Ezhikkara is where my Tharavad (ancestral home) is. As kids, this is where we got together and spent most of our school vacations. A small village with lagoons and lush greenery, this place has still managed to maintain its old world charm.
I was there a couple of days ago with my son and niece, and managed to click a few pictures as we walked through narrow embankments surrounding the paddy fields. How come it took me these many years to really appreciate the beauty of this place?
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![Returning to reality. Time well spent!](https://i0.wp.com/sampathmk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_1134.jpg?resize=800%2C1192&ssl=1)