Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) is a widespread resident in India.
, Little Cormorants are glossy black with a greenish tint . Non-breeding adults and juveniles are browner with a white throat patch. Sexes similar. Little Cormorant can dive to considerable depths to catch fish. After feeding it perches atop a rock or low branch to dry its feathers with the wings outstretched. Little Cormorants breed in freshwater wetlands and on coasts. In Malayalam,it is known as cheria neer kakka.
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Thiruvathira

Thruvathira festival  takes place on the full moon night in the tamil month of Margazhi and malayalam month Dhanu(December–January) and this is also the longest night in a year.Thiruvathira is essentially a women's festival.Ladies in this  day worship Lord Shiva and pray for conjugal harmony and marital bliss.The very interesting facet of this festival is the enchanting Thiruvathirakkali dance performed by women on this day.
Thiruvathira is said to be celebrated to commemorate The death of Kamadheva,The god of love according to Hindu mythology.. Some people also consider it auspicious to worship Lord Shiva on this day and take his Darshan in Shiva temples before sunrise.
This festival is extremely popular amongst womenfolk of Nambuthiri,Kshathriya and Nair communities in Kerala.Celebrations begin a week before from asterism Aswathi.Not withstanding the biting cold of the winter season,women wake up as early as 4 am and takes bath  in the pond.While taking bath they sing songs in worship of Lord Kamadheva on the rhythm produced by splashing of water with their fist.. At he end ,they will stand in a circle holding hands of each other and sing songs and perform Thiruvathirakkali..Women observe fast on thiruvathira .Instead of rice meal,they take preparations of Chama (Panicum miliaceum) or wheat dishes besides fruit.There is also a tradition to eat hundred betel leaves on this day.At night women wear ten types of flowers and it is known as 'Pathirappoochoodal',meaning 'wearing of flowers in midnight" An image of Lord Shiva is placed in the central court yard of  Kerala homes and a big brass lamp will be lit in front of it. Offerings of flowers, plantains and jaggery are made before  the god and then they will perform the very elegant Thiruvathira dance.  Women dressed in typical Kerala style with mundu and neriyathu and the hair bun adorned with jasmine garlands perform this dance
It is a wonderful sight to watch women dancing on the rhythm of the song and clapping their hands in unison.
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Gandhiji painting series- Remembering 26/11

The 2008 Mumbai attacks (often referred to as November 26 or 26/11) where more than 10 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai India's largest city, by terrorists ,pictures of burning Taj Hotel made a deep impact all over the world .By choosing to attack Mumbai's  iconic hotel, the Islamist terrorists have sent a powerful message to India's leaders, foreign investors and tourists as well as the country's new economic elite.

Perhaps the terrorists intended, striking a blow against a symbol of Indian wealth and progress and sending shivers down the spine of some of the richest and most powerful people on the planet 

through the tragedy and loss of November 26, 2008, what has emerged are the acts of courage and generosity of lesser known heroes that held the city of Mumbai together on that day. This painting is a tribute to the resilient spirit of Mumbai, The city of dreams and the“ never say die” spirit of the city.

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Nehru Trophy Boat race 2013

Comes Karkkidakam, the backwater of Kerala becomes alive to celebrate the exiting sport of snake boat racing. The spirits of rowers are not dampened by the pitter-patter rains or the thunder storms. There are many races in different areas of Kerala, but the most famous is the Nehru trophy boat race held in the punnamada kayal (Punnamada Lake) in Alappuzha usually conducted on the second Saturday of august .The race is celebrated to commemorate the visit of the late Prime Minister Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1952. In this race, majestic boats measuring a length of 30 to 60 meters (over 100 ft) with a raised prow, are quite impressive and can accommodate around 100 rowers, 4 helmsmen and 25 cheer leaders

The snake boat race is the largest team sport in the world. Snake boats or chundan vallams as they are locally known, can carry scores of men. The origin of snake boats goes back to hundreds of years when the king of Chembakassery, ordered that a war ship be built which can carry soldiers as well as a canon so that he gets an upper hand in the war against the king of Kayamkulam .One Mr.Narayanachari designed the chundan vallam which with its speed and agility won the war for the king of Chembakassery.Other boats also take part in the boat races.Most of them have military lineages.

                                                  
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