Kerala,the Gods Own Country,in India is blessed with unmatched natural beauty.Ever flowing rivers and a vast strech of Backwaters beautiful Beaches and Hill stations.Houseboats Cruise in the Backwaters of Kerala is an unforgettable experience for a life time.There are A/c and non A/c One,Two and Three bed room Houseboats Cruising for the tourist. Confrence Boats which can accomodate up to 150 pax is also available.Experience the Amazing and enchanting Cruise.Video presents the images of different types of Boats and Cruise. More from www.houseboatskerala.org www.connectingindia.in A connectingindia group Project

Bathing an elephant in preparation for entering the Shiva Temple in Cochin. Music by Stuart Dempster

India the land of Vedas,Spiritual guru,s ,beaches,Kashmir,jaipur,the taj mahal,Red fort etc house a number of amazing monuments and sculptures.India has a lot of cultural folks,heritage sites and important destinations.We here by try to picturise a few location of importance to the viewers who look to India for a visit in the near term.We at connectingindia try to provide with the maximum possible flow of information to the Guest visiting India about India;s culture,heritage,arts and destinations.You can have every information about India in worlds 9 languages from www.connectingindia.in

Houseboats cruise in the Back waters of Gods own country Kerala,is an unforgettable experience of a life time.There are 250 more houseboats plying in the biggest backwater of Asia streaching 90 kilometers .There are Air conditioned and non a/c houseboats with one,two and three bed rooms to choose from for one two or three night cruise.The food served is a travelers delight.Sight seeing on the lake side is unforgettable.You have to book the houseboats earlier for the cruise since there are no off seasons. For more details in worlds 9 languages visit www.houseboatskerala.org www.connectingindia.in

A shadow play of Kathakali performers and dressers preparing for a performance. The vocalist is Sadanam Hari Kumar

CHENDA MALAM In this ritual the temple deity has been place on the back of the lead elephant and will be carried around the temple. The group is made up of chenda (drums), manjeera (cymbals), short horns, and long curved horns. At least one elephant is always present in full regalia. The underlining rhythm is complex. The entire event can take 2 – 3 hours. with one cycle being from 30 minutes to an hour. It begins very slowly and gradually builds to a fever pitch. Then stops. The entire group, including elephants, mahouts, and listeners, slowly proceeds, and begins to circle the compound clockwise They stop midpoint on each side and do a complete cycle .