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

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