Nehru Trophy Boat Race

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The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is a famous annual snake boat regatta held on Punnamada Lake in Kerala, India, drawing massive crowds for its spectacular traditional longboat competitions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sporting event
boat race
cultural festival
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Nehru Trophy Vallamkali NERFINISHED
associatedWithFestival Onam NERFINISHED
attracts large crowds
tourists
bodyOfWater Punnamada Lake NERFINISHED
broadcastInCountry India NERFINISHED
broadcastOn television
competitionFormat team race
country India
culturalSignificance Onam-related celebration
eventFrequency annual
features traditional Kerala boat songs
firstEditionOccasion Jawaharlal Nehru’s visit to Alappuzha
genre regatta
hasCategory Festivals in Alappuzha district
Sports competitions in Kerala
hasParticipantType club teams
village teams
hasTrophy Nehru Trophy NERFINISHED
heldInMonth August
honours Jawaharlal Nehru NERFINISHED
inception 1952
language Malayalam
localName Nehru Trophy Vallamkali NERFINISHED
locatedIn Alappuzha NERFINISHED
India
Kerala NERFINISHED
Punnamada Lake NERFINISHED
mainVenue Punnamada Lake NERFINISHED
namedAfter Jawaharlal Nehru NERFINISHED
numberOfRowersPerBoat approximately 100
oarType paddle
organisedBy Nehru Trophy Boat Race Society NERFINISHED
region South India
safetyMeasures life jackets and rescue boats
spectatorArea pavilions along Punnamada Lake
sport boat racing
state Kerala NERFINISHED
ticketedEvent yes
tourismCategory Kerala backwater tourism
tourismImpact major event in Kerala tourism calendar
typicalDate second Saturday of August
watercraftType chundan vallam NERFINISHED
snake boat

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Alappuzha knownFor Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Alappuzha hosts Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Alappuzha hasFestival Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Alappuzha backwaters hasCulturalEvent Nehru Trophy Boat Race