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Kerala is known for pampering many different religious beliefs for many centuries. This is a land of lots of devotion as well as many devotees. Among the masses there are many devotees of different religions. Kerala is also known as land of coconut. It does not discriminate its devotees based on their caste, sect and creed. Anyone, who wants to seek peace & tranquility for their life can take solace in any of the religion available. During the early 1950’s, there was mass immigration of Jews to Israel. Prior to that, they were living in Kerala for about 1000 years quite happily. They loved the rich tradition of the Kerala state and shared their many interests in this part of the country and contributed significantly in multi cultural environment of Kerala. Their presence is not just felt in the pages of history books, but also in many different monuments and magnificent structures created by them, which also denotes their presence in the land of God's own country. In case, you are visiting the state of Kerala, then you must surely pay a visit to these places like Jewish Synagogue located at Kochi. Here you can see how Jewish culture has blended with the local traditions and architecture to display the rich Indian culture. You can make Jewish tour of Kerala and see many of the well known Synagogues in India. During the year 1568 AD at Kerala's Mattancherry, a Jewish Synagogoe was built and it is considered to be one of the oldest synagogues built in any of the commonwealth countries. You can find many still houses constructed, where you can experience the period of Old Testament. You can find a great sagacity of religious tolerance in Kerala’s Jewish synagogues. Unfortunately, some of these synagogues were partly destroyed due to various wars that took place during the year 1662 AD, which was later on rebuilt by Dutch, when they were in Kerala. Many new segments were added as the time passed by. There is a clock tower, which is of eighteenth century and you can see it even today. If you just walk in the corridors of this place you can also find Chinese tiles, which offers very impressive sight. There is a period gap of about 200 years between different old tiles and they do not resemble with each other too. You can also find many crowns of gold as well as silver, which were gifted by many people in many of the Synagogues in Kerala. If you want to travel to Kochi by road then you can make booking of bus tickets from any of the important cities of south India and take a taxi to visit your destination. You can also visit Kochi by air and hire a bus to visit any of your desired places. There are also train services available to visit Kochi from number of important cities in India. You can buy bus tickets for your destination and enjoy your trip to Kochi.
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