Snake Boat race is one of the most ancient games in Kerala. It actually originated as a sport among other ONAM games. But it had the ability to impress the Keralite minds than any other games.
Snake Boat race is called in Kerala as Vallamkali (malayalam). And the boats are called as Chundanvallam. Chundanvallams are special type of boats, with high narrow ends & a long middle part where the rowers are seated.
There are about 20-30 Rowers in a boat & one director to promote the rowers. Whilre they row they sing ancient kerala songs, which brings pride in their minds, and thereby gain more strength.
In ancient times, Boat race was just a simple sport, but today it has grown much more than that. Today there are awards for the winners which include trophys as well as money. One of the famous Boat race championship is the Indira Gandhi Memorial Boat Race.
It is quite awesome to see how these boats move. They seem to be like a millipede. All the rowers being the legs of the millipede.
Overall it is cool sight, which resulted in great foreign attraction.
That's all about Kerala Snake Boat Race
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