The OnamFestival is atPayipad, friends and vistors are boat pageantries Nehru Trophy
The Onam festival is held at Payipad, Kerala. cousins, neighbours friends and vistors are welcome. Snake boat pageantries are held when the giant Snake boats with their crews, each boat is manned by four helmsmen, 25 singers and 100-125 oarsmen, who row in unison to the fast rhythm of vanchipattu (song of the boatman). The race proper is held in various stages for various categories of event also has religious importance, legend has it that the idol of the temple was found in Kayamkulam lake and brought to the temple in a colourful journey escorted by country boats. The boat race is held in commemoration of this event with an exotic procession of water floats, boats decorated with colourful parasols before the race. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is the most famous of the boat races of Kerala. this is held in memory of Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in 1952.
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Location: Payipad, Kerala
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