1. Images and text: InternetMusic: Kaliyon Ka ChamanAdriana

2. Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state locatedon the Malabar coast of south-west India. Itwas formed on 1 November 1956 by theStates Reorganisation Act by combiningvarious Malayalam speaking regions.The state has an area of 38,863 km2 (15,005sq mi) and is bordered by Karnataka to thenorth and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the eastand south, and the Arabian Sea on the west.Thiruvananthapuram is the state capital.Kochi and Kozhikode are other major cities.According to a survey by The EconomicTimes, five out of ten best cities to live inIndia are located in Kerala.Kerala is a top tourist destination in India;backwaters, beaches, Ayurvedic tourism andtropical greenery are the major attractions.National Geographics Traveller magazinenames Kerala as one of the "ten paradisesof the world"[ and "50 must see destinationsof a lifetime. (Source: Wikipedia)