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The Legend
As
everything in this country, Kerala
too has a legend associated with it. According to the legend has it
that the warrior sage Parasurama raised the land crust that forms
the State from the depths of the ocean - the sixth incarnation of
Lord Vishnu. He had waged an epic series of vengeful wars on the
Kshatriyas and came a moment when Parasurama was struck by remorse
at the wanton annihilation he had wrought. He offered severe penance
atop the mountain heights. In a mood of profound atonement, the sage
heaved his mighty axe into the midst of the distant ocean.The ocean
receded and a prawn-shaped landextending from Gokarnam to
Kanyakumari surfaced from the depths of the sea to form the state. |
So Kerala is also called
Parasuramakhsethra - the fields of Parasurama. According to some
Geologists there are indications that most of the land that form the
state was once under the sea, and might have surfaced gradually by
earthquake or volcanic eruptions. |
