IRINGAL HAUL
In the month of December, I had visited Kerala, which is
where I belong to and where my family lives. As many of y’all might know it’s
also called the God s own country. Its full of greenery, you are surrounded by coconut trees,
banana trees, betel nut trees and the list goes on
In Kerala, you will find many places for spices, because of
which it’s known as the land of spices. However, when it comes to shopping for
bags, clothes, trinkets, home décor there are not much options available. Until
recently when we discovered Iringal… God bless the person who came up with the
idea of sargaalaya – Kerala
Arts and Crafts Village Iringal …. It’s just beyond words. Whenever I go
to kerala, I have to visit the sargaalaya or my trip is just incomplete. Its my
go to place.
What is sargaalaya – Kerala Arts and Crafts Village Iringal
According to google sargaalaya is
Sargaalaya, the Kerala Arts and Crafts
village at Iringal in Kerala is an initiative of the Department of Tourism,
Government of Kerala. It is an exclusive place where you can not only pick a
product fashioned by the traditional artisans of Kerala but also learn one or
two lessons in the subtleties of crafts-making. Conceptualized as a tourist
destination, Sargaalaya was developed and implemented on the Responsible
Tourism model.
Combining the streams of art and
business, the village throws up a comprehensive platform for exhibition, sales
and craft-making. The uniqueness of the craft village is that it is the only
place where a tourist can witness and learn in person the nuances of
crafts-making and skills of the traditional artisans of Kerala
And for me, its my
one stop destination, THE IT PLACE of Kerala. Today I thought of doing an Iringal Haul, things that I purchased
this time. People who know me know I am a craver for home décor. My room in Kerala
which I share with my sister is full of such things, a highly decorated place.
So today I will showcase all the things I bought during this
trip to Iringal. I have not mentioned
few things as I will be using them for my next blogs.
This time when we visited Iringal, there was an international fest hosted, because of which
the artisans from different parts of the world had come together. An added
advantage there as well, you see …
I could not click pictures of this place as our phone batteries died
by the time we were done shopping and hogging scrumptious food.
Also have attached few of my photos which were clicked over
there. The bum bag which i wore in my HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH blog was bought from here
I bought this South Indian doll because this doll resembles my amma (mother) a lot.
Whenever you visit Iringal,
try visiting during December as there is an international fest hosted, so apart
from the items you get there, many more items from different parts of the world
are also available.
During the fest they have huge food counters.. Make sure you
try payampori and bamboo rice payasam, its scrumptious.
Carry a big tote along with you, make sure you carry water
as well. Too much of walking you see.
Keep your phones fully charged, you don t want to miss out
of clicking those scenic beautiful views.
This has turned out to be very lengthy and a long post. If I
have missed out on something, I will mention or cover in my next Iringal post. Because I’m pretty sure
next one will definitely be there.
Do tell me what you
think of Iringal, also you can
follow me on INSTAGRAM to see more of my travel, lifestyle, shopping haul, food
videos and photos…
Xoxoxox
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These are the best places to go because you get things you just can't get elsewhere. And to know that most are made right there is wonderful.
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I think I heard about Kerala being a very green area with lots of vegetation. It is nice you
ReplyDeletewent to visit your family, I plan to do the same soon (that is visit my family). This village seems wonderful, it is lovely one can buy original arts and crafts there. The doll you bought looks great. Indeed, Iringal seems like a lovely place to visit. If you're going to blog about it more, I'd love to read it. Have a nice week ahead!
Yes Ivana, its is indeed a very green plantation, you can see rubber, pepper, coconut plantation all around ahhh speaking of all this is just making me homesick, you should be visiting soon as I feel meeting your family is highly therapeutic...
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Love all these items you purchased. Would love to visit there someday!
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Thanks to share with us all about this visit
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The tea set is cute and the crafts are pretty.
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I love those pieces you shared, they are so beautiful. Kisses!
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I really like crafts, I think it shows a lot of the culture of a people. Beautiful photos. Have a great day!
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ReplyDeleteMy sister has been talking about Kerala and India and other parts of India after her bestie came home from a cycling trip to India and Kathmandu. If I show her this post about Iringal, she would go crazy hahaha
ReplyDeleteHopefully would get to visit there in the nearest future :)