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India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Chinese fishing nets. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Kerala traded with China and adopted Chinese finshing methods. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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A village and a row of Chinese fishing nets. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Boat building. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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People on a village ferry. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Boat stop. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Collecting water. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Ferry carrying a bicycle. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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One of the many Backwater waterways linking villages in Kerala. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Punting along the Backwaters. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Young ferry passenger. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Small village on a spit of land. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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A Backwaters waterway fringed with palms. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Cargo boat by a brick house. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Village hall. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Carrying coconuts. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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A Backwaters waterway fringed with palms and plied by boats. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Jellyfish. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Thatched wooden houses. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Kerala style brick houses painted white with tiled roofs. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Woman by the water. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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A house by the water. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Ferries. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Collecting coconuts. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Sail boat. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Rural scene. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Cargo boat. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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The picturesque Backwaters of Kerala. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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One of the many villages by the Backwaters. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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People by a cargo boat. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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The Backwaters are very picturesque and a popular travel route. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Village with communial area. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Covered boat. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Sail boat on a lagoon. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Two ferries. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Fishing nets. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Quiet waterway. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Two sail boats in awode lagoon near Alleppey. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Children swimming. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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A spit of land. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Keralite houses in Alleppey, one of the towns on the Backwaters. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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The town is small and pleasant. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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A group of girls. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Mullakkal Temple |
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The Mullakkal Temple is a typical Keralite Hindu temple. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Mullakkal Temple |
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Keralite temples are unwalled. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Mullakkal Temple |
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The temple is over 500 years old. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Mullakkal Temple |
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The architecture resembles that of a Keralite house. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Mullakkal Temple |
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The covered prayer hall. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Mullakkal Temple |
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Carved stone shrine. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Alleppey is a centre of Orthodox Christianity and has many churches. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Icons are common in Orthodox churches. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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The Edathua Church is Syrian Orthodox. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Catholic church from the Portuguese era. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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A typical mosque in Alleppey without a dome or minaret. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Lorries loading goods onto boats for transport. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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The town has been called The Venice of the East. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Posters overlooking the river. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Two men in a boat. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Canalside market. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Hay on the quayside. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Unloading bricks. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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A group of men playing cards. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
Alleppey |
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Hindu girl. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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The backwaters of Kerala are a series of waterways and lagoons used for transport between villages. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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The waterways of the Backwaters extend for over 900km. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Boarding a ferry. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Two fishermen. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Local ferry transporting people and animals. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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A group of people waiting for a ferry. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Walking alongside the waterway. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Pictuesque scene. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Ducks on the water. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Muslim settlement by a river. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Muslim villagers. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Small waterside shop. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Settlement. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Brick house. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Washing clothes. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Small boat docking quay. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Overgrown waterway. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
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Pretty house by the water. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Female punter on local ferry. |
1989 |
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Kerala |
Backwaters |
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House with thatched roof resembling a Keralite house. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
Backwaters |
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Quiet waterway. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Kottayam is a quiet city with many churches and temples. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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The city dates from the 9th century and was part of a kingdom that defeated the Dutch East India Company. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Poster for optician. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Vallia Palli |
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Vallia Palli is a 7th century Syrian Orthodox church. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Vallia Palli |
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The Syrian Orthodox church in Kottayam used to import its bishops from Mesopotamia until the arrival of the Portuguese. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Vallia Palli |
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The Syrian Orthodox Christian community dates from the 1st century. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Vallia Palli |
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Plaque commomorating the visit of Haile Selassie from Ethiopia. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Vallia Palli |
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The altar with gold candelabras. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Vallia Palli |
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A Persian cross with an inscription in Pali. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Cheriya Palli |
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Cheriya Palli is an Orthodox church. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Cheriya Palli |
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Cheriya Palli is an 8th century church. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Cheriya Palli |
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Side entrance with red tiled roof. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Cheriya Palli |
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Icons surrounding the altar. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Cheriya Palli |
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Faded wall paintings. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple |
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The entrance to the Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple. |
1989 |
India |
Kerala |
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Kottayam |
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Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple |
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One of the gates to the temple which is deicated to Shiva. |
1989 |