CALICUT- THE CITY OF SCULPTURES
Calicut (Kozhikode) is tagged as the second best city of the country and
is located in the most beautiful state of India, Kerala. This beautiful city
has the most beautiful lakes, beaches, hillocks, parks, rivers, churches,
temples and sculptures. Calicut is said to be the most significant trade
center of Kerala. Because of the presence of marshy land in this place,
the city is often called Chullikkad meaning a shrubby land of jungle.
The spices of this place are famous throughout and attracts traders from
round the world for spices and many other commodities. The economy
of this city is dependent on agriculture and fishery on one hand and
timber, tea, coconut and coffee industry on the other hand.
Calicut Railway station
There is an intensive network of railways in Calicut which connects it to
the major parts of the country such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai,
Mangalore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Vijaywada, Palakkad,
Vishakapatnam, Kochi, Trivandrum, Kollam and Kannur. Apart from
these, there are bi-weekly and tri weekly trains for destinations such as
Bikaner and Jaipur from this station. If you happen to travel by this
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Calicut cuisine
The cuisine of Calicut is under the influence of Indian and foreign
cuisines such as British, Chinese, Arab, European and Gujarati, North
Indian, Jain food and South Indian food. One of the amazing dishes here
is the sweetmeat known as 'Halwa' which is prepared with flour and is
available in every sweetmeat shop. Another one is sadya, which is a
meal accompanied with sambhar, rice, papad and other curries.
Calicut culture
The people of this city give immense importance to the traditional
values that is passed on to them from their ancestors. The language,
dance, songs and music of Calicut reflects its culture in the most
beautiful manner. The songs of this culture have a different tune with
lyrics which synthesis of Malayalam and Arabic. The major dance forms
include Kathakali, Koothu, Kaikottikali and Ottanthullal. The dance
performances are usually made over the mythological tales. The most
significant festivals here are Madapalli and Pooram festival. The love
for art that these people have can be understood from the fact that the
city is famous for art galleries.
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