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The Nehru Trophy Boat Race Kerala

The site Kerala Backwaters offers to take you on an adventure filled tour to the annual Nehru Trophy boat race that takes place in Alappuzha in Kerala, India near the Punnamada backwaters in Kerala, India. This boat race was named the Nehru Trophy Boat race because the trophy that is awarded to the winners of this boat race was instituted for the first time by the first Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

The Nehru Trophy boat race has earned the reputation of being the largest boat race festival all over the world. This spectacular boat race is preceded by a colorful ceremony that is something that one must definitely not miss. Before the race is set in motion there is a splendid display of attractive and colorful watercrafts.

The celebrations that mark this annual event include music and folk dance performances and of course the boat race.

The Nehru Trophy boat race is organized every year on the second Saturday in the month of August. The drum beats and boat songs called vanchipattu that complement these boat races almost work the spectators and the oarsmen into a frenzy of activity and adds a sense of thrill to the entire boat race.

So come and visit Alappuzha with the site Kerala Backwaters during the time when the Nehru Trophy boat race takes place. This adventure filled water sport is definitely worth a visit during your Kerala backwaters tour to Kerala, India.

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