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Festival Tours India : Boat
Race : Payippad Jalotsavam Payippad Jalotsavam
Start Date : 28-Aug-2007
End Date : 28-Aug-2007
Venue : Payippad Lake, Alappuzha, Kerala
City : Alappuzha
Country : India
Category : Kerala
The Payippad Boat Race is organized in the month of September and it carries on
for three days. The venue of the boat race is the Payippad Lake, situated at a
distance of 35 km from the Alappuzha district of Kerala. Payippad Boat Race Of
Kerala is organized to commemorate the installation of the idol at the Subramanya
Swamy Temple, Haripad. There is a very interesting legend associated with this
boat race. It is believed that residents of the Haripad Village decided to build
a temple, with the presiding deity being Sree Ayyappa. Before the idol was about to be installed, the villagers had a vision. In the vision, they were directed to install the idol of Sri Subramanya Swamy, which they will find under a whirlpool in the Kayamkulam River. Divers and swimmers from the village rowed to the same spot and brought back Subramanya vigrah in a boat.The same idol was then installed in the temple, amid much fanfare. As a tribute to that incident, Kerala Payippad Jalotsavam, a three-days water festival, is conducted every year.
Getting there :
Location: About 35 km from Alappuzha near Harippad Nearest Railway Station: Harippad about 5km away Nearest Airport: Cochin International Airport, about 85 km from Alappuzha
