Southern Tastes ● India

In South India, there is an atypical region: Kerala.
By its splendor, its diversity and its singularities, Kerala charms as much as it subjugates.
Most developed state in the country, it remains an exception in India with its fully literate population.
In contrast to Delhi, the sprawling capital city, Kerala misery is less present, life is more human.
Symbols of the ruling Communist Party flood cities between tea and spices plantations, jungle, backwaters (river channels ...).
It lives peacefully, aware of the wonders that Kerala provides everyday.
The sea offers fish, the mountains offer tea.
On the other hand, the monsoon has been causing hundreds of deaths in recent years and catastrophic damages.
Between the two live the wonderful keralais, always benevolent, and often enlightened ...
Alleppey, Kerala. Popular with Indian tourists, the region of backwaters (canals) allows Indians to enjoy themselves, for a night or a day, along its peaceful waters.
Alleppey, Kerala. Popular with Indian tourists, the region of backwaters (canals) allows Indians to enjoy themselves, for a night or a day, along its peaceful waters.

Delhi. Chandni Chowk Market.
Delhi. Chandni Chowk Market.

Punnapra, Kerala. Sitting on his boat, Sanduj observes the tide, a few hours before going fishing.
Punnapra, Kerala. Sitting on his boat, Sanduj observes the tide, a few hours before going fishing.

Nedumudy, Kerala. Along the backwaters, the spectacular Kerala canals, Sebastian is impatiently waiting for the training of ‟snake boats‟ crews. These boats, over 40 meters long, compete for trophies, and people admiration.
Nedumudy, Kerala. Along the backwaters, the spectacular Kerala canals, Sebastian is impatiently waiting for the training of ‟snake boats‟ crews. These boats, over 40 meters long, compete for trophies, and people admiration.

Munnar, Kerala. The region enjoys an exceptional climate, it is the center of tea production in India. As far as eyes can see: tea plantations sharply cut, tortuous reliefs, lot of green, and green.
Munnar, Kerala. The region enjoys an exceptional climate, it is the center of tea production in India. As far as eyes can see: tea plantations sharply cut, tortuous reliefs, lot of green, and green.

Alleppey, Kerala. Trains are an institution in India, and the rhythm of life in the countryside. The long wait at the crossing is always an opportunity to chat for the villagers.
Alleppey, Kerala. Trains are an institution in India, and the rhythm of life in the countryside. The long wait at the crossing is always an opportunity to chat for the villagers.

Delhi. 53°C in the shade, Delhi suffocates.
Delhi. 53°C in the shade, Delhi suffocates.

Delhi, Humayun Tomb. Away from the tumult, temples and tombs offer a moment of peace in the heart of the city.
Delhi, Humayun Tomb. Away from the tumult, temples and tombs offer a moment of peace in the heart of the city.

Delhi. Inhabited by 19 million people, bubbling and polluted, Delhi is unbreathable, especially in rickshaws stuck in traffic. It is estimated that the air would be healthy to breathe only 5 days in the year.
Delhi. Inhabited by 19 million people, bubbling and polluted, Delhi is unbreathable, especially in rickshaws stuck in traffic. It is estimated that the air would be healthy to breathe only 5 days in the year.

Delhi. In front of sikh temple, third religion in the country.
Delhi. In front of sikh temple, third religion in the country.

Delhi.
Delhi.

Kochi, Kerala. Chinese squares, traditional fishing nets brought in the 14th century by ... the Chinese, bring so little fish ... Cargos and tankers are also now part of the landscape.
Kochi, Kerala. Chinese squares, traditional fishing nets brought in the 14th century by ... the Chinese, bring so little fish ... Cargos and tankers are also now part of the landscape.

Kochi, Kerala. Mornin is for fishing, afteroon for napping...
Kochi, Kerala. Mornin is for fishing, afteroon for napping...

Cherai Beach, Kerala. Selfie time.
Cherai Beach, Kerala. Selfie time.

Top Station, Kerala. Highest point of Kerala.
Top Station, Kerala. Highest point of Kerala.

Cherai Beach, Kerala. The region is predominantly Christian, and each village, each village has its own church. Both grandiose and kitsch, they are spectacular in their size and their special taste ...
Cherai Beach, Kerala. The region is predominantly Christian, and each village, each village has its own church. Both grandiose and kitsch, they are spectacular in their size and their special taste ...

Cherai Beach, Kerala. Fishing at dawn.
Cherai Beach, Kerala. Fishing at dawn.

Cherai Beach, Kerala. The Communist Party leads the region, and the walls are covered with symbols and tribute to heroes, or Party fighters.
Cherai Beach, Kerala. The Communist Party leads the region, and the walls are covered with symbols and tribute to heroes, or Party fighters.

Cherai Beach, Kerala. Hundreds of fishing boats take turns in the waters of the Arabian Sea, nearby.
Cherai Beach, Kerala. Hundreds of fishing boats take turns in the waters of the Arabian Sea, nearby.

Cherai Beach, Kerala. In the evening, the beach bustles with hundreds of families, friends, lovers, come to enjoy the majestic sunset, feasting on all kinds of street-food.
Cherai Beach, Kerala. In the evening, the beach bustles with hundreds of families, friends, lovers, come to enjoy the majestic sunset, feasting on all kinds of street-food.

Kuzhuppilly, Kerala. At the port, the ice factory delivers tons per morning. It is well necessary to equip boats going to sea.
Kuzhuppilly, Kerala. At the port, the ice factory delivers tons per morning. It is well necessary to equip boats going to sea.

Kuzhuppilly, Kerala. The girls are getting ready for school, while the father is enjoying a chai in the morning dew. Last quiet moments: the following week he starts his new job on a fishing boat.
Kuzhuppilly, Kerala. The girls are getting ready for school, while the father is enjoying a chai in the morning dew. Last quiet moments: the following week he starts his new job on a fishing boat.

Munnar, Kerala. Tea plantations.
Munnar, Kerala. Tea plantations.

Top Station, Kerala. Highest point of Kerala.
Top Station, Kerala. Highest point of Kerala.

Alleppey, Kerala. Waiting for the next ferry...
Alleppey, Kerala. Waiting for the next ferry...

Kochi, Kerala. Early in the morning when it is still cool, the beach fills with men. Dozens of Kochi residents gather on the sea front, swimming, praying, or playing sports.
Kochi, Kerala. Early in the morning when it is still cool, the beach fills with men. Dozens of Kochi residents gather on the sea front, swimming, praying, or playing sports.

Kochi, Kerala. Rest is not eternal.
Kochi, Kerala. Rest is not eternal.