Kerala

Mérida in Mexico suspended water contact at six lakes after a fatal Naegleria fowleri infection; Kerala logged 155 cases from January to July 2026.

Kerala's Vidyarambham, when children write their first letters, is on October 21, 2026; Pooja Vaypu is on October 18 and Ayudha Puja on October 20.

The Navaratri procession of the Saraswathi and two other idols left Padmanabhapuram Palace on October 9, 2026, for Thiruvananthapuram after the royal sword handover.

On 8 October 2026 the Kerala High Court told the Devaswom Board's Chief Engineer to report on 14 October on every Sabarimala pilgrimage work due by 31 October.

Kerala's entrance commissioner published the second-phase final allotment for Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Siddha and Unani courses on October 10, 2026; joining runs to October 14.