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Champakulam (Malayalam: ചന്പക്കുളം) is a serene beautiful village in Kerala, India. It is in Alappuzha district. Champakulam is part of Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala, and is resplendent in green paddy fields, coconut groves and water fowl. Champakulam is an important tourist spot and is famous for the Moolam boat race. The river Pampa flows through the village, splitting it into two. currently it is connected, by road to Alappuzha and Changanassery.
Tourist facilities
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Champakulam is an important tourist spot. You can see hundreds of houseboats moving through the Pampa River everyday. Champakulam church (Valia Palli) and Champakulam snake boat (and some other snake boats too) are some of the tourist attractions. There are a number of resorts where people can stay and enjoy the beauty of nature. Champakulam angadi has some art-emporiums where tourists might find items of interest
Champakulam Moolam Boat Race
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Champakulam Moolam Boat Race is the oldest and one of the most popular vallam kali (snake boat race) in Kerala state of south India. The race is held on river Pampa on the moolam day (according to the Malayalam Era M.E) of the Malayalam month Midhunam, the day of the installation of the deity at the Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Temple.
Tourist facilities
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Champakulam is an important tourist spot. You can see hundreds of houseboats moving through the Pampa River everyday. Champakulam church (Valia Palli) and Champakulam snake boat (and some other snake boats too) are some of the tourist attractions. There are a number of resorts where people can stay and enjoy the beauty of nature. Champakulam angadi has some art-emporiums where tourists might find items of interest
Champakulam Moolam Boat Race
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Champakulam Moolam Boat Race is the oldest and one of the most popular vallam kali (snake boat race) in Kerala state of south India. The race is held on river Pampa on the moolam day (according to the Malayalam Era M.E) of the Malayalam month Midhunam, the day of the installation of the deity at the Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Temple.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champakulam
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Coordinates: 9°24'55"N 76°24'40"E
- Amichakari 0.9 km
- Kandankary 2.1 km
- Thakazhy 2.7 km
- Vaisyambhagom 3.4 km
- Thayamkary 4 km
- Nedumudi 4.8 km
- Ooruckary 4.9 km
- Ambalapuzha 7.2 km
- Punnapra 9 km
- Karuvatta 9 km
- Champakulam Moolam Boat Race Track 0.5 km
- Kariyanappally Farm House 0.9 km
- Manathrakkal Ganapathy Thevalakkadu Kurialasseril Varambinakam Padasekharam 1 km
- EDMPADAM MANAMKARI 1.2 km
- എരവേലില് 1.3 km
- kizhakke THUMBOORAM(padam) 1.7 km
- naluthottinakam 1.7 km
- ഊരാമപ്പാടം 1.8 km
- Ward 5 1.9 km
- KAREE PADAM 2.3 km
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