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

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