Your holiday a smile away....................

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Have a spicy lunch

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An awesome view from Kollam Beach

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An evening view from the great vembanadu lake in Kerala, with the beauty of sunset.

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Mullan Chakka

Mullan Chakka

Mullan Chakka, a miracle fruit called Sour Sop which is claimed to be highly effective for cancer treatments. It can kill cancer cells 100,000 times, more effective than chemo. Apparently, this is the same fruit that is called Mullan Chakka or Lakshmana Pazham in Malayalam, and is grown in Kerala.

The fruit is very large and the subacid sweet white pulp inside. used to make fruit drinks, sherbets and such. The taste is not bad after all. It’s completely natural and definitely has no side effects. The principal interest in this plant is because of its strong anti-cancer effects. A small erect tree grows up to 6 meters in height. Leaves are simple alternate, oval-oblong, glossy dark green colored, glabrous above and hairy below. Flowers arise from main stem and from tender stems, thick petellate, greenish yellow and heart shaped. Fruits large, with abundant prickles or bristles, containing numerous long brown colored seeds embedded in the whitish pulp. This plant is a proven cancer remedy for cancers of all types.


PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES;

Malayalam: Mullan chakka, Lakshmanapazam.
English: Soursop tree
Hindi: Lakshman phal
Sanskrit: Lakshmanaphala
Botanical name: Annona muricata Linn (Annona macrocarpa Wercklé)
Family: Annonaceae

The secrets behind Coconut

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1. Rich in nutrients, fiber, vitamins and minerals
2. Naturally antiviral, antimicrobial, antiprotozoal and anti fungal, it kills the bad stuff inside and outside your body.
3. Boosts energy, endurance, thyroid function and metabolism to prevent obesity and assist in weight loss.
4. Reduces health risks of diabetes by improving insulin blood glucose functions.
5. Protects against osteoporosis by improving calcium and magnesium absorption, build strong bones and teeth
6. Protects the body against various forms of cancers.
7. Suppose healing and repair of skin and protects from free radicals that promote aging.
8. The lauric acid in coconut oil worth’s as a natural under-arm deodorants by killing odor-causing bacteria.
9. Softens skin, conditions hair, prevents wrinkles, sags and age spot, control dandruff.
10. Has no harmful side effects.

Shankupushpam

Shankupushpam

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It is a perennial herbaceous plant, with elliptic, obtuse leaves. It grows as a vine or creeper, doing well in moist, neutral soil. The most striking feature about this plant are its vivid deep blue flowers; solitary, with light yellow markings. They are about 4 cm long by 3 cm wide. There are some varieties that yield white flowers. It is also considered as Visahara.

It alleviates swelling and pain. Leaf juice is used as nasal drops in headache. It can be used in various skin disorders. It has a tranquillizing effect on the brain hence it is used in symptoms like syncope, vertigo and brain weakness. It is used in common cold, cough, asthma as it acts as an expectorant and reduces the irritation of respiratory organs.

Kalaripayattu

Kalaripayattu is an Indian martial art from the southern state of ancient Kerala. One of the oldest fighting systems in existence. Kalaripayattu includes strikes, kicks, grappling, preset forms, weaponry and healing methods. Some of the flexibility training methods in northern Kalaripayattu are applied in Kerala dance forms also



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A snap from the boat rice of Alleppey, Kerala

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An evening view from the Kovalam beach of Kerala

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Marunnu Kanji/Karkidaka Kanji.

A special healing diet is taken during Karkidaka month called Marunnu Kanji/Karkidaka Kanji. Karkidaka Kanji is a medicinal rice soup is a traditional item of Kerala during the rainy days. These days you get Karkidaka Kanji mix in ready made sachets, and also you can access the ingredients & herbs. This tasty dish has a special effect in warding off the monsoon fevers.

How to make;

Soak the fenugreek in water overnight. Boil Navara rice and fenugreek in water. Add Cumin seeds, Aniseed, Ayamodakam, Aashali, Dry ginger, Kurunthotti, Sathakuppa, Karimjeerakam, Cardamom, Thakkolam, Grambu, Nutmeg. When rice is almost cooked, add the second coconut milk to it. Boil well till rice is fully cooked, then add the first coconut milk. Add the salt and jaggery, stir it well.

 

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Mukkutti,

Mukkutti, the small with tiny yellow flowers with sparkling beauty, Mukkutti paste is put in the forehead as a pottu(bindi) in Karkkidakam. Mukkutti is for 'nedu mangalyam'(long lasting marriage life). Mukkutti leaf & flower is put on hair in Karkkidaka month. Mukkutti's goddess is Sree Parvathi devi. Worshipping Mukkutti gives good health to Husband and children (Bharthru puthra soukhyam). It is also used as medicines. Mukkutti is a very special plant for Ganapathy. Mukkutti garland or mukkutti as a whole (with roots) can be offered to Sri Mahaganapathy to remove the obstacles. Mukkutti pushpanjali is a special ritual at Malliyoor Mahaganapathy temple.

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Snap of Kuttanadu, Alleppey

Snap of Kuttanadu, Alleppey


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