Nehru Trophy Boat Race - An emotion that runs through generations | Kerala Tourism

The greatest sporting event on the backwaters of Kerala, the Nehru Trophy Boat Race is held on the second Saturday of August every year on Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha district. The major attraction of the boat race is the competition of snake boats or chundanvallams. Ceremonial water processions, spectacular floats and decorated boats are the other attractions during the race.
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[@daminiroy757]

Ohh their spirit ⚡I really love this boat race in kerala ... 🌼

[@paramitabishnu3691]

Very nostalgic. You have to witness it to believe it.

[@keralatourism]

Thank you❤️

[@draver3653]

Please spread this festival/sport all over india... We want to see this more❤

[@Balognamanforya]

We have this in Canada too, usually on a smaller scale though, like 30 people to paddle, plus 2 one on front and one on back. Used to do this as a kid all the time, it's super fun!

[@nikhilff4016]

I am not from Kerala, but enjoyed alot ❤

[@keralatourism]

Glad you liked it

[@SkyHighCaptain]

Sheesh

[@sab7747]

Everybody can enjoy..Those who are not only from Kerala...

[@selvappriyaabhavaanee117]

See? All of these Chundan Vallam are brimming with Youth! Kudos!! Gracias!! To The Young Generation of Malaiyaalam! Tradition thrives thru generations!!

[@akhil_mp]

Tourism promotion strategies..🔥 നന്നാവുന്നുണ്ട് 👌 ❤️

[@keralatourism]

Thank you❤️

[@sugumaranbaskaran4668]

Great Traditional from Kerala, just my proposal change the Name from Nehru..... To other names related to Kerala orgin...

[@akhil_mp]

@@sugumaranbaskaran4668 Respect your proposal. But actually It has been popularized by its name so far. So changing name will affect it's unique identity I think..

[@cyriacalex91]

@@sugumaranbaskaran4668.. sorry thats not our culture

[@indukrishnan6858]

@@sugumaranbaskaran4668 that name itself popularised this boat race

[@vonstauffenburg4641]

Keralalsburg formula one 🏁

[@keralatourism]

😍

[@jabeenshaikh7708]

I'm north indian my husband is south India so I lucky to be part of this occasion

[@hishamsalim4908]

Dont u know which state ur husband belongs to.....south india is a broad area consist of five state and several languages

[@kaycey7361]

​@@hishamsalim4908 who cares. Both are abdools like you.

[@abhiruplahiri1]

A spectacle to watch. I hope one day I can witness it in person. Cheers.

[@keralatourism]

Looking forward to hosting you❤️

[@PintuKumar-ss7qp]

@@keralatourism ggggggc

[@PintuKumar-ss7qp]

@@keralatourism fcgggggv

[@Linsonmathews]

Kerala's pride ❣️❣️❣️

[@keralatourism]

Indeed😍

[@Sotigris]

Awesome! I wish I can be there for one time in my life. Love from Greece 🇬🇷

[@infpsych]

Look up Dragon boat festival in Hong Kong. It’s the same thing. There’s got to be some trade going on between these two cultures in the past. No way they developed similarly in isolation.

[@martinjose363]

What you said is true, you too can see chinees fish nets in Kochi

[@viralheritage7223]

Nice watching from Bangladesh

[@keralatourism]

Thank you. We are glad that you are enjoying it

[@viralheritage7223]

@@keralatourism your are mostly welcome. I also publish boat racing video.

[@nikitagoswami21]

I belong to Rajasthan but I like this festival

[@rahulkrishnanair]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnTGlY1jnd6tisU

[@kaycey7361]

This should be peomoted by govt as a tourism event. Its majestic

[@parwazshaikh81]

Love frm Mumbai ❤️

[@keralatourism]

much love❤️

[@adithyan6016]

❤ആലപ്പുഴ ❤

[@keralatourism]

❤️

[@sudhanshuvyas]

What an amazing man... lawyer, statesman, botanist, computer expert, athlete and now rower... Chacha Nehru did it all. Why else name all these things after him. Meanwhile, Tendulkar gets one stadium named after him.

[@ananthakrishnan2706]

ഇന്നേവരര കാണാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞീട്ടീല്ല😪

[@kiranjoseph9188]

2023 ഓഗസ്റ്റ് രണ്ടാമത്തെ ശെനിയാഴ്ച

[@Avinab2]

I've to witness this live one day for sure.

