Kerala is a deeply spiritual land. Hinduism, Christianity and Islam are the major religions of the State. Travel through the lands made famous by the innumerable shrines and pilgrim centers of these ancient faiths.Kerala is one of the places where multiple religions exist in great harmony. This is achieved by one respecting the customs and rituals of other religions.

A visit to these shrines is necessary to understand the breadth of cultural influences in the State. In some Hindu temples, non Hindus are not allowed to enter the shrines. It is best to ask someone at the temple. Many are happy to let you in as long as the usual rules of the temple are observed. However, photography inside the temple is a strict no no.

Also, for male visitors at many places inside a temple, dress code is traditional mundu without a shirt - the no-shirt rule will be enforced even if the mundu rule is not. The best thing to do is to watch what others are doing and follow. You are also expected to take off your footwear outside the temple. Usually there are no locker facilities, cheap footwear is best.

For female visitors, a decent dress, preferably not shirts and trousers. There are exceptions to these rules, example everybody is welcome at Adi Shankaracharyas temple. At Sabarimala, men who have done the prerequisite rituals are welcome, but women are not. And likewise in the respective temples

At a mosque, females have some restrictions. In a church, men are usually seated on the left side of the aisle and women on the right side. The Jewish Synagogue at Cochin (Kochi) is not open to non Jews on Saturdays.

Some of the popular pilgrimage centres in Kerala include:

* Muslim Pilgrim Centres
* Hindu Pilgrim Centres
* Christian Pilgrim Centres