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This is a typical keralite festival of
boat races. It is held in August in the
Punnamada Kayal, which commemorates the
visit of former Prime Minister, Late
Jawaharlal Nehru to Alleppey. Similar
boat races are held also at Aranmual and
Champakulam, which has a religious
significance. The later commemorates an
episode involving the idol of Sri
Krishna, which was lifted from Kurichi
by the Chempakasseri Raja's men for
consecration in the Ambalapuzha. The
idol had to rest in the house of a
Syrian Christian at Chempakulam.
Therefore, even today the flag and coir
rope required for the Chempakulam boat
race is supplied from the local
Kallurkad Church. |
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