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CHERAI BEACH FESTIVAL Panchayath/ Municipality/ Pallipuram Panchayat Corporation LOCATION District Ernakulam Nearest Town/ Cherai Junction – 2.3 km Landmark/ Junction Nearest Bus station Cherai Bus Stop – 2.4 km Nearest Railway Edappally Railway Station – 24.2 km station ACCESSIBILITY Nearest Airport Cochin International Airport – 26.2 km Cherai Beach Vypin – 683514 Contact: Pallipuram Panchayat Office Phone : +91-484-2488135 CONTACT DATES FREQUENCY DURATION TIME December Annual 1 Week ABOUT THE FESTIVAL (Legend/History/Myth) The Cherai Tourism mela, the first beach carnival in Kerala held to promote beach tourism and to cash in on the tourism potential of the State's seashore, is being organised by the Pallipuram Grama Panchayat of the Vypeen Island. Cherai Beach Tourism Mela takes place in beach every year on December last week. On these days many types of cultural programs like Kathakali, Mohiniyattom, Bharathanatyam, Koodiyattom are conducted and also Gajolsav (Elephant Festival) are conducted on last day of it. National Approximately 100000 RELEVANCE- NO. OF PEOPLE (Local / National / International) PARTICIPATED EVENTS/PROGRAMS DESCRIPTION (How festival is celebrated) The Cherayi mela, the first beach carnival in Kerala enriched Ghazal by Kerala's own legendary dance performers. Every year the Kathakali beach fest is a celebration of the local temple arts, folklores Gajamela and the extinguishing traditional classical art form – Fireworks Chavittunadakam. The Cherai beach fest falls on the last Mohiniyattom week of December every year and this incorporates Bharathanatyam Christmas and New Year celebration. The fest started on 22 Koodiyattom December and ends by 31 with the New Year. The ten days Chenda melam Cultural celebration exhibits a variety of activities by local and national artists. .

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