{"id":40975,"date":"2024-10-11T13:12:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T07:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.savaari.com\/blog\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=40975"},"modified":"2024-10-18T12:50:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T07:20:08","slug":"malarikkal-offbeat-place-of-kerala","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.savaari.com\/blog\/web-stories\/malarikkal-offbeat-place-of-kerala\/","title":{"rendered":"Malarikkal &#8211; Kerala\u2019s Answer to Thailand\u2019s Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Ubuntu%3Awght%40400%3B700\" 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Lake<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"3c9529c9-5dce-4f6a-bdde-518c42ce96ac\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-44161a42-41f3-4625-b07f-3ebb802b83bb\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-116.15121%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-31f9a6ae-bdf9-49ae-a7b4-dd8d15a828e7\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script 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style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332%\" id=\"el-ac52ad9e-3d80-405e-a130-33e8232214fa\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.24018987341772163% 0;font-family:&quot;Ubuntu&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #20a8d9\">Aambal<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:8.09061%;width:62.62136%;height:17.31392%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-d5a4989b-cd12-4f6b-9747-61ac85095307\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-118.21706%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-8bc5452e-c7f2-4269-b677-e8024a374893\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-426f03ad-2bf1-4a4a-95b9-755e93a610e8\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7751937984496124% 0.7751937984496124% 0.7751937984496124% 0.7751937984496124% \/ 1.8691588785046727% 1.8691588785046727% 1.8691588785046727% 1.8691588785046727%\" id=\"el-42bba7d2-e640-4f54-923d-a571959f575a\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.27558139534883663% 0;font-family:&quot;Ubuntu&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Kerala\u2019s Own Crimson Beauty Known locally as \u2018Aambal,\u2019 these water lilies create a sea of pink and crimson, stretching as far as the eye can see.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"bca54a0d-9aa2-44be-8ce2-77de08734977\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-4e16146f-5442-4a89-a288-55c70077964a\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-114.87342%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 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style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:114.52538%;left:0%;top:-7.26269%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savaari.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/malarikkal-lake-04.webp\" alt=\"malarikkal lake-04\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:1.61812%;width:76.69903%;height:7.60518%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-4e16146f-5442-4a89-a288-55c70077964a\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-114.87342%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-e34c6fcd-ca04-4672-9f7c-97361cb54d50\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-49618517-e54f-481f-9c30-1f1458c54b50\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 4.25531914893617% 4.25531914893617% 4.25531914893617% 4.25531914893617%\" id=\"el-c2a41ada-55b4-422d-9b50-81d96184d7e1\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.4212025316455694% 0;font-family:&quot;Ubuntu&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #20a8d9\">N<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #20a8d9\">ature\u2019s Balance in Full Bloom<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:11.32686%;width:62.62136%;height:17.31392%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-c4431931-21a9-4094-b4bd-e6d4b9604163\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-118.21706%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-258b6c32-62f8-425c-92f8-41539703881e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-c5865bae-7024-4ca1-852f-5d99c6ba9bae\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7751937984496124% 0.7751937984496124% 0.7751937984496124% 0.7751937984496124% \/ 1.8691588785046727% 1.8691588785046727% 1.8691588785046727% 1.8691588785046727%\" id=\"el-5218eec6-7c30-4d25-8e3c-8289c09c9aa6\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.27558139534883663% 0;font-family:&quot;Ubuntu&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>More than just beautiful, these water lilies are vital for the region\u2019s ecological balance, supporting local wildlife and preserving the wetlands.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"2ad4226c-f8e9-4e63-a663-f574a285526f\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-49c65e58-7531-4b12-98a2-eb69a18c3076\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-114.87342%, 0px, 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Rides at Dawn<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:8.09061%;width:67.96117%;height:17.31392%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-1594843d-6358-40e7-9716-d6dbbf70aa57\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-116.78572%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-b9f1440c-d284-4984-a8ce-d7d0afb573c8\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-5361de66-f0ea-4306-b932-7a3a8d99d3a5\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div 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