Kottayam to Be‘mural City’

Kottayam is the land of lakes, letters and latex. Now it is set to get one more tag of being a mural city. The move will boost the tourism in the region, which includes development of backwater destination Kumarakom. Currently, painters from across the world are engaged in painting murals in different parts of the city. All walls of collectorate, library and railway station and include centers of worship for slecting this art work. One of the giant murals to be painted on Pushpagiri Church in Thellakom, 300 artists from around the world, will complete the work within a day. The painting is based on Noah's Ark. Meanwhile, the organizers claimed that the 300 square feet painting once completed will be the biggest in the country. Researchers have said that the attempt to take out the murals from inside the churches and temples is a welcome move as it was done only in European countries. However, they raised doubts about the lasting of the paintings due to the increase in the pollution level.