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Sabarimala

All About Sabarimala Sabarimala (ശബരിമല) is a Hindu pilgrimage center located in the Western Ghat mountain ranges of Pathanamthitta District in Kerala. It is the largest annual pilgrimage in India with an estimated 45–50 million devotees visiting every year.Sabarimala is believed to be the place where the Hindu God Ayyappan meditated after killing the powerful [...]

Butterfly(Family:Nymphalidae)

Nymphalidae Members of this family are generally brush-footed butterflies, this refers to the reduced pair of the first legs or forelegs that are covered in dense hairs. The front pair of legs is inconspicuous and much smaller that the other four. They are not used for walking or holding but for cleaning their antennae and [...]

Butterflies

Butterfly(family:Riodinidae)

Riodinidae The adults are rather small and delicate butterflies which fly only in sunshine, and all are practically cofined to primary forest. They are fond of settling on the upperside of leaves, with half open wings, and are usually found singly. Some species are rather local in distribution. Riodinidae Abisara geza niya Abisara saturata kausambiodes [...]

Butterfly(family:pieridae)

Pieridae The Pieridae family, commonly called the white and sulfurs, are highly variable in coloration in spite of their name. The butterflies are generally medium in size. Coliadinae Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant) Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant) Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant) Eurema andersonii andersonii (Anderson’s Grass Yellow) Eurema blanda snelleni (Three Spot Grass [...]

Butterfly(Family:Papilionidae)

Papilionidae Members of this family are generally large striking fliers. They are also the largest butterflies in the world. Although commonly known as Swallowtail Family, some of the species are tailless. Papilioninae Chilasa clytia clytia (Common Mime) Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Tailed Jay) Graphium doson evemonides(Common Jay) Graphium evemon eventus (Blue Jay) Graphium sarpedon luctatius (Common [...]

Wild mushrooms

Hibiscus varieties

Hibiscus esculentusDescription Rigid growing, erect annual: 6′ Requires warm, sunny environment Leaves: palmate; 3-5 lobed Flowers: pale yellow with red center; 3″ diameter blooms start mid-summer Depending on where you look, this plant will be labeled under the genus: Abelmoschus, which is still in the Malvaceae family   Uses Fruit: ribbed seed pod, up to [...]

Curcuma aromatica

Kingdom: Plantae Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Curcuma Species: C. aromatica Curcuma aromatica (common name- wild turmeric,yellow cedary) is a member of the Curcuma genus belonging to the family Zingiberaceae. Botanically close to Curcuma australasica, wild turmeric has been widely used as a cosmetic herbal in South Asia and nearby regions. This aromatic and pretty [...]

Vitex negundo

Kingdom: Plantae Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Vitex Species: V. negundo Synonyms Vitex cannabifolia Siebold & Zucc. Vitex incisa Lam. Vitex incisa var. heterophylla Franch. Vitex negundo var. heterophylla (Franch.) Rehder Vitex negundo, commonly known as the five-leaved cheste tree, is a large aromatic shrub with quadrangular, densely whitish, tomentose branchlets. It is widely used [...]