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Fort Kochi
Shapped by the Portuguese,
the Dutch and the British.

Fort Kochi: One can experience the pulse of Fort Kochi with leisurely walk
through the city. It was the first European township in India. This old
obscure fishing village has sweet memories of history. The town was
shapped by the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British. The result of these
cultural influences are seen in the many examples of Indo-European
Architecture that still exist here.
Chinese Fishing net: The legacy of one of the first visitors to the Malabar
coast is this huge cantilevered fishing nets. Errected here between AD
1350 and AD 1450 by traders from the court of Kublai Khan. These nets are
set up one teak wood and bamboo poles.
Kalady: (35 km from Ernakulam) On the bank of the holy river Periyar, Kaladi,
now famed being the head quarters of the only Sanskrit University in
Kerala, is the birth place of Sree Sanakaracharya the founder of Advaita
(non-duality) Philosophy, who lived during the 8 th century. Sree Sankara,
Sarada Devi, Sree Krishna and Sree Ramakrishna are worshipped in temples here which add to the glory and sanctity of the destination. Sree
Sankaracharya Keerthistambham is the monument built in the memory of
the great Acharya which is the beacon light of architecture of that century.
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