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Kovalam Thiruvananthapuram Kerala

Pristine crescent beachfronts once sheltered fishermen and coir-maker villages... before the advent of hotels and resorts. These photos are digitized 35mm slides. Camera: Leica M3. 18 photos on this page taken August 1966 by Michael Gannett, except the one of myself, which was snapped by William C Connor. All photos on this board copyright Michael R Gannett. Any photo herein may be saved/ pinned with attribution to the copyright owner.
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a man standing on top of a rock next to the ocean with palm trees in front of him
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Kovalam visitor on promontory occupied today by The Leela Kempinski Hotel. Photo taken 1966.
Portrait, Kovalam family members who beat coconuts to remove pulp and retain coir fibre (5), Grove lagoon, 1966.
Portrait, Kovalam family members who beat coconuts to remove pulp and retain coir fibre (5), Grove lagoon, 1966.
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Kovalam residents beat coconuts to remove pulp and retain coir fibre (2), Grove lagoon, 1966
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Lagoon behind Grove beach; residents submerge coconuts in lagoon waters for softening in preparation for conversion to coir, Kovalam, 1966.
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Harvesting coconuts, Grove beach, 1966, Kovalam.
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Grove beach residents (2), 1966.
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Grove beach residents (1), 1966, Kovalam
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Fishing nets on Grove beach, 1966. Such tranquil villages were to be gradually replaced by Kovalam hotels and resorts.
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Closeup, fishermen repair their nets on Grove beach, Kovalam, 1966
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Fishermen repair their nets on Grove beach, Kovalam, 1966
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two young boys stand on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean and palm trees
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Hawa beach in 1966. Lighthouse not erected on distant promontory until 1972. Hotel Leela Kempinski sits on this promontory today.
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View of Grove beach. Hotel Leela Kempinski occupies this rocky headland today. Not a single hotel or resort was yet built on Kovalam beaches when this photo of Michael Gannett and friend was taken August 1966.