Ramadan is one of the most important festival for Muslims. According to religious beliefs, the holy book of Muslims came down from Allah during this time. The Prophet Muhammad declared this day to be a time to celebrate brotherhood of man. The end of this month long fasting is marked by Ramadan. This is a Read More

Elanji is a village near Muvattupuzha situated in Ernakulam district. Elanji St. Peter’s and St Paul’s church is one of the famous churches in Kerala. It is said that the church was built in the 14th century upon the order of then Vadakumcoor King on the donated land by a believer. The Elanji Forane church Read More

Kerala is known for its backwaters, culture, art forms etc. One of the unique features of Kerala is its boat races. The boat races begin in the month of July - September with Champakulam boat race followed by other races. Champakulam boat race is one of the oldest boat races in Kerala. The most awaited Read More

Boat races are part of the tradition of Kerala. Nehru trophy boat race is one of the main boat races in Kerala. It is held in Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha on every second Saturday the month of August. Nehru Trophy boat race started in the year 1952. Of the boat races in Kerala, Nehru trophy Read More

Athachamayam is celebrated on the Atham day at the historic town of Thripunithura, near Kochi. At the time of King's rule, the grand procession was a part of celebrating the legendary victory of the king of Kochi. The procession is from Thripunithura to Vamana temple at Thrikkakara. Athachamayam marks the beginning of Onam Festival. The Read More

Aranmula boat race or Aranmula Vallamkali is the most ancient of the boat races. It is conducted on Uthirttathi star on the Malayalam month calendar Chingam at Aranmula. Other than the boat race Aranmula is well-known for ‘Aranmula Kannadi’. Aranmula is situated on the banks of river Pampa. Aranmula Vallamkali is held in Pampa river Read More

Feast of Vallarpadathamma is an annual feast conducted in the church of Basilica of our lady of  Ransom, the feast is on 24th September with a week of celebrations starting on 16th of September. It is one of the most famous pilgrims' centres in India. It is believed that the church was build in 1524 Read More

Neelamperoor  Padayani is one of the most famous and oldest among the Padayani’s in Kerala. It is held at Palli Bhagavati temple Neelamperoor, Alappuzha which is considered to be around 1700 years old. It is believed that Neelamperoor temple follows a Buddhist culture. Neelamperoor Padayani is the only kind of Padayani which makes effigies of Read More

On October 2nd we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, the birth anniversary of the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The UN General assembly has declared the day as International Day of Non-violence. All over India, we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti by cleaning the surroundings, houses, offices etc. As part of this, Niko Hotels staff members also cleaned the Read More