| Kollam Fest | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Kollam Fest |
| Type | Tourism |
| Date | November 10, 2011 to January 1, 2012 [annual] |
| Observances | "An echo friendly event focusing on art culture trade and tourism" |
Kollam Fest (Malayalam:കൊല്ലം ഫെസ്റ്റ്) is an annual festival, attracting a vast majority of Keralites and hundreds of domestic and foreign tourists to Kollam. The classic cultural program by renowned artists in the evenings are major attraction of the event.
This "Gods own capital city" is gifted with unique representative features like beaches, lakes, canals, dominant hills, rivers, backwaters, forest, vast green fields.
Kollam Fest aims to showcase rich Culture & Heritage of kollam, Tourism potential, Investments for the new ventures, all through the month long gala event.The fest aims to constitute an award in the name of the late Renowned actor O.Madhavan for the best professional theatre group in Kerala.
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Aims to set up a museum for heritage, art and cultural. Raise a beneficial fund to help cancer patients. To create an aid project for the rehabilitation of helpless old age women. Invite investment in tourism and trade sector. Convey Eco-friendly message to lives.
Kollam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about 71 kilometres (44 mi) north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. It is the headquarters of the Kollam district. Kollam is the fourth largest city in Kerala and is known for cashew processing and coir manufacturing. It is ex-cogitate to be the southern gateway to the backwaters of Kerala and is a prominent tourist destination.
The main economy of kollam is depended on the cashew industry.The largest cashew industry of world is located here in kollam,The kerala state cashew development co- operation. Kollam society and culture perfectly reflects the life style of the people residing in the city.The culture of kollam lies in its religious festivals,arts,education system and business.People of different religions co -exist on the land of kollam.There are many eminent personalities who have added to the richness of kollam.
This "Gods own capital city" is gifted with unique representative features like sea, lakes, canals, dominant hills, rivers, backwaters, forest, vast green fields and tropical crop of every variety both food crop and cash crop .It is prosperous commercial center located on the edge of the renowned Ashtamudi.The children's Traffic and entertainment park ,designed by NATPAC. Mahatma Gandhi beach and kochupilamoodu , Thirumullavaram beach and Ashram picnic village are some important tourist destination in kollam.It attracting the tourist from all over the world.