CGH EARTH KALARI KOVILAKOM

Today, Kalari Kovilakom has been restored and recreated into a unique Ayurveda hospital. Its face is the face of the warrior-king, elegant and expansive. But its heart is that of a sage, offering a deep healing, a doorway to the union of the mind, body and spirit. Combining the healing experience of India's ancient medicinal system, Ayurveda, with the grace and scale of palace living. The intent and purpose of Kalari Kovilakom is to give you a chance to start your life all over again. Ayurveda, if correctly followed, promises not only a new body and mind, but a deep connection with the spirit. To the ancient Indians, this was a cosmic connection. A chance to be reborn in this life itself.

Kalari Kovilakom offers the most authentic form of ayurveda programs and treatments. They are combination of physical, mental and spiritual therapies, well complimented and supported by yoga and meditation practices. It is not a holiday resort but a place to immerse you in a life style that was advocated by ancient Indian traditions. This treatments helps you to balance your energies, outer material world and the inner spiritual world, leaving you refreshed and energized.

Kalari Kovilakom received NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health Care Providers), the highest recognition of the Indian government in the hospitals and health care sector. 

Kalari Kovilakom's pure Ayurvedic kitchen is a shrine to ideas first outlined by the ayurvedic physicians of more than a thousand years ago. Foods are prepared in brass, iron or clay vessels only. And  thechefs weave their pure vegetarian magic with only the minimum of oil and almost no heavy spices or chillis. You may find your first meal at Kalari somewhat blan. But within a day or two, your palate softens, becomes more sensitive. Suddenly, the subtle flavours of pure spices and fresh tropical vegetables begin to come to the fore. Each meal becomes a medley of subtle textures and aromas, rather than the taste assaults most of us are used to. Even better, you need to eat less and less to feel completely sated!

Since the Vengunad kings were patrons of the classical arts, especially Kathakali dance and Carnatic music, such cultural programmes are an essential part of the daily ritual at Kalari Kovilakom. Dance and music performances, with the use of traditional Indian instruments such as mrudangam, flute, violin, harmonium etc depicting mythological stories are a way of life here as in early times. The Kollengode Arattu, a traditional temple festival held annually during the first week of January to honour the Kollengode deity Avvappan has been another custom passed down through the generations with which Kalari Kovilakom is closely associated.