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A backwater view with houseboat from Biyyam Lake, Ponnani, India A Kerala houseboat in Alappuzha, India A kettuvallam houseboat with an upper deck. Kettuvallam is a houseboat widely used in the Indian state of Kerala. These have thatched roof covers over wooden hulls. [1] The traditional kettuvallam is mainly used for promoting Kerala tourism.
Alappuzha is globally famous for snake boat races, especially the Nehru Trophy Boat Race held in the Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha. In 1952, when Jawaharlal Nehru , the first prime minister of India, visited Kerala, the people of Alleppey decided to give a special entertainment for their prestigious guest and conducted a snake boat race.
It was formed as Alleppey district on 17 August 1957, the name of the district being changed to Alappuzha in 1990. [5] Alappuzha is the smallest district of Kerala. [ 6 ] Alleppey town, the district headquarters, was renamed Alappuzha in 2012.
The Thazhathangadi boat race held every year on the Meenachil river, at Thazhathangadi, Kottayam is one of the oldest and most popular boat races in the state. In 1956, emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie visited Thazhathangadi during his imperial tour of India, and witnessed the boat race. Subsequently winners of the race were given the Haile ...
A houseboat on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, US Houseboat Cornelia in Ystad, Sweden, 2018. A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily for regular dwelling. Most houseboats are not motorized, as they are usually moored or kept stationary, fixed at a berth, and often tethered to land to provide utilities ...
The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is an annual vallam kali held in the Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha, Kerala, India. Vallam Kali or Vallamkali y literally means boat play/game, but can be translated to boat race in English.
The Alappuzha Lighthouse is situated in the coastal town of Alappuzha, Kerala.It was built in 1862 and is a major tourist attraction. Visitors are allowed between 1500 hours and 1630 hours on every weekday at an admission fee of 20 rupees for Indian citizens and 50 rupees for foreigners.
Alappuzha railway station (also known as Alleppey railway station)(station code: ALLP [2]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. [3] It is located in Alappuzha, Kerala and is a major station on the Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line. [4]