Three of the great snake boats thunder down the river together in the annual racing of the Onam Festival at Payipad in Kerala.

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Kerala, India. The annual Onam Festival. Is a day of racing in outsize big boats that are dressed up to look like snakes. Here three of the boats thunder along the river together, they are loaded with people. The festival is at Payipad.

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Location: Via Vecchia per Poggibonsi, 66, 53037 San Gimignano SI, Italy
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Keywords: boat, boating, boats, festival, india, kerala, onam, racing, snake, tourism, travel