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Calicut (Kozhikode) is tagged as the second best city of the country and is located in the most beautiful state of India, Kerala. This beautiful city has the most beautiful lakes, beaches, hillocks, parks, rivers, churches, temples and sculptures. Calicut is said to be the most significant trade center of Kerala. Because of the presence of marshy land in this place, the city is often called Chullikkad meaning a shrubby land of jungle. The spices of this place are famous throughout and attracts traders from round the world for spices and many other commodities. The economy of this city is dependent on agriculture and fishery on one hand and timber, tea, coconut and coffee industry on the other hand. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Calicut- The city of sculptures


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Calicut- The city of sculptures
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  • Calicut (Kozhikode) is tagged as the second best
    city of the country and is located in the most
    beautiful state of India, Kerala. This beautiful
    city has the most beautiful lakes, beaches,
    hillocks, parks, rivers, churches, temples and
    sculptures. Calicut is said to be the most
    significant trade center of Kerala. Because of
    the presence of marshy land in this place, the
    city is often called Chullikkad meaning a shrubby
    land of jungle. The spices of this place are
    famous throughout and attracts traders from round
    the world for spices and many other commodities.
    The economy of this city is dependent on
    agriculture and fishery on one hand and timber,
    tea, coconut and coffee industry on the other
    hand.

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Calicut Railway station
  • There is an intensive network of railways in
    Calicut which connects it to the major parts of
    the country such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai,
    Mangalore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Coimbatore,
    Vijaywada, Palakkad, Vishakapatnam, Kochi,
    Trivandrum, Kollam and Kannur. Apart from these,
    there are bi-weekly and tri weekly trains for
    destinations such as Bikaner and Jaipur from this
    station. If you happen to travel by this station
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Calicut cuisine
  • The cuisine of Calicut is under the influence of
    Indian and foreign cuisines such as British,
    Chinese, Arab, European and Gujarati, North
    Indian, Jain food and South Indian food. One of
    the amazing dishes here is the sweetmeat known as
    'Halwa' which is prepared with flour and is
    available in every sweetmeat shop. Another one is
    sadya, which is a meal accompanied with sambhar,
    rice, papad and other curries.

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Calicut culture
  • The people of this city give immense importance
    to the traditional values that is passed on to
    them from their ancestors. The language, dance,
    songs and music of Calicut reflects its culture
    in the most beautiful manner. The songs of this
    culture have a different tune with lyrics which
    synthesis of Malayalam and Arabic. The major
    dance forms include Kathakali, Koothu,
    Kaikottikali and Ottanthullal. The dance
    performances are usually made over the
    mythological tales. The most significant
    festivals here are Madapalli and Pooram festival.
    The love for art that these people have can be
    understood from the fact that the city is famous
    for art galleries.

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