For Your Eco-home
Bamboo is found abundantly in Kerala. The craftsmen in Kerala use traditional technology and craftsmanship to create products using this plant. This includes both functional and decorative items.
Kerala Responsible Tourism Mission offers travel packages to experience the village life of Kerala. As part of this, skilled artisans of Kerala will teach you the making of bamboo crafts. Bamboo products are eco-friendly and at the same time beautiful and exquisite.
Uravu is a non-profit organisation in Wayanad that makes use of indigenous sciences and technology for the upliftment of the tribes in the area. This organization runs a bamboo crafts design and production centre. This is one of the best places in Kerala to experience this art.
Contact
Thrikkaipetta P.O.
Wayanad District
Kerala ,India
Pin: 673577
Getting there
Thiruvonamahotsavam at Thrikkakkara Vamana Moorthy Temple
The temple is considered the epicentre of Onam celebrations across Kerala.
Feast of Vallarpadathamma
Annually the church witnesses the participation of a large number of people from around the globe.
Malayattoor Perunnal
Thousands of devotees immersed in prayers carrying wooden crosses of different sizes and ambling up a hill; a whole village getting decked up and readying itself to welcome these pilgrims.
Aranmula Thiruvonathoni
Once a year, the River Pamba gets enlivened as an elaborately decorated snake boat glides across its placid waters bearing the provisions for a grand feast
Triprayar Pooram Purappadu & Uthram Vilakku
Pooram Purappadu, Uthram Vilakku and Vrischika Ekadasi are the popular festivals
Vrischikam Festival at Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple
Discover the thrills & chills of festivities here!
Uravu, Bamboo processing centre, Institutions, Wayanad, District, Kerala, India
Uravu is a non-profit organisation at Thrikkaipetta village in Kalpetta in Wayanad. This bamboo processing, training and design centre is aimed for the development of tribal communities living there. Bamboo plantation needs only minimal capital investments and while growing bamboo, Uravu could resort to the inherent plant cultivation skills of local farmers. Uravu bamboo products include bags, pens, furniture, CD covers, household utensils, handicraft items etc and they are effectively marketed. The downtrodden section of the local community is the main benefactors of Uravu’s initiatives and they include traditional artisans, tribes and women. Uravu is a partner of State Bamboo Mission and assists in its training initiatives.
