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Boat Races in Kerala

The site Kerala Backwaters offers to take you on a joy ride to the exciting and fascinating boat races in Kerala, India. The local people in different parts of Kerala, India get together to participate in these boat races. The snake boats or regattas as they are called are large boats that are designed to look like snakes. Quite a few people need to paddle these boats at a time and that perhaps is the fun part.

These boat races are held during special festivals such as Onam and are treated as forums for the local people to come together and celebrate. These occasions are treated as special by the community and people from all walks of life come together and celebrate.

Some of the popular boat races that take place in different parts of Kerala, India are the Nehru Trophy Boat Race and the Onam Boat Race. In fact tourists come from far and wide to watch the local people at their best, making merry and showing off their rowing skills. Another popular boat race event that takes place annually in Kerala, India is the Aranmula boat race that is organized under the aegis of the Parthasarthy temple to celebrate the Hindu deity Lord Krishna's feast.

The boat races that take place in the Kottayam and Alleppey regions are the ones that you must watch. It is an interesting sight with the riverbanks crowded with large crowds who gather to cheer their favored oarsmen.

The most breathtaking and fascinating spectacle is when more than 100 oarsmen row the regattas in perfect rhythm at great speeds to the beating of drums.

Some of the popular boat races in Kerala, India are

Boat Races Kerala

Nehru Trophy Boat Race | Onam Boat Race

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