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**Kerala**
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Instance of	state of India (1956–);
Part of	India;
Location	India
Located in or next to body of water	Arabian Sea;
Capital	Thiruvananthapuram;
Basic form of government	unicameralism;
Legislative body	Kerala Legislative Assembly;
Executive body	Council of Ministers of Kerala;
Official language	Malayalam;
Currency	Indian rupee;
Head of state	Rajendra Arlekar (23, 2025–);
Head of government	Pinarayi Vijayan (Chief Minister of Kerala, Communist Party of India (Marxist), 2016–);
Inception	1 November 1956;
Highest point	Anamudi (2,695 m);
Population	34,523,726 (2017);
Area	38,863 ±1 km²;
Replaces	Madras State (Ballari district, South Canara District, 1956); Travancore-Cochin (1956);
Different from	Kerala;
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	10° 00′ 00″ N, 76° 18′ 00″ E
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English: Kerala, officially Keralam (en:Malayalam language: കേരളം Kēraḷaṁ), is a state located in southwestern India. Neighbouring states include Karnataka to the north and Tamil Nadu to the south and east; to the west is the Arabian Sea. Major cities include the state capital Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kochi (Cochin), and Kozhikode (Calicut). The principal spoken language is Malayalam.

Maps and satellite images

Category:Maps of Kerala

Culture

Category:Culture of Kerala

Guru Padma Shri (late) Mani Madhava Chakyar performing Chakyar Koothu
Nātyāchārya Vidūshakaratnam Padma Shri Māni Mādhava Chākyār as Ravana in Koodiyattam (2000 year old Sanskrit drama tradition)
Sringāra rasābhinaya by Guru Māni Mādhava Chākyār
Applying make-up to a Kathakali artist
Decorated face of the Kathakali artist
Thirayattam (Karumakan Vallattu)
Vishnumurthy Theyyam
Onappottan

Geography

Category:Geography of Kerala

Beaches and coastline

Category:Beaches of Kerala

Cherai beach
Kovalam
Kochi fishing nets
St. Angelo fort in Kannur
Meenkunnu beach in Kannur
Payyambalam beach
Varkala beach, one of the new tourist destinations in the state.

Backwaters

Category:Kerala backwaters

Houseboats in the backwaters
Mangrove forest on Valapattanam river
A sunset at the backwaters of Kerala at Astamudi in Kollam district.
Boat safari at the Periyar wildlife sanctuary in Kottayam district of the south central Kerala.
A houseboat in the backwaters. Originally they were (about 2 decades back) used as carrier of goods - mainly the agricultural produce like rice, coconut and the industrial goods like clay, coir and tiles. Currently they are re modified as floating houses, a main attraction in the Kerala tourism.

Highlands, mountains, and hill stations

Category:Geography of Kerala

Category:Nature of Kerala

Category:Wildlife sanctuaries of Kerala

A tea plantation in Kerala. Tea is grown mostly in the hilly eastern belt of the state. This image shows one of the plantations at the Kottayam district of the state.
Hilly Tea Garden region of Idukki district.
A view of Idukki Dam, built in Periyar River on the hilly region of Idukki district of Kerala.
A view of the Idukki reservoir.
Munnar, a hill station in Kerala, is one of the most beautiful places in the Western Ghats
Ponmudi hills near Trivandrum
Waterfalls in Kerala
Cardamom plant in Kerala. They are grown especially along the mountainous eastern regions of the state. Note the cardamom beans close to the base of the plant.