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Paico
has brought out a new Maaya range - an eye-catching Kerala souvenir
collection of stationery and ceramics. These include attractively
packaged items, inspired by the culture and landscape of Kerala,
like mugs shaped like mini Niraparas,
those with designs of mural paintings, letter pads with kasavukaras
(the trademark gold border of the traditional sarees
and mundus of Kerala),
Kanikonna (a beautiful
yellow flower found in abundance in the State) borders and so on.
T-shirts and caps are also to be out soon. The souvenirs have been
designed by Design Difference.
Customised
printing is available for bulk orders for. For more details, you can
contact Paico, PB No 2560, Cochin - 682035, Kerala.
Sandalwood
Oil
Sandalwood
oil, otherwise called the "liquid gold" is a popular
perfume of the land over the years. Extracted from the roots and
wood of sandalwood (Santalum album), the oil is a costly item
marketed at a few choosy outlets all over the state.
Compared to the neighbouring states like
Tamilnadu and Karnataka (especially the forests of Mysore), Kerala
has less acres of sandalwood forests. We have it at Marayoor near
Devikulam - a popular hillstation 149 km from Kottayam town - and a
few forest areas in Wayanad hills.
Marayoor is the only place in Kerala with natural
sandalwood forests. The sandalwood factory run by the Forest
Department is of tourist interest. Less rainfall is suitable for the
growth of best sandalwood trees from which good quality oil can be
extracted.
An
inevitable cosmetic of the elite, the sandal oil from the Karnataka
Government gained a good market in Kerala over the years. Most of
the government handicrafts emporium in Kerala have this item for
sale. One such is the SMSM Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, where you
can buy 50 ml oil for Rs.1243/-. Sandalwood oil produced by a few
private agencies are also sold here, after testing its quality by
the government's research cell.
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