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Onam's Actual Birthplace Sits a Few Kilometres From Kakkanad
Every pookkalam gets finished with a small clay pyramid nobody thinks twice about. It is named after Thrikkaka…
25 August 2026 · 4 min read
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Inside Fort Kochi's Heritage Homestay Boom, and the Rules Behind It
Portuguese and Dutch-era houses across Fort Kochi and Mattancherry now double as licensed homestays, protected…
24 August 2026 · 5 min read
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The Rs 30 Crore Onam Bumper: How Kerala's Biggest Lottery Actually Works
Kerala's Thiruvonam Bumper ticket now costs Rs 500 and carries a record Rs 30 crore first prize. Here is what …
23 August 2026 · 5 min read
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How to Tell a Real Ayurveda Centre From a Tourist Trap in Kochi
Kerala regulates Ayurveda with a state classification, a national doctor register and hospital accreditation, …
21 August 2026 · 5 min read
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The Onam Sadya Leaf, Decoded: What Goes Where and Why
Tip of the leaf to your left, salt first, rice late, parippu before sambar. With Thiruvonam on 26 August, here…
14 August 2026 · 5 min read
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The Kochi Bakery That Says It Gave Kerala the Egg Puff
Cochin Bakery was started on Cannon Shed Road in 1939 by four brothers from Thalassery. The family traces the …
4 August 2026 · 5 min read
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Onakkodi Season in Kochi: The Onam Shopping Guide for 2026
New clothes for Onam are a Kerala ritual, and the season has already started. The Onam Khadi Melas have opened…
26 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Kader Attia Will Curate the Seventh Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Opening December 2027
The sixth edition wrapped in Fort Kochi in March. The seventh now has a date and a curator: Kader Attia, the f…
25 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Kochi's Quiet Monsoon: Why the 2026 Rains Barely Showed Up
The southwest monsoon has stayed weak over Kerala this season, leaving Ernakulam and much of the state well be…
20 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Onam Season Arrives in Kochi: How the City Readies for August 26
With Thiruvonam falling on August 26 this year and the annual Onam bumper tickets already out, Kochi has shift…
17 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Karkidaka Vavu 2026: Kerala's Morning to Remember the Ancestors
On August 12 this year, families across Kerala gather at rivers and shores before sunrise for Karkidaka Vavu, …
15 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Karkidakam Begins July 17: Kochi's Quiet Month of Lamps and Ramayana
The last month of the Malayalam calendar starts on July 17 this year. In Kochi homes and temples it means the …
14 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Karkidakam Arrives: Kochi's Quiet Season of Healing Begins
On July 17 the Malayalam year turns to Karkidakam, the rain-soaked month of herbal gruel, Ramayana recitals an…
13 July 2026 · 4 min read
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The Fort Kochi Gallery Trail: Pepper House, David Hall and Where Else to See Art
From Pepper House on Bazaar Road to Durbar Hall in Ernakulam, here are the Fort Kochi galleries and current sh…
8 July 2026 · 4 min read
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A Year of Festivals in Kochi: The Celebrations Not to Miss
From the Cochin Carnival on New Year's Day to Onam's flower carpets and the Biennale season, here is Kochi's f…
8 July 2026 · 4 min read
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How to Shop Kochi's Big Four Malls: Lulu, Centre Square, Oberon and Forum
From end-of-season fashion racks at Lulu to footwear offers at Centre Square and quieter runs through Oberon a…
6 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Where to Buy Books and Stationery in Kochi
Heritage shops near Convent Junction, pavement stalls piled with used paperbacks, mall chains, indie pen-and-n…
6 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Muziris: The Lost Roman Port That Built Kochi's Spice Empire
Long before Kochi's harbour lights flickered on, a port called Muziris ran the world's spice economy. Romans s…
22 May 2026 · 5 min read
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How the Portuguese, Dutch, and British Shaped Fort Kochi
Walk the lanes of Fort Kochi and you walk through three European empires layered on Malabar soil. Portuguese s…
21 May 2026 · 5 min read
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The Last Jews of Kochi: Inside the Paradesi Synagogue's Quiet Goodbye
For centuries, Jewish life thrived in Kerala. Today fewer than ten remain in Mattancherry, keepers of a synago…
20 May 2026 · 6 min read
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When Kochi Ran the World: How Malabar Spices Built the Medieval Economy
Long before Dubai or Singapore, the Malabar Coast was the throbbing heart of global commerce. Pepper, cardamom…
19 May 2026 · 5 min read
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Cheena Vala: The 600-Year Story of Fort Kochi's Chinese Fishing Nets
They look like wooden spiders hunched over the Arabian Sea, and they have stood watch on this shoreline since …
18 May 2026 · 5 min read
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Inside Kochi's Art Scene Between Biennale Years: The Spaces That Never Close
Between Biennale years, Kochi's art scene never shuts down. Kashi, Pepper House, Durbar Hall and the pocket st…
17 May 2026 · 5 min read
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Where to Buy Real Kerala Handloom in Kochi: Kasavu, Kaithari and the Emporiums That Stock Them
Cream-and-gold Kasavu, crisp cotton mundu and hand-woven Kaithari, all made on Kerala looms. Here is what the …
17 May 2026 · 3 min read