Kerala Villege Fair is Coming on January Month Every Year and running to 10 Days in Kerala.
Kerala Village Fair, a cultural event celebrated for ten days in the month of January, is organized at Kovalam Beach and Marine Drive (Ernakulam) in Kerala. It is also called as the Gramam Fair. The fair is a celebration of the tradition and customs of Kerala state.
A typical Kerala village -‘gramam’ is recreated replete with the traditional Nalukettu houses, ‘chayakkada’ local teashops etc.
Traditional thatch houses (Nalukettu) are decorated during this ten-day long festival and are the venue for folk dances, music and festivities. This fair represents the nostalgic recreation of bygone era of rustic simplicity and ethnic charm. Astrologers, artisans and even sorcerers, provide the visitor a glimpse of Kerala’s rich past.
Nalukettu, the traditional upper class homestead (‘tharavadu’), the quadrangular mansion recreated using wood and tiles with a central open courtyard, corridors, massive pillars and dormer windows is typical of Kerala’s Architectural Style. Inside the Nalukettu are displayed a wealth of antiques. Priceless furniture in Teak, Mahogany and Sandalwood, charming curios like Jewellery Boxes, Spice Bowls, Ethnic Jewellery, Exquisite Paintings and Shields and Swords Wielded by men of yore are on show. Musical Instruments, Palmyra Fans, majestic Wooden Four Poster Beds, householdutensils remind one of a bygone era.
By Rail: Thiruvananthapuram central, about 14 km from Kovalam
By Air: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, about 18 km from Kovalam.
By Road: Kovalam is well connected by road.
Kerala Village Fair-Video