Kerala from wikitravel.org

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Kerala is one of the few places in India that was not under direct British rule. Parts of Kerala, The Thiruvataamkoor region were ruled by local kings during British rule in India. People lived the same way they lived for the past 2000 years and much of its rich culture and heritage is well-preserved. It has Hindus from time immemorial, Christianity, believed to have been brought over by St. Thomas, Christ's disciple, and Judaism were there for a couple thousand years and as well as a strong Muslim culture in the North of Kerala. The local dialects of Malayalam, the cuisine, the ethnic cloths all reflect this diversity.