Advance Happy Onam 2026 Wishes!

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 Ode to Kerala


Dr.S.Padmapriya

 

Decked up in the fragrance of a million myriad hues of forest flowers

Steeped in verdant mysteries of ancient history

Blessed by the oceans and the seas

South Indian beauty beyond compare

First born of God's earthy children

Born from the compassion of The Heavens

Looked after by passion incarnate nature

Soaked in splendorous waterfalls and rivers

 Bathed in the warmth of surreptitious sunlight

Kerala, with one foot in the waters and the other on the sands

Land of Mahabali, great asura king in the Matsya Purana

Sent to the netherworld by Vamana - Vishnu Avatara

Backwaters stretching to the length of imagination

Into prurient human hearts

Muse of poets.....

Blessed by water in every form and girth

River water- falls....rains...and sea!

The land of elephants, coconuts, bananas, roses red

Nature has given this flamboyant woman,

Its finest!


Advance Happy Onam Wishes to one and all!

😊✨️

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