Snake boat races are held annually in Kerala, India, preceding the Onam festival in August or September. Kerala (or Keralam) (കേരളം) is a state in South India, occupying a narrow strip of Indias southwestern coast. ... Onam (ഓണം), a harvest festival, is celebrated in Kerala, a state in India. ...
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The annual boatraces often become the platform for providing the physique and muscle power of the people of a particular locality (kara) of Kuttanadu.The selection of oarsmen and maintanence of boats are made in such an impeccable manner that the performance will be superb.
The boat proceeded to the boat jetty carrying the Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his return to Delhi in december 1952, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru donated a silver trophy which is a replica of a snakeboat placed on a wooden abacus.
The boat clubs and the boatrace lovers of the locality who are the inspiring spirit behind the boatraces have to spend lacks of rupees for presenting an impeccable performance in the race.
During the inaugural ceremony of a dragon boatrace, a Taoist priest or a community civic leader is usually called upon to dot the dragon eyes with red paint - a symbolic gesture to bring the dragon to life.
The challenge of dragon boatracing lies not in the paddling technique but rather in synchronizing with 19 other paddlers on the boat through all phases of the stroke (catch-pull-finish-reach) and through the entire race course.
In Thailand, swan boatracing is as important to the Thais as dragon boatracing is to the Chinese.
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