Snake boats architects in Alappuzha (Alleppey) Kerala, India

snake boat mastercraftsmen Sri. Venu achari and sri Chellapan achari being felicitated by the chengannur chatayam jalolsava committee as part of the chatayam jalaolsavan 2011.
They are perhaps the only living mastercarftsmen in the whole world who can design and built snake boats and palliyodams.

.Sri. kozhimukku..Narayanan achary- considered a master boat architect and legend in snake boat making
.sri. Uma maheshwaran

a chundan snake boat

a palliyodam snake boat