Vallam Kali, in Kerala, India, is a popular boat race. It is a form of canoe racing, and paddled war canoes are used. It is primarily held during the autumn season of the Onam harvest festival. Vallam kali involves races of several kinds of longboats paddled, and the famous Kerala boats are renowned for their popularity. Each team was spending around 6 lakh nehru trophy rupees.
The major event is the chundan vallam race. Hence, Vallam Kali is also known as the snake boat race and is a major attraction for tourists. Other boat types that compete in different race events are churulan vallam, iruttukuthy vallam, odi vallam, veppu vallam, vadakkanody vallam, and kochu vallam. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is a famous vallam kali event held near Alappuzha, Kerala, India on Lake Punnamada.
History of VellamKali
In Kerala, during a war between the feudal kingdoms of Kayamkulam and Chembakassery at the beginning of the 13th century, King Devanarayana of Chembakassery commissioned the construction of a war boat named Chundan Vallam and assigned the task of constructing it to a famous carpenter of the day. The Parthasarathi Chundan is the oldest variant of the snake-boats still in use today. Vallam kali was primarily performed during the autumn harvest festival season at Onam. The main event is the chundan vallam race. Vallam kali also involves races of several other forms of Kerala's traditional paddled longboats, and is one of the state's key tourist attractions.
The major event is the chundan vallam race. Hence, Vallam Kali is also known as the snake boat race and is a major attraction for tourists. Other boat types that compete in different race events are churulan vallam, iruttukuthy vallam, odi vallam, veppu vallam, vadakkanody vallam, and kochu vallam. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is a famous vallam kali event held near Alappuzha, Kerala, India on Lake Punnamada.
History of VellamKali
In Kerala, during a war between the feudal kingdoms of Kayamkulam and Chembakassery at the beginning of the 13th century, King Devanarayana of Chembakassery commissioned the construction of a war boat named Chundan Vallam and assigned the task of constructing it to a famous carpenter of the day. The Parthasarathi Chundan is the oldest variant of the snake-boats still in use today. Vallam kali was primarily performed during the autumn harvest festival season at Onam. The main event is the chundan vallam race. Vallam kali also involves races of several other forms of Kerala's traditional paddled longboats, and is one of the state's key tourist attractions.