Nehru Trophy Boat Snake Boat Race or commonly known as Alleppey Boat Race is the mot popular snake boat race in Kerala which is held on second Saturday of August every year at Punnamada Lake near Alleppey town.

Here is a collection of photos from Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2009. The boat race in the Punnamada Kayal is a spectacular sight. People throng the backwater sides in large numbers to watch this exciting event. Local and foreign tourists visit Kerala in large numbers during the Nehru Trophy Boat Race.

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