Kerala, a state on India's tropical Malabar Coast and is known for its palm-lined beaches, Mountains and backwaters, a network of canals. It is also famous for tea, coffee and spice plantations as well as wildlife. National parks like Eravikulam and Periyar, plus Wayanad and other sanctuaries, are home to elephants, langur monkeys and tigers. It is called "God's own country".