Backwater Boating Pictures Kerala 1

Watch part one of pictures from my recent visit of Indian state of Kerala. Kerala is one of the very beautiful states of India and it is famous for number of things like Backwater boating. In Kerala, people can enjoy backwater boating through numbers of interconnected small canals of fresh water. Through backwater boating, people can understand importance of these small backwater canals on Kerala lifestyle. Lot of people live around these canals and use them for transportation, bathing, cleaning, washing and numbers of other things. During Kerala visit it is almost must to enjoy backwater boating experience. Also visit Backwater Boating Pictures Kerala 2, Backwater Boating Pictures Kerala 3

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Pictures taken by Arvind Katoch

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