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

Snake boat races in Alappuzha (Alleppey) Kerala, India

A snakeboat .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 boat racing season in Alappuzha district begins in June.
Apart from chundan teh following categories of boats take part in these races
Chundan vallam( snake boats)
Churulan boats ( vallam)
Odi boats ( vallam)
veppu boats (vallam)
Palliyodam

Important Snake boat races

2010 season
Champakulam moolam boat race (June 26th 2010)

Mahatma Mannar Boat Race
August 21 2010 (August 30 2009 )

Nehru trophy boat race (August 14th 2010)

Rajiv Gandhi Trophy Boat Race at Pulinkunnu (August 21st 2010 )
Kayamkulam boat race ( 4th saturday of august every year) 28th August 2010
Neerattupuram Pamba Boat Race )
Chengannur Erapuzha Chatayam boat race
Thazhathangadi (kottayam) boat race
Aranmula Uthrittadi boat race
Kumaranasan Smaraka Jalolsavam at Pallana
Karuvatta Boat Race
Mother Teresa Trophy Boat race

: Payipad Boat Race: . Payippad Jalolsavam

Santhosh Trophy boat race


Kumarakom,
Kavanattinkara,
Kumarakom-Arpookara Vanitha Jalamela,
Kottayam,
Mahatma Boat Race at Mannar,
Thazhathangadi in Kottayam,
Kottapuram
Kodungallur

Indira Gandhi Boat Race,on the Ernakulam Lake during the Cochin Carnival in the last week of December.

 

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Detailsof last season's (2007) boat races

Champakulam Moolam Boat Race : On June 30th 2007 . Nine snake boats (chundan) , including popular ones such as Payippad, Champakulam, Cheruthana and St. George would be participating in the event.

Around 30 small boats will take part in various categories, including one for women, a special 100-seated pavilion was being readied exclusively for foreign tourists. This would be apart from the arrangements being made for lakhs of spectators expected to witness the event.

Other snake boat races in Alappuzha are

Nehru Trophy Boat Race :

Rajiv Gandhi Trophy Boat Race at Pulinkunnu : On 25th August 2007

Winner Jawahar Tayangari

second Sri Ganesh

Third Vellamkulangara

Mother Teresa Trophy Boat race : On 26th August 2007

Erapuzha Chatayam boat race : On 28th August 2007

Payipad Boat Race: On 29th august 2007

won by Karichal chundan

second place Ayaparamba Valiyadewanji

third place Vellangkulangara

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Karuvatta Boat Race:

Mannar Boat Race:

Neerattupuram Boat Race:

Santhosh Trophy boat race



 

 


 

 

 


 

 


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