APRIL 22nd IS EARTH DAY

APRIL  22nd   "EARTH DAY"

HERE ARE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE OUR PLANET BETTER TO LIVE

Your part:

• Compact fluorescent lights or CFLs use 75% less energy than standard bulbs also they last longer .  Talk with adults in your  home about choosing CFLs instead of standard bulbs.
• Help  move furniture away from radiators so heat goes into a room and is not absorbed by the  furniture . 
• Homes should  not be kept freezing in summer and boiling in winter .Ask adults to keep the indoor temperature at 75F in summer and 68F in winter . 
• To cut the on pollution linked to shipping and packaging food, plant vegetable Garden. Talk with adults who buy your food about choosing food that is grown  locally.  Consuming self cultivated vegetables help to improve  your health . 
• Processed food which are frozen , canned or packaged, carry a big carbon footprint. Eating  fresh food reduce your carbon footprint .  When ever possible, choose baked potatoes instead of patato chips. Eat an apple instead of  applesauce . 

HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP PLANTS AND  WILD LIFE

• Do not disturb the natural habitat of plants and animals. Do not pick wild flowers or gather critters for pets
• Pet waste has bacteria  that can threaten fish and wildlife. Clean up after your dog so it's waste can't drain into lakes, rivers, and streams during rainstorm . 

• Talk to people at home or to your teacher about planting a garden to attract butterflies and birds. These gardens provide habitats  to replace those taken away by buildings , streets and parking lots.

REDUCE  the amount of  garbage you make

REUSE   things instead of  throwing them out.

RECYCLE   paper, plastic , glass and aluminium.

• Fix something that's broken instead of throwing away.
• When you buy something carry it home without a bag or take your own bag to the store.
• Avoid using throw away forks and cups.
• Refill empty bottles of water instead of buying new ones.
• Use both sides of every sheet of paper.  save scrap paper for recycling.
• Buy and use things that are made to last.
• Buy goods that require less wrapping and packaging . 
• Reuse empty jars as holders for things like pencils and pens.
• Instead of throwing out food waste and grass clippings, use them to make compact. which turns into new soil.
• Separate trash so you can recycle paper,glass,aluminium cans and plastic.
• Take old cell phone and other electronic equipment to a  recycling centre . 

KANAKAMALA KURISUMUDY PILGRIM CENTRE

     

In this post we can see the photos which are taken during our visit to KANAKAMALA   KURISUMUDY PILGRIM. Actually this area is near to my home so me and my friends and relatives use to visit this place. Kanakamala is a village near Chalakudy town, Thrissur district, Kerala, India, which bears the same name as a hill in the area. There are regular bus services from Chalakudy and Kodakara to this village. The hill is a part western ghats(sahyadri) and it has 3000 feet height at kanakamala.

SMALL HISTORY OF KANAKAMALA:- There is a Roman Catholic church in Kanamala, established in 1943 and dedicated to St Anthony of Padua. It is a place of pilgrimage during the holy week, particularly on Good Friday. Many pilgrims used to climb the hill as an act of prayer and offering. Most of the hill is covered with forest.Pilgrimage to the hill which has been patronized to st. Thomas the apostle of Jesus came to India in AD 52 was started in 1940 following an insight and vision happened in dream to Rev. fr. Anthappan valiyaveettil then vicar of st. Antony's church perambra. He started the pilgrimage to the hill as he thought that this is the place which he had seen in his dream and did believe that it has significant spiritual importance and st. Thomas would have gone through the hill as it is the nearest hill to Azhikode where the apostle was banked off the ship and praying at hill was a characteristic of Jesus and his disciples. 2014 it reaches 75 years of its pilgrimage and celebrates the platinum jubilee

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Photo seen at entrance of the church compound

church

GROTTO OF HOLY MARY

FOURTEEN TRADITIONAL  STATIONS OF CROSS AT KANAKAMALA

                   

                                                                                      

                   

                                          

                 

                                

                                               

  

CHAPEL ON TOP OF KANAKAMALA

CROSS BROUGHT BY BELIEVERS TO TOP OF KANAKAMALA

WATER FACILITY PROVIDED AT KANAKAMALA

WATER STORAGE TANK AT
 TOP OF KANAKAMALA

TOP VIEW FROM KANAKAMALA

It's very nice to sit on the rocks behind the chapel, at the top of kanakamala. We will be getting very nice view of the area and the most interesting thing is that there will be always a cold breeze at there which is very nice. People  use to spent time at this spot. This is a great experience.