Champakulam Moolam Boat race at Champakulam , Alappuzha (Alleppey) and Kerala, India

Champakulam Boat Race, Kerala is a traditional and annual boat race of Kerala. Champakulam Boat Race is conducted on the moolam nakshtram or star in the month of mithunam. Its one of the oldest and the most significant snake boat race in Kerala and it directly associated with theSree Krishna Temple at Ambalappuzha.

Champakulam Moolam boat race - June 26th 2010 - Results
Eight chundans ( snake boats )participated in the race in the chundan category
Karichal chundan (snake boat ) won the Champakulam Boat Race held on June 26 th 2010 and lifts the Rajapramukhan trophy.
Second place , Sreevinayakan Chundan ( snake boat) rowed by Kumarakom boat club
Third place, Sree ganesh Chundan ( snake boat) rowed by Kavalam Boat club Karumadikuttan
Losers Final
Jawahar tayangari chundan
Champakulam
karuvatta
Second losers final

vadakeaatupuram
Valiya dewanji
Churulan category results
Velangadan
Kuruppuparamban
Vengayil puthenveedu

Odi A grade
Kuruvellithara
Mamoodan

Veppu A grade
Ambala Kadavan
Punnatra vengazhi
jay shot

Veppu B grade
Thottukadavan
Punnathra purakkal

Odi B grade
Daniel
jala Rani

Odi B grade losers
St sebastian (1)

St sebastian (2)

Veppu A grade losers
Udayamparambil
venugopal

Chamapakulam moolam boat race 6th july 2009- Results

Nine chundan snake boats participated.

Champakulam chundan rowed by the Jesus Boat Club (JBC), Kollam won ,the historic Champakulam Moolam Boat Race to lift the Raja Pramukhan trophy Payipad chundan rowed by Kainakary United Boat Club, Alappuzha were runners up.
Srivinayakan chundan, rowed by the Punnamada Boat Club, Alappuzha, finished third.

Karichal chundan snake boat kollam rowed by atl club

kalluparamban chundan snake boat rowed by st george boat club amachakari

Payipad chundan snake boat rowed by kainakari u b c

Ayaparambu Valiyadeewanji chundan snake boat rowed by Lourde matha sports club chenakary

Chambakulam chundan snake boat rowed by kollam jesus boat club

Nadumbhagam chundan snake boat rowed by Nadumbhagam boat club nedumudi

Jawahar tayangari chundan snake boat rowed by devamatha boat club

Sree vinayakan chundan snake boat rowed by punnamada boat club alappuzha

 

The Pattara Chundan, rowed by Kumarakom Town Boat Club (KTBC) won the Champakulam Moolam Boat Race 2008 held on the Pampa River.

Sree Ganesh Chundan rowed by the Town Boat Club, Alappuzha, came second.

Karichal Chundan rowed by the Star Boat Club, Pallathuruthy, won the losers's final.

Champakulam Moolam Boat Race is the oldest and most popular vallam kali (snake boat race) in Kerala . The race is held on the river Pampa on Moolam day (according to the Malayalam Era M.E) of the Malayalam month Midhunam, the day of the installation of the deity at the Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Temple.



 

 


 

 

 


 

 


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