Murals, the decorative wall painting

Mural is found in all periods of art, but mainly, as distinct from the domestic easel picture, in palaces, churches, or interiors of buildings of public use or significance.
Its nothing other than a magical play of just five colours, no hidden ideas or semiotic symbols that make complication.

Prince Thonnakal a well-known mural artist has initiated a programme to protect the murals in Kerala. Starting his carrier as a student in 1990 under late Mammiyoor Krishnankutty Nair at Guruvayoor Devasome Boards he had never looked back in his career as a mural artist. His first project was renovation of the murals in Kumaranalloor temple.

Being a dry fresco expert he had done renovation works at Ooramana (Piravam) Padmanabhaswamy temple and Sree Krishna swamy temple Neyattinkara. Prince uses the brush made up of arrow grass treated in milk and colours from nature. The colours are prepared according to the traditional methods. When renovating a work the first step is to take photographs of the existing one, which is the only available material to put sketches. Then the old one is destroyed to draw the new one. When working with such paintings it is compulsory to follow the instructions from manuscripts.

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Floating Naalukettu

Veli tourist village is one of the prime attractions in the tourism map of Trivandrum. The recent allures of this place are the modernised floating restaurant and the lakeside walkway .This floating restaurant is the first and largest of its kind in India.

This two storied restaurant is built in the traditional ‘Naalukettu’ model .Around 150 people can dine out here simultaneously. This restaurant can be attached to any part of the lake since it is built upon a floating platform. For preventing corrosion, wood and anti-rust materials are used for its construction.

People can enjoy the tasty traditional dishes here taking pleasure of the enchanting beauty of Veli Lake. Chinese, continental foods are also available in this three star eatery .A separate kitchen and service area are attached to the restaurant.

The lake side walkway from veli to Akkulam is another key feature. This aisle was done on a budget of Rs.2 crores. The evening walk having the magnificence of the lagoon will be a new experience to the sightseers.
A five crore development project is expected to be launched soon to make Veli as one of the foremost attractions in Kerala.

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