>> Click to enlarge << The Alleppey Lighthouse as an all white tower. Photo by: I.C.R. Prasad

It seems that fishermen were complaining that the color schemes of Manakodam and Vypin Lighthouses (north of Alleppey) which both have red and white bands were causing confusion as day-marks. So the government of India changed the Manakodam Lighthouse to an all white tower and decided to paint Alleppey with the red and white bands. There is currently a proposal in India to construct eight more lighthouses.

>> Click to enlarge << The Alleppey Lighthouse is shown here being ... Photo by: I.C.R. Prasad

>> Click to enlarge << The Alleppey Lighthouse with its new color scheme ... Photo by: I.C.R. Prasad

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