[@jiang-gt1fl]

Wow, there are dragon boats in India, too. How beautiful! ! !

[@CJ-ud8nf]

Snake boat in Keralam.

[@thepetrolhead1]

I love vallamkali ❤❤❤

[@somsonchandel71]

I love kerela ....fm HP

[@pravindave4194]

Thanks too ,visit,junagadh,gujarat

[@George.Andrews.]

How long is the race? How long does it take? How fast can they go? Thanks in advance.

[@danielkunjappan2130]

The boats of Kerala are categorised and named as per their shapes, sizes and purposes. The Chundaanvallam is so called because of its pointed prow. The term snake boat indicates the shape of the stern which resembles the raised hood of a snake. The front end of this type of boat will be tapering in shape and the rear end will be highly elevated from the water level. It has a length of about 60-65 meters and a capacity to carry over a hundred to hundred and ten people during a race. The stern is majestically caparisoned and decorated with a flag and brass ornaments. Silken parasols are arrayed along the entire length of the boat. There will be almost 95 oarsman, 5 Amarakkar (Controllers) and 10 'Nilakkar' (persons supposed to enhance the vigour and enthusiasm of the participating oarsman). It has the semblance of a snake, while advancing in a competition and hence became popular as snake boats. These boats were the traditional battle vessels of Kerala.

[@sarmisthadas401]

Excellent 👍 Nice 👍 Outstanding Performance 👍 Just Speechless............................. ARITRA DAS &. SARMISTHA DAS. India. Kolkata. Thank You.👍

[@praveensreenath3086]

ആവേശം.... 🎉😎

[@krupanishar1592]

When is the Nehru boat racing? In allepey this year

[@MrCmcgruder]

No lie didn’t think I’d enjoy it. I’m at tgi rn and they have a old school row boat. I was explaining to my daughter what one was and I just showed her videos then came across this. This is pretty cool. I rather watch this in the Olympics then curling

[@abijithmadhu1810]

Alappiyan❤

[@deekshasaxena9011]

Does anybody have any idea about the timings of this race? Couldn’t find anywhere. 😔

[@RajeshKalapura]

Every Year Second Saturday of August, but this year it"ll be on Sep 4 th.... Live telecast will be on DD4 Malayalam or DD sports from 3pm onwards...

[@THEJOKER-lh2wx]

Today

[@keralatourism]

Hello Deeksha, Please visit, www.keralatourism.org/event/champions-boat-league/113 to know the schedule of Champions Boat League 2022

[@rahulkrishnanair]

Second Saturday of August@@RajeshKalapura

[@rahulkrishnanair]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnTGlY1jnd6tisU

[@yamotamut1848]

Wow , so satisfying 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@khevathariha3755]

Kya bat hai nisha veero

[@razeen9541]

Poli

[@chrissenefili4971]

How can i purchase one?

[@brirashrn5445]

Amazing i didn't know Indians paddle for dragon boat also

[@user-kh2ur9zq4q]

Its snake boat not dragon

[@speedtest8166]

Hangs the timing of this boat race to attract more people

[@keralatourism]

Hi, do visit, www.keralatourism.org/event/boat-races/ to know more details

[@ATMENTERPRISEASIM]

അത്തരം സൗന്ദര്യം എന്നെ ആകർഷിക്കുകയും എന്നെ വിളിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു

[@pankajkamble9194]

This year it's on 12 augest

[@aliswadique4967]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️

[@keralatourism]

❤️

[@krishnanp7228]

Salt water thozha kannanam

[@OctaApe]

1:19 the guy in the crowd having an autist attack , giving it the full screech treatment 🤣👌🏻

[@nandatrianda3727]

#pacujalur

[@shivanshisingh7444]

Jď

[@Sf__wan_33]

2022 kanunnavar

[@ramansundarachary2713]

8

[@tggamingnetwork4239]

Y

[@alienabuser3693]

Quick question are the women really not allowed out to enjoy the days? or is it just more of a man’s sport for today??

[@rishimishra99]

Onam

[@JuanChOKhan]

As usual, no women here

[@FRieza207]

Women's are in seperate section of part of shores,

[@adarsh4764]

The audacity of the Congress family to name everything in their name competitions, roads, stadiums, trophies, schemes, buildings!

[@gauravyadav6315]

It's better to name it after their death I guess.....not like someone who snatched sardar patels name of te stadium naming it after himself

[@WAHB50YY]

Impressive