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Kerala attracted the notice of people in other parts of India even from time immemorial. It is evident from the many reference to the land of in ancient Sanskrit works. Society in Kerala is stratified along caste and religiouslines. The presence of the various religious groups over this small strip of land has given rise to a composite culture in the state. Interestingly, while on the one hand, the influence of the rituals of one religion on another is evident, on the other hand, people of the same religionliving in different parts of the state follow different customs, rituals and food habits. Except for a few places in northern Kerala and in areas lying close to and on the Western Ghats, Malayalam is the primary language. In these areas, however, the local dialects are a mix of Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil. Hindus are in a majority in Kerala.
Kerala looms large in the accounts of classical writes of Greece and Rome. The anonymous author of the Periplus (first century AD) and Ptolemy (Second century AD) are the most outstanding classical writes who give information about Kerala. Later foreign writes like Sulaiman (Ninth Century AD), Masudi (Tenth century AD) Al Kazwini (Thirteenth century AD), Marco Polo (Thirteenth century), John of Monte Corvino (Thirteenth century), Friar Jordanus of Severic (Fourteen century) Ibn Batuta (Fourteen century), Ma Huan (Fifteen century), Nicolo Conti (Fifteen century) and Abdul Razzack (Fifteen century) are some of the other foreign travellers of the early period who give interesting glimpses of trade and other aspects of Kerala.
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Location: Kerala attracted the notice of people in other parts of India even from time immemorial. It is evident from the many reference to the land of in ancient Sanskrit works.
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Places Near By: Munnar, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kollam, Kumarakom, Thekkady, Trivandrum
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