Handmade in India

Districts - 14
Craftspersons - 0.10 Lakhs
Young coconut fronds are knotted on a rope to create festive installations at a shrine dedicated to Ayyankali at Paravur, Kollam.
CRAFTS -
KERALA
Bell metal utensils
Marapani - wood
carving
Palmyra basketry
Ramacham root
products
Horn carving
Vallam - boat making
Aranmula kannadi -
metal mirrors
Stone carving
Coconut based crafts
Coir work
Bamboo crafts
Rattan and cane
products
Natural fibre crafts
Laminated wood
work and inlay
Pooram crafts
Bronze casting
Kora mat weaving
Screw pine craft
Ship building
Kathakali and
Theyyam headgear
Nettur petti -
jewellery boxes
Symmetric wood
stringing
Lace making
Embroidery
Physical Features
Hills & Valleys
Midland plains
Coastal belt
Backwaters &
rivers:
Achenkovil,
Bharatpuzha, Periyar,
Pamba, Manimala,
Meeachil,
Moovattupuzha.
Sculpted to resemble the form of an elephant, a padi or stepped entrance to a shrine at the Ananthapura Temple, near Bekal. Erected
in the centre of a lake this temple is said to be the original abode of the Ananthapadmanabha, the presiding deity at the
Padmanabhaswami Temple, Thiruavanathapuram.
Biodiversity
Flora
Indian rosewood,
Malabar Kino, Teak,
Coconut, Rubber,
Shandalwood,
Mango, Bamboo,
Orchids, Rice,
Tapioca, Cashew,
Banana
Fauna:
Elephants, Wild boar,
Lion tailed monkey,
Lions, Tigers,
Leopards, Great
Indian Hornbills,
Brahminy kites, Fied
kingfishers.
In the backwater regions of Kerala, domstic properties connected by waterways; boats known as vallam are used to travel from one`s
home to the mainland.