Maradona memorabilia adorns Kerala Hotel room

Hotel Blue Nile in Kannur has retained just about everything the Argentina legend used when he stayed there for two days in 2012.

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In 2012, Diego Maradona stayed at Hotel Blue Nile when he visited the town of Kannur in Kerala. ▲

Maradona's presence in their midst was a moment of pride for the small town. ▲

Hotel proprietor V. Ravindran says, “I consider it as my great fortune that he stayed in my hotel.” ▲

Pictures of the Argentine legend, enclosed in portraits, adorn Room No. 309, the room Maradona had stayed in. ▲

Ravindran says, “I have always been a huge fan of Maradona and the Argentine football team.” ▲

Gifts for Maradona upon his arrival in Kannur on October 23, 2012. They were "returned to Chairman by leaving, as his memory.” ▲

The bath tub for Maradona in his room. ▲

Maradona's picture portrait sits on the wall beside the bed. ▲

Outside Room 309. Many fans of Maradona, and football in general, ask for the room, according to Ravindran. ▲