Mango festivals are not rare in Kerala, but a mango festival taking place at Edens Farm at Eruthempathy near the State border in the district is special by several means. Mango enthusiasts can not only taste and buy the mangoes of their choice, but also walk around the orchards and appreciate and order from the 500-odd trees of different varieties.
The two-day festival began at Edens Farm owned by Blaizy George on Friday displaying more than 60 varieties of mangoes. Mango lovers were seen not only tasting and buying, but also ordering budded saplings of some rare varieties such as 4-KG and Alampur Baneshan mangoes.
Winner of Karshaka Thilakam Award in 2021, Ms. Blaizy welcomed the visitors with her special mango payasam. “I feel like asking for one more glass,” said Madhusudanan Kartha, journalist and secretary of Palakkad Press Club, who was there at the fest as a guest.
