Lakshadweep is a tropical archipelago of 36 atolls and coral reefs in the Laccadive Sea, off the coast of Kerala. Not all of the islands are inhabited, and only a few are open to visitors Kavaratti, one of the more developed islands, is home to dozens of mosques.
Lakshadweep, formerly Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, union territory of India and it is a group of some three dozen islands scattered over some 30,000 square miles of the Arabian Sea off the southwestern coast of India.
Language
Most of the Lakshadweep islanders speak Malayalam and Mahi, which is akin to old Sinhalese, is spoken on Minicoy, however. Some people also speak Hindi, and the population is concentrated mostly on the islands of Andrott, Minicoy, Kavaratti, and Amini.
Most people of Lakshadweep are descendants of migrants from the Malabar Coast of southwest India and the islanders are ethnically similar to coastal Kerala’s Malayali people and also More than 93% of the indigenous population are MuslimsThee majority of them belong to the Shafi School of the Sunni Sect.
Famous son in Lakshadweep Union Territory is Mohammed Faizal P. P.
Cheramaan Perumal was the first man to settle on these islands and the last king of Kerala. According to a famous legend, after converting his religion to Islam at the request of some Arab merchants, he quietly moved away from his capital, Cannanore. Many people went in boats to the shore of Mecca to look for him. But unfortunately, a ship crashed on an island, and he decided to live on a newly discovered island called Amini. Therefore, it was assumed that Amini was the first inhabited island in the arrival of the Portuguese in India also made these islands much more important to seafarers. The time of plunder began for these wonderful islands. Pure coir fiber was very good for ships and for this reason the Portuguese started stealing the ships from the island. At the beginning of the 16th century, they were supposed to reside powerfully in Amini because of the coconut fiber, but gradually all the Portuguese were killed by poisoning by the locals and so the Portuguese rule ended in. Finally, after going through many chapters of history, it became a Union Territory in 1956 and after a few years in 1973 it got its name as Lakshadweep.
Pari Chakali and Kokkali are the two popular folk-art forms in the Territory. They are an integral part of the cultural milieu except in Minicoy where “LAVA” is the most popular dance form and Some of the folk dances have a resemblance with those in Northeastern India.
Rice is the staple that dominates all meals of the day, and the cuisine has several vegetarian dishes to offer.
Some famous foods are:
By air: Lakshadweep Island can be reached by ships and flights operated from Kochi and for all tourist purposes Kochi is the gateway to Lakshadweep. Bangaram and Agati islands can be reached by flight from Kochi.
By rail: There is no rail connectivity to Lakshadweep because it is an island, 300 km off the coast of Kerala.
By road: You can take a bus to reach this city first otherwise you can hire a car or cab to reach this place.
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