Payippadu Vallam Kali
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Payippad Vallaarattu or Jalotsavam is a three day water festival. Its conducted in Payippad Lake which is 35 km from Alappuzha district of Kerala state in south India. There is a close relation between this Payippadu Vallam Kali and Subramanya Swamy Temple in Haripad.
[edit] The legend
The people of the Haripad village decided to build a Sree Ayyappan temple. Before the installation of the idol the people had a vision that they should install the idol of Sri Subramanya Swamy which they will find in the Kayamkulam river. The exact location of the idol will be under a whirlpool in the river. The people found the idol as per the vision and brought back Subramanya vigrah in a boat, escorted by the devotees in other boats ceremoniously. In remembrance of this event a three day water festival is conducted each year, the famous Payippad Jalotsavam. this jalolsavam is the one of the best in the history of the boat race in india. this is is the only one boat race conducting for 3 days. the three days including, thiruvonam, avittaom , chathayam etc. it is the snake boats which is witnessing the largest crowd. about 3/4 kilometres of either side of the payipad river(achankovil river) crowd will be there for enjoing this snake boats. this boat race could be able to mark the tourism map of kerala. majority of the snake boats available in kerala are from this side, anary puthenchundan, karichal, vellamkulangar, payipad, ayaparampu pandi, ayaparmpu valiyadivanji, cheruthana, karuvatta, sri ganesan are the snakes boats belong this place. cheruthana, pandi, payipad, anary etc are the villagers having their own oarsman's team and club. to see the boat race the relatives of the villagers consisting, cheruthana, veeyaopuram, harippad, karuvatta, kumarpauram, pallippad, are used to come into this place to enjoy this colourful festival and watermeala(jalamela)
