New Year at Kovalam/Varkala, Kerala ???

arijitraja

Hey..
Anyone having plans for the new year in Kovalam/Varala Beaches, Kerala ??
I am currently in Periyar and would be reaching any one beach ( i will have to decide) on 29th and will leave on 1st noon... any idea of any good party/celebration in any of the beaches ?
Till now i had a better opinion abt Kovalam from People.. but i am yet to Decide..
Anyone with Similar plans ??
I think i will chec my mails day after tomorrw.. so please drop in a message .. for any infrmation...
I dont have any acco now and i thin tthis is gonna be a big problem there .. finding one now.. anyone two cents on this ??

Cheers from Kerala

Ari

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abhilashdas

From this year onwards Allepey beach is going to be a better preference for newyear celebrations. The highlight of this years Newyear celebration is a traditional Kerala Style "POORAM" that you could never find in Kerala around this time; with 50 decorated elephants lined up. Mega shows and cultural events will make celebrations even better. The programme is organised by Alleppey Municipality, KTDC and Kerala government together.
So I recommend you not to miss that.
The programmes begin today and will be ther till 31st.

arijitraja

Thanks .. but i am in Allepey itself and was there at the beach last night.. No elephants and everything was in Malayalam.. It seemed like a Fair than a party ..

abhilashdas

The programme is from 27th to 31st.What you might have seen there is the official inauguration. I dont remember the date of pooram. Could be 30th. You better make an enquiry there.

machadinha

I don't know anything about it of course, but this doesn't surprise me, as Malayalam will be the language spoken and your description of a fair vs. party sounds rather apt going by my own experiences.

I have a feeling you were looking for something more like a rave kind of affair and this probably won't be it. Good tip in any other way though, so thanks Abhilashdas.

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