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Snake boat races in Alappuzha, kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Ernakulam districts, in Kerala

Snake boat races in Alappuzha (Alleppey) Kerala, India nehru trophy snakeboat race.Photo by M T Cherian Snake Boat race is stated to be the sport event having the highest number of members in a single team. Usually, a snake boat is manned by four helmsmen, 25 cheerers /singers and 100-125 oarsmen, who row in unison to the fast rhythm of `vanchipattu'or boatmen's song. The snake-boats, it is said, have its origins in Alappuzha with a history of over 400 years when kings of erstwhile Chempakasseri (Ambalappuzha), Kayamkulam, Thekkumkoor (Changanassery), and Vadakkumkoor (Kottayam) fought battles on these boats in the backwaters of Kuttanad. The snake boat racing season in Alappuzha district begins in June/july. Apart from chundan the following categories of boats take part in these races Chundan vallam( snake boats) Churulan boats ( vallam) Odi boats ( vallam) veppu boats (vallam) Palliyodam click to view the snake boat gallery Important Snake boat races in Kerala
Snake boat racing season schedule 2012 Champakulam Moolam snake boat race july 3rd 2012 completed Nehru Trophy August 9 to 11 2012 completed Rajiv Gandhi Trophy boat race, Pulikunnu ,August 18, 2012 ( cancelled due to legal issues) Kandassankadavu Jalolsavam in trissur district ( completed) Kayamkulam Boat Race will be held on August 25 (completed) Mannar Mahatma Gandhi Boat Race will be held on August 26 ( completed) 56th Pampa Nereetupuram snake boat race 2012 on august 28th and 29th 2012 Kandassankadavu Boat Race held at the Kanoli canal Kavanattinkara Tourism Boat Race santhosh trophy boat race chennithala August 30 2012 Payippad (Haripad) boat race August 31 2012 Kottayam Boat Race 113th at the Thazhathangady River August 31st 2012 chenganuur chatayam boat race Karuvatta boat race on September 1st 2012 Aranmula uttratathi snake boat race September 2 2012 Piravom boat race september 7 th 2012 Muziris race on september 8th 2012 Gothuruth boat race on September 23 rd 2012 Kurankotta island boat race near Pachalam President's cup snake boat race november 1st 2012
Archive Snake boat racing season schedule 2011 Champakulam Moolam snake boat race July 14 th 2011 Nehru trophy boat race August 13th 2011 Rajeev Gandhi trophy Boat Race pullinkunnu Augut 21st 2011 Kayamkulam Boat Race August 27 2011 President's Trophy Boat Race kollam : August 30 2011 Mannar Mahatma snake boat race : September 4th 2011 onam festival season Payipad snake boat race (jalolsavam) september 9 , 10, race on 11th 2011 Pampa Nereetupuram snake boat race September 9 2011 Chengannur erapuzha chatayam boat race september 11 2011 Karuvatta snake boat race september 12, 2011 Aranmula uttrathathi snake boat race September 14th 2011 Goshalakrishna snake boat race September 16th september 2011 kallada snake boat race kollam October 6th 2011 2010 boat racing season details Champakulam moolam boat race (June 26th 2010) Nehru trophy boat race (August 14th 2010) the most popular boat race in India Rajiv Gandhi Trophy Boat Race at Pulinkunnu (August 21st 2010 ) Mannar Mahatma Boat Race August 22 2010 (August 30 2009 ) Neerattupuram Pamba Boat Race (August 23 2010 Payipad Boat Race: . Payippad Jalolsavam ( August 23, 24, 25, 2010 ) Tourism boat race kottayam Chengannur Erapuzha Chatayam boat race (August 25th 2010) Karuvatta Boat Race (August 26th 2010) Aranmula Uthrittadi boat race august 27th 2010 Kayamkulam boat race ( 4th saturday of august every year) 28th August 2010 Thazhathangadi (kottayam) boat race ( August 29 , 2010) Mahakavi Kumaranasan Smaraka Jalolsavam at Pallana (August 29 , 2010) Goshala Krishna boat race august 30 2010 Mother Teresa Trophy Boat race : Santhosh Trophy boat race Kallada Boat Race, kollam (41st edition september 19th 2010) Kavanattinkara, Kumarakom-Arpookara Vanitha Jalamela, Kottapuram Kodungallur Indira Gandhi Boat Race,on the Ernakulam Lake during the Cochin Carnival in the last week of December. Snake Boat races 2007

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