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Onam Boat Races Kerala

The site Kerala Backwaters offers to take you on a stimulating tour of Kerala during that particular part of the year when the Keralites celebrate Onam during the month of August.

Onam is one of the most important festivals in Kerala, India and is celebrated with a lot of pomp and glory in Kerala, India. This harvest festival is celebrated for 4 to 10 days at a stretch and these days are special for the Keralites. During these festive days the people dance, sing, organize fairs and of course participate in the boat races or cheer those who participate in these races.

The locals celebrate Onam with the objective of thanking god for the annual bountiful harvest. Quite a few cultural activities are organized to mark the Onam festivities.

The popular snake boats that are used during the boat races that mark the Onam celebrations are the churalan, chundan and paranthuvalan. These snake boats or regattas are of different sizes and the largest of these exceptionally long boats are equipped to carry about 150 oarsmen at a time.

It requires a lot of expertise and skill to create these regattas that cause so much excitement during the boat races that mark the Onam festivities. Some of these snake boats are carved out of a single huge tree trunk.

So come and visit the fascinating land of Kerala and enjoy the adventure filled boat races that mark the Onam-the harvest festival in Kerala, India.

The site Kerala Backwaters provides you with details regarding tour booking to Kerala during the time when these boat races are held.

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