Festivals in Kerala

Nehru Trophy Boat Race

Nehru Trophy Boat Race is the most famous of the boat races of Kerala. This annual regatta is held on the Punnamada Backwaters of Alappuzha district on the second Saturday of August.

The event is a commemoration of the visit to this place by the late Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, in 1952.

The spectacular races features magnificent snake boats or 'Chundans'. The boisterous and rhythmic boat songs or Vanchipattu work the spectators to a state of frenzy.

Festivals in Kerala

Onam || Sabarimala Festival || Nehru Trophy Boat Race || Aaranmula Boat Race || Cochin Carnival || Muharram || Malabar Mahotsavam || Swathi Festival || Aarattu || Jagannatha Festival || Aattachamayam || Indira Gandhi Boat Race || Thirunakara Festival || Vettukadu Perunal || Nisha Gandhi Dance Festival || Oachirakkali || Easter || Thrissur Puram || Aranmula Uthrittathi || Chittur Konganpada || Maramon Convention || Nellikulangara Vallanghi Vela || Thiruvathira Festival || Oaachira Kettukazhcha || Nilamperoor Padayani || Ramadan || Makaravillakku at Sabarimala || Kerala Village fair || Kalapathy Chariot Festival ( Ratholsav )