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UK, EU churches get ‘kuruthola’ from Kerala
Apr 12, 2022

The laity on around 47 churches in UK and Europe got the traditional ‘kuruthola’ (tender coconut leaf), which had arrived all the way from Kerala, on the occasion of Palm Sunday.
The leaves were couriered to 40 locations in different countries in EU and UK from the Cochin airport on April 3. 'We have been sending it to the UK and the Gulf for the past 20 years. The numbers have been increasing and this year we sent out more than 20,000 leaves, weighing around 263kg, from our facility at Irinjalakkuda,' said Gopalakrishnan Nair of Geekey International, exporters of vegetables and fruits.
 
This was facilitated through the Agriculture & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the commerce ministry.
The palm leaf is an important part of the ritual. The distributed palm leaves are preserved till the next year and are burned into ashes on Ash Wednesday to apply on the forehead. 'We hope to reach them with fresh leaves in the coming years too,' Nair said.
 
'This product is processed in the packhouse recognized for export to the EU by APEDA and Directorate of Plant Protection & Quarantine under the agriculture ministry. Since the EU and UK have very strict rules, officials from those countries come and verify the facility themselves to ensure the standards and biosafety,' he added.
    
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