Kannur (Kerala), India - December 26th, 2006

The bus ride from Madikeri to Kannur was thru a very waindy road, but the vegetation was very lush and green. The Western Ghats is a long stretch of foresty and big foliage trees, passing thru small village towns quite colorful.
I arrived early enough to go and visit the Parasinikadavu Temple an hour away. The ride there was very pleasant, tropical scenery and lots of big homes along the way. It seems like there is more affluent people in the Southern areas. I wanted to visit this temple because traditionally they perform regular 'theyyams' every day. They are Kerala's most popular ritualistic art form, developed from folk dances and performed with harvest celebrations as offerings to the deities to keep illness and poverty away. I didn't get to stay long enough to watch it.