Snake Boat Races in Alappuzha,kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Ernakulam districts, in Kerala

nehru trophy boat race alappuzha kerala

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
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snake boat race schedule 2023

Champakulam moolam boat race 2023

past races 2022
Nehru Trophy boat race  2022  over
Champions boat league 2022  going on
mannar boat race 2022
karuvatta boat race 2022
neerettupuram boat race 2022

past races
 Champakulam Molam boat race July 15 2019
Nehru trophy boat race August 10 2019
Champions boat League 2019
Races in 2018
 Champakulam moolam boatrace June 28 th 2018
 Nehru Trophy snake boat race November 10 th 2018

Mahatma Gandhi snake boat race , mannar november 11 2018

 

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types of boats

.Chundan vallam( snake boats)
Churulan boats ( vallam)
Odi boats ( vallam)
Veppu boats (vallam)
Palliyodam
Photo Gallery Snake boats
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previous snake boat races

.Snake boat racing season schedule 2014 (archive)

snake boat races schedule 2016

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Aranmula uttratathi snake boat race

Aranmula uttratathi snake boat race September 10 2014 (archive)

Details of past snake boat races (archive)

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