13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Catch of the Day

Mass harvesting of fish from farms at Kadamakkudi near Kochi in Kerala,India. As per practice, people of the village enter the farms and catch all the fish ahead of preparing the farms for Pokkali paddy cultivation. The event called ‘Kettukalakkal’fest marks the end of fish farming and beginning of paddy cultivation and is also a tourist attraction now. i

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2015
Photo Location: Kochi, India
Camera: NIKON D300S
Copyright: © Arun Kumar