A Visit To Cochin During Festival – Festivals Of The Coastal Town

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Cochin is a popular coastal town turned tourist destination of India and a rewarding factor for the Kerala tourism industry. Popularly known as the “Queen of the Arabian Sea”, this Gateway of Kerala is situated on the south-west coast of the Indian peninsula amidst the heart of natural beauty. Kochi is the original name of the land is a house of many sea ports of India. The fascinating Cochin flanked by the Western Ghats on one side and Arabian Sea on the other side along with the rich vegetation surrounded offers one a relaxing holiday amidst sublime and serene nature

The widespread Arabian Sea Shore and breathtaking natural beauty of the place makes Cochin a center of attraction among travelers. The ancient churches and the huge Chinese fishing nets enhance the uniqueness and beauty of this charming port town. The coastal land also hosts a number of churches, forts and monuments that allows one a ride back to the Victorian era. There are many attractive tourist spots in Cochin and the most popular and frequently visited of them are: the Chinese Fishing Nets, Fort Kochi beach, St. Francis church, Vasco house, Santa ...
... Cruz Basilica, Jewish Synagogue and Jew town, Dutch palace, Bolghatty palace, Hill palace, Palliport fort, Museum of Kerala, Willingdon island, Cherai beach and so on.

The charming coastal town beholding a pleasant climate is flourished by tourists from every corner of the world throughout the year. However, during festivals the number of tourist visits to the land is much more and grand. This is because a visit to Cochin during festivals allows tourists to experience the festive light of this naturally blessed town. Cochin hosts many grand festivals with Great Spirit of fervor and merrymaking. The main festivals of Cochin are: Attachamayam, Onam, Cochin carnival, Indira Gandhi boat race, Malayatoor perunal and so on.

Attachamayam is celebrated in the month of August to enjoy the legendary victory of the Raja of Kochi. Onam is the harvesting and one of the most important of Cochin festivals. Cochin carnival is more of a feast than festival celebrated grandly in the Kochi fort. Besides, there are Jewish festivals that are celebrated in the land with pomp and grandeur and adopted naturally to the festivals of Cochin. Thus, all these festivals make a visit to Cochin during festival a desirable experience for every traveler and therefore during festivals this coastal land witnesses a huge traffic of tourists from each corner of the country.

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