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Neendakara Village (Ezhupunna), photo 1 (illustrative photo)

Village & Heritage

Neendakara Village (Ezhupunna) 

Traditional farming meets backwater beauty

Directions
Panchayat
Ezhupunna
Best time
Morning
Typical duration
1–2 hours

01The story

About Neendakara Village (Ezhupunna)

Neendakara in Ezhupunna is a farming village on the water: paddy and coconut, canals and bunds, worked in the traditional way.

Walk the village paths to see how farming and the backwaters shape daily life here.

Shows the traditional farming life that sustains the backwater villages.

Facilities

  • Village walks

02Gallery

A closer look

Representative photo of Kerala paddy-and-backwater country, not of Neendakara itself.

Photo: P.K.Niyogi, Public domainPhoto credits →

03Around here

Do, eat and stay near Ezhupunna

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  • See coir being made (demonstration image)
    Experience

    About 1 hour · from ₹200

    See coir being made

    From coconut husk to golden rope, made by hand.

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  • Village Toddy Shop (demonstration image)
    Toddy shop

    Village Toddy Shop

    Classic toddy-shop dishes by the backwater.

    • Kappa and fish curry
    • Spicy fish fry
    • Toddy-shop curries
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  • Backwater Family Homestay (demonstration image)
    Homestay

    Backwater Family Homestay

    Stay with a local family and share home-cooked food and village life.

    • Home-cooked meals
    • Village walks
    • Low cost
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04Keep going

More places nearby

  • Changaram Padasekharam (demonstration image)
    01

    Ezhupunna · Nature & Scenic

    Changaram Padasekharam

    Where paddy fields meet the backwaters

  • Thazhuppu & Nariyandi (demonstration image)
    02

    Ezhupunna · Backwaters & Islands

    Thazhuppu & Nariyandi

    Inland fishing and natural beauty