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Annual boat races, Alappuzha |
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August is the time when the World's biggest boat races take place in Punnamada, Alappuzha. The long elegant snake boats, with crews of over one hundred men attract spectators from all over. |
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Snake boat races are the most famous traditional event in Alappuzha, usually held between August and October, and involve long thin boats powered by up to 120 oarsmen. The most famous snake boat race is the Nehru Trophy Boat Race, which began in 1952 on the occasion of the visit of India's first Prime
Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru to Alappuzha, Kerala. It is held on the second saturday of August every year and features the gigantic snake-boats of Kerala. Now the Boat Race has grown into Alappuzha's single most important tourist event with boats being sponsored by different villages.
Alappuzha, also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India, town with canals, backwaters, beaches, and lagoons. It is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha District. Alleppey has a wonderful past. Alappuzha had trade relations with ancient Greece and Rome in B.C and in the Middle Ages. Alleppey is the popular for backwater tourism in Kerala. House boats locally called 'kettuvallam' are available on hire on a daily basis as well as for longer duration to take tourists on the old waterways. The main distinction of alappuzha is that, it is the only district in Kerala without forest.
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