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 Kerala
India Vacations presents you with online culture vacation packages for
vacations to the exciting snake boat races that are organized on the
serene and glistening Kerala backwaters. The transparent emerald
backwaters come alive with the a colorful explosion of chundanvalloms
or large snake boats that compete for trophies like the Nehru Trophy at
the famous Alappuzha boat races that is a thrilling annual event.
These snake boat races are coordinated by teams of rowers who work in
perfect rhythm with each other in tune to the encouraging songs sung by
the rowers themselves. The speed with which more 100 rowers at a time
propel a single snake boat is remarkable and work up the spectators as
well as the rowers into an excited state.
These interesting and happening Kerala snake boat races are
perfect examples of the living and growing cultural traditions of
Kerala, South India. These snake boat races are organized during Kerala
festivals and most of these races happen during the festival of Onam
that is celebrated in the honor of the great King Mahabali.
The annual Kerala snake boat races serve as effective social platforms
for the local rural folk to come together and celebrate and at the same
time participate in these exciting water sports and demonstrate their
rowing speed and teamwork skills.
The Aranmula snake boat race is a fascinating 2-day fiesta
that is held annually and is a source of immense excitement and thrill
for the locals and the tourists. The Neerattupuram snake boat race,
Thiruvalla, Pamba snake boat race, Payippad boat race, Haripad,
Karuvatta Boat Race, Pulimkunnu, Rajiv Gandhi Boat Race and the
Champakulam Moolam snake boat race are some of the very popular snake
boat race events held in different parts of the beautiful Kerala
backwaters in Kerala. South India.
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