Palakkad (Kerala), Feb. 8 (ANI): Thousands of devotees, including foreigners, offered prayers for world peace and communal harmony at Palakkad in Kerala on Saturday.

The five-day event is focused on prayers for universal peace. Dressed in white robes, the devotees gathered under a makeshift tent to join priests in performing a fire ritual and in praying.

"(We have) organised this Mahayagna to split the wave of darkness and to bring the light of divine into the earth and spread this grand light of consciousness to the plight of humanity throughout the globe of the Earth," said Santosh Kumar, one of the organizers of the Mahayagna.

Palakkad (Kerala), Nov 24 : When we talk about a rock garden, the first picture that comes to mind is Chandigarh''s famous rock garden. Now, Kerala too has come up with its own rock garden, though less famous.

In an effort to restore it, a US team has arrived here.

The Malampurzha Rock Garden, located in Kerala’s Palakkad District, attracts few visitors due to its inaccessibility and dilapidated condition.

Nek Chand Foundation Coordinator Professor Tony Rojer has arrived with a four-member team from University of Colorado, USA to repair statues that have been spoiled.