Midnight river

The Karthikappally Thodu in the night, shot using night mode...

Night sky

Pictures of night.. and nature..!

a rainy eve...

night under sky

Greener!

Unlike the barren highways and freeways with no trees or vegetation for miles like any other village in Kerala, Karthiakappally too has roads with trees over shading them from the scorching heat!

Roads with trees in the side is a common scene everywhere...

The picture of a flowering tree... a road side view..

Green!

As all the places in the Gods own county... Karthikappally is best adorned by the natures fullest decors. Like may places in the state, wherever you look its green and green, Karthikappally embellished by the coconut,green grasses, mango grooves, and whatnot..!

The green soothing scene is everywhere... a scenic destination!

Farmyards, fields and lush greenery was a scene here like elsewhere but changing times make prominent impact on nature... like any other place..
farmlands, now are not that occupied as old times...but still remains..adding a place for the children to enjoy their afternoon...

pond and green grass adds beauty to this charming wonder of nature...

Karthikappally ‘Thodu’

This is one of the oldest and most accessed inland water ways in the Kuttanad region. This was once the major lifeline for trade and export both with the foreigners and the local tradesmen. Presently due to construction of roads in every nook and corner, the ‘Thodu’ lost its privilege and is misused and polluted heavily.

The Karthikappaly thodu

There are may bridges across the Thodu... an old bridge in the picture

on a bridge

the waterway is now polluted and less accessed causing degradation and destruction and in the verge of 'extinction'... a pathetic site