Boat Race in Kerala
Boat race (Vallam Kali literally "boat game") is a
traditional boat race in Kerala, India.
It is a form of canoe racing, and uses paddled war canoes. It is mainly conducted during the season of the harvest festival Onam in autumn. Vallam Kali includes races
of many kinds of paddled longboats, the traditional boats of Kerala.
The race of Chundan Vallam (snake
boat) is the major event. Hence Vallam Kali is also known in English as Snake Boat Race and is a major tourist attraction.
Other types of boats which do participate in various events in the race are Churulan
Vallam, Iruttukuthy Vallam, Odi Vallam, Veppu Vallam (Vaipu Vallam),
Vadakkanody Vallam, Kochu Vallam. The Nehru
Trophy Boat Race is a popular Vallam
Kaliheld in the Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha, Kerala, India.
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