Vallam Kali
Vallam Kali (Malayalam: വള്ളംകളി, vaḷḷaṃ kaḷi, literally "boat game") is a traditional boat race in Kerala, India. It is a form of canoe racing, and uses paddled war canoes. It is mainly conducted during the season of the harvest festival Onam in autumn. Vallam Kali includes races of many kinds of paddled longboats, the traditional boats of Kerala.
The race of Chundan Vallam (snake boat) is the major event. Hence Vallam Kali is also known in English as Snake Boat Race and is a major tourist attraction. Other types of boats which do participate in various events in the race are Churulan Vallam, Iruttukuthy Vallam, Odi Vallam, Veppu Vallam (Vaipu Vallam), Vadakkanody Vallam, Kochu Vallam. The Nehru Trophy vallamkali winner for the 2008 is Karichal Chundan (chundan meaning snake boat).
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[edit] The most renowned of these races
- Aranmula Uthrattadi Vallamkali at Aranmula, Pathanamthitta
- President's Trophy Boat Race in Ashtamudi lake, Kollam
- Nehru Trophy Boat Race in Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
- Pampa Boat Race in Neerattupuram
- Kallada Boat Race in Kallada River, Kollam
- Thazhathangadi Boat Race (Kottayam Boat Race), Kottayam
- Champakulam Moolam Boat Race
- Payippad Jalotsavam, the oldest snake boat race
- Kumarakom Boat Race
2012 winner is Sreeganesh Chundan
[edit] Other boat races in Kerala
- ATDC Boat Race, Alappuzha
- Rajiv Gandhi Boat Race, Pulinkunnu
- Neerettupuram Pampa Boat Race
- Karuvatta Boat Race
- Kavanattinkara Boat Race
- Kumarakom Arpookara Vanitha Jalamela
- Mahatma Boat Race, Mannar
- Thazhathangadi Boat Race, Kottayam
- Kottapuram Boat Race
- Kodungallur and Kumaranasan Smaraka Jalotsavam, Pallana
- Indira Gandhi Boat Race, in Kochi Lake
- Kaithappuzhakkayal(കൈതപ്പുഴക്കായല്) Boat Race, in Kaithappuzha Lake, Panangad/Kumbalam, Kochi. - Bineesh Thomas 12:15, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
- Kannetty Sree Narayana Boat Race,Karunagappally
[edit] Boat races held outside Kerala
- Canadian Nehru Trophy Boat Race, Brampton, Canada, organized by Brampton Malayalee Samajam
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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- Aranmula
- Nehru Trophy Boat Race
- Google video of Vallamkalli
- Online game on Vallamkali at www.gamezindia.com
- Snake Boat Race
