Trivandrum: The December Fest organized as part of the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival Season Five is on at the Kanakakunnu Palace grounds. The festival was inaugurated by Speaker G Kathikeyan on December 25.


While the food court and the mini amusement park are hot favorites with children, the Kerala Village model and Tree House erected here have turned out to be hot favorites, especially among the youth who seem to be enjoying the novel experience. Next to it is the Adivasi Ooru (tribal hamlet), in front of which is a long line of people eager to get in, especially the elderly.


Reason? The practitioners of tribal medicine, present in there. While minor cases are attended to immediately, for serious problems there is a booking counter. The popularity of this ‘stall’ and the line of people patiently waiting for their traditional doctor and eagerly taking their medicines from him only prove how much faith the society has in traditional forms of treatment. You also get to sample some of their ethnic cuisine here.

If music is what you are in quest of, the mela is ready to fulfill that too. Joys Musical industries has on display musical instruments from all over the world. Besides being able to buy or sell instruments here, you can also learn more about them and get information on classes.