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...that according to tradition, it is believed that Thomas , the apostle of Jesus Christ established the Church in India in 52 AD?
...that Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was buried in St. Francis Church in India?
...that Kochi in Kerala, India is the only place where Chinese fishing nets are used outside of China?
...that Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary in Kerala, India, receives migratory birds from far away Siberia?
...that the Mattancherry Palace, popular as Dutch Palace, in Kochi, India, was built by the Portuguese and renovated by the Dutch?
...there is a belief that a dip in the waters of Papanasam Beach (pictured), one of the beaches in Kerala, washes away sins?
...that the hull of the kettuvallams, Kerala houseboats, (pictured) are built of wooden boards tied together by coir rope?

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