invariably a single storied building of a circular or square plan.
The earliest people to make Kerala their home were the Dravidians. Cultural affinities ( inheritance through women, snake cults) and anthropological evidence point to the Mediterranean origins (Nubia, Upper Egypt) of her Dravidian people. As the early settlers cleared thickly forested lands for farms and settlements, they set aside small areas of the original forest completely untouched. These became the earliest known sites of worship - the Kaavus - Dravidian Sacred Groves. In these groves, no flower was ever plucked, no tree felled and, most importantly, no snakes disturbed or harmed. This tradition continues today in most Nair households with the Kaavu being considered home to all Naagas (snakegods) and holy spirits.
You must try and go on temple tours to the wonderful Temples located in Kerala, South India on the Thiruvonam Day that is celebrated every year during the rice-harvesting season. Devotees offer rice bananas and other agricultural products as offerings to the temple deity on this particular day. Take along camera on your tours to Kerala temples and capture those sweet moments to cherish them lifetime.
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