You can look forward to decent comfortable accommodation in the hotels of Lakshadweep. The hotels are aptly designed to cater to varied tastes and budgets of visitors. The rooms are elegantly furnished with all the minimum essential amenities to ensure absolute comfort.

Guests will never fall short of delectable cuisine at Lakshadweep hotels. Offering a fine selection of exotic seafood and various other Indian and western delicacies, these hotels pamper the taste buds of even the most jaded palate.

You will also find ample options to enjoy your holiday in Lakshadweep to the hilt. The hotels in Lakshadweep provide a host of facilities to their guests for water sports and other recreational activities for their leisure

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Local Language - For the major part of Lakshadweep, the language spoken is Malayalam. Minicoy is however an exception where the spoken language is Mahal which is written in Divehi script. The local population is Sunni Muslims belonging to the Shafi sect. However English and Hindi are spoken and understood by the tour guides as a part of their duty.

Security - Tourism in Lakshadweep has many constraints considering the fragile ecosystem of this enchanting place. The security restrictions are targeted towards conserving and preserving the natural beauty and ambience of the place. The lagoons are never over-used and there is limitation to the number of powered boats and traffic that is allowed. Procuring the permits for going to Lakshadweep is a long-drawn process. You have to have an acquaintance with someone on the island in order to obtain an independent permit to visit the isles.

Clothing - Lakshadweep has a tropical climate with temperatures ranging from 23 to 28 degree centigrade. It is predominantly a warm climate with Monsoons during the months of October and November. Clothing in Lakshadweep is integrally related to its warm climate. Cotton cloth is worn throughout the year.

Customs - There are some customs related to child birth and marriage in Lakshadweep that are unique to the place. As soon as a child is born his near relatives are informed. The child is named either on the same day or on the third, seventh or the fourteenth day. On the 40th day the child is tonsured and a grand feast is arranged. The circumcision is an important ritual and is known as Markakalyanag. This involves the removal of the foreskin of the boys who are aged between 6 and 12. The custom related to child birth is a little different in Minicoy. Even before the child birth, the father sends a small bed and a dress for the baby. The child birth is followed by the distribution of the beaten rice and coconuts. The baby is tonsured when he is twenty days old.

As far as marriage is concerned, inter caster marriage is not permissible sometimes. The husband is bound to pay an annual payment the upkeep of his wife which is one of the important marriage settlement clauses. Unlike many societies, a divorce in Lakshadweep is not considered a social stigma.

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Lakshadweep is characterized as having tropical climate. In the months of September to March temperature varies between 27 and 32 degree Celsius. However, in April and May temperature fluctuates between 30 and 33 degree Celsius. In lagoon the water temperature moves around 25 to 27 degree centigrade. As per monsoons are concerned depending on the nature of climate in Lakshadweep, it can be said that from 15 May to 15 September monsoon period prevails here.

In Lakshadweep monsoon period raises temperature to the mercury level between 27 and 30 degrees. Water temperature however remains at 25 degrees.
During monsoons boats are not allowed to ply outside the lagoon because of rough sea. It is believed that presence of reef around island helps to maintain calm at lagoon.

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IC 502 Cochin/ Agatti 08.00 Hrs./ 09.35 Hrs.

Kochi is again well-connected by air with the other major cities of India. The duration of flying from Kochi to Lakshadweep is one and a half hours approximately. On reaching Agatti, you can fly to Kavaratti and Bangaram Island on a helicopter.

By Ship

How To Reach Lakshadweep also provides you ideas on sailing to this fabulous location. Standard passenger ships sail from Kochi to Lakshadweep. This is organized by the Lakshadweep Administration. The time duration is 18 to 20 hours. Proper accommodation with basic amenities and prompt services are offered by the ships. Different types of cabins, seating arrangements, cafes, bars, deck lounge, video shows and many more facilities are available on board. Every care is taken to provide the passengers utmost relaxation on their voyage to the picturesque island of Lakshadweep.

Dances in Lakshadweep
The traditions in Kerala and Lakshadweep, depict that the last king of the Chera Dynasty embraced Islam and secretly left for Mecca. The people who went in search of the king spotted the coral atoll of Lakshadweep. They came back with this information and then people from the land started to drift to these islands.
The evidence of early settlements are the statues of Buddha and other relics found in the islands of Andrott, Minicoy and Kavaratti