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KOCHI, INDIA, November 15, 2004: Kochi, Nov 15: A French perfume manufacturer is all set to leave a lasting fragrance in Kerala – by funding renovation of a 150-year-old temple. A 30-member team from Douglas Parfumerie will arrive next week for the restoration of Kupalikadavu Devi Temple at Vaikom near Kochi even as they holiday. “The team will spend a whole day at the Kupalikadavu temple where they will be given a thematic presentation of how a temple festival takes place,” P.K. Harikrishnan, the Indian agent of Britain-based Link Air travel company that has arranged the visit, told IANS. “A dozen elephants will arrive and all the paraphernalia of an actual temple festival will be held for visitors.” Reports indicate that the French company is expected to provide funds worth US$22,700 for the refurbishment of the temple, which is in a dilapidated state right now. Even though it is a holiday trip for company officials, they will also take a look at the different varieties of aromatic flowers that Kerala has. “We are going to show many varieties of Kerala flowers to them. At the temple too we have made arrangements for a huge collection of different varieties of aromatic Kerala flowers,” said Harikrishnan.

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