Buying souvenirs or gift is very common for every travelers. Kerala is well represented with our amazing variety of Handicrafts. Below are the major gift items you can buy in your Kerala Tour:-
THINGS TO PURCHASE FROM KERALA
Your memories at your showcase
Aranmula Kannadi
A handmade metal-alloy mirror without glass and mercury, produced by a single extended family in Aranmula, a small town in the state of Kerala, India! The secret of making this mirror is not yet revealed. The exact metals that form the alloy are said to be a combination of copper and tin.
A handmade metal-alloy mirror without glass and mercury, produced by a single extended family in Aranmula, a small town in the state of Kerala, India! The secret of making this mirror is not yet revealed. The exact metals that form the alloy are said to be a combination of copper and tin.
Each Aranmula kannadi is unique in design and exclusively crafted in a very traditional process, for high quality and precision. The craftsmen get involved in intensive polishing sessions, which would go on for several days to obtain the desired reflective surface. This metal mirror is mysterious in its creation, unequaled in its beauty, has a glossy brass frame with unique design.
Aranmula Kannadi is an icon of Kerala's rich cultural and metallurgical traditions. Government of Kerala presented Aranmula mirror to many of its official guests. The British Museum in London has a 45 centimeter tall Aranmula metal mirror in its collection.
Wooden Elephant Models
Beautiful Elephant models are carved in different kind of woods and decorated in different styles will makes your showcase more attractive. You can find it at government handicraft showrooms.
Kerala Traditional Dresses
Cotton Dhoti and shirts are the traditional dresses for Kerala men and Silk or Cotton Sarees is for Kerala women. You can find variety of traditional dresses in the Government handloom showroom.
South India is famous for Silk and Cotton industry. Each dress is woven in unique style and design. Kerala brides wear Silk saree for their wedding ceremony and it is the part of religious tradition. Kasavu Mundu (dhoti) is extremely light pure cotton handlooms bordered with golden thread. Just wear and silk or cotton saree when you are at Kerala, we are sure that you will be look like an angel!
Traditional Wooden Jewel Box
Ancient days Kerala women had been keeping their ornaments inside the brass decorated wooden Jewel Boxes. This casket also called as Amadapetti which is made of rosewood with conical lid is an exquisite mix of beauty and utility.
Snake Boat and Houseboat models
Snake boat race is a traditional competition in Kerala. Snake boat (Chundan-Vallam) is a very long wooden boat and has hundreds of rovers in each boat. If you get a chance to see the Snake boat race, we are sure that you will definitely buy its model.
Kerala Woven crafts
There are varieties of Bamboo or Hay woven items available in all type of models here as Kerala forests are dense with bamboo plants. Our traditional craftsmen have woven hundreds of items in our traditional Kerala style.
Sandalwood oil
There are many sandalwood forests in Kerala. From those trees we are producing high quality sandalwood oils. Please make sure that you are buying it from reputed shops.
Pepper, Cardamom or other spices
From ancient days onwards, Kerala is known as the land of spices and those are our biggest exporting items. These spices grow well in Kerala hillsides and you can see many Pepper and Cardamom and other plantations during your travel. Most of our guests bring these items back to their home countries if they visit Kerala.
Kerala Tea
It has proved that the quality of tea depends on the altitude of the place where tea plant grows. Kerala hills are very fertile place for tea plants (around 6000 feet high). You can buy variety of premium tea powders such as Kolukkumala tra or Kannan Devan tea.
Cashew nut
Kerala is one of the biggest producers and exporters of Cashew nuts. Fine quality Cashew nuts are produced in hillsides of Kerala and cashews are processing in factories in Kollam district of Kerala. These products are widely applauded by our guests for its high quality, affordability and numerous other attributes. Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited has also introduced value added cashew products in the market such as Cashew Vita, Cashew Soup Mix, and Cashew Powder.
Art works and paintings
Mural paintings are drawn using natural pigments and vegetable colors on the walls of temples, palaces and churches in South India which describes the mythological stories done by legends. These paintings are dating back between 9th to 12th centuries. Mostly the painter gets recognition from the local Kings. Replica of these paintings are available in our reputed souvenir shops and Art galleries which may well decorate your drawing room walls.
Coir items
Coir industry is the one of the major industry in the coastal areas. Coir is derived from the Coconut through some long and complex process. You can buy variety of products made by coir.
Other items
There are many other items available such as Rosewood Inlaid Dining Table with Chairs, Rosewood "Happy Man", Rare Collection of Sea Shells, Carved wooden figures, Buffalo Horn Night lamp and Feeding Crane, Banana Fibre Table Mats, Fancy Coconut Trees, Laminated wood Table Mats etc.
