One of the houseboat crew in the water, freeing the boat's propeller of debris in the backwaters of Kerala in south-west India
One of the houseboat crew in the water, freeing the boat's propeller of debris. Houseboats are known locally as 'Kettuvallam" that glide along the picturesque and peaceful backwaters of Kerala in southwest India. There are around a thousand of these former rice boats converted from single beth to 12 berths. All are air-conditioned houseboats, equipped with modern facilities that western tourists are used to. The boats are built of teak or Anjili wood, held together with wooden pegs. No nails or metals are used. The roof is thatched and it takes a boat builder on average, seven months to restore a boat.
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Location: Kerala backwater Kerala India
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