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Boat Races in Kerala

Champakulam Boat Race Champakulam Alappuzha

Start Date : 30-Jun-2007
End Date : 30-Jun-2007
Venue : Champakulam Lake, Kerala
City : Champakkulam Country : India
Category : Kerala

Kerala with its winding stretches of backwaters is famous for its native boat races, held in different parts of the State in the harvest season. The Champakulam boat race is the first of the season and is one of the few which are centuries old.
The festivities include spectacular water floats, decorated boats, Vanchipattu or the song of the oarsmen and the most thrilling Chundanvallom race. Chundans are a category of boats over 100 feet in length with raised prow. They were called snake boats by the colonial rulers and continue to be known so till date. Named after snake boats - a kind of native boats found in Norway - the Chundans hardly resemble them.

Getting there:
Nearest railway station: Alappuzha. Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, about 85 km from Alappuzha town.

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