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A backwater view with houseboat from Biyyam Lake, Ponnani, India A Kerala houseboat in Alappuzha, India A kettuvallam houseboat with an upper deck. Kettuvallam is a houseboat widely used in the Indian state of Kerala. These have thatched roof covers over wooden hulls. [1] The traditional kettuvallam is mainly used for promoting Kerala tourism.
A Kettuvallam houseboat in Kerala, India. Varghese's most important contribution to the field of tourism in Kerala is perhaps the conversion of the traditional Kettuvallam rice boat into a touring and cruising houseboat. This helped to rescue the then declining industry of boating, boat building and artisans working with bamboo.
A backwater in the Kollam region, c. 1913 Houseboat on Vembanad lake A houseboat at Biyyam backwater, Ponnani, Malappuram. Kettuvallam (Kerala houseboats) in the backwaters are one of the prominent tourist attractions in Kerala.
It is known to be an originator for the construction of Kettuvallam, a type of traditional barge in Kerala characterized by thatched covers. [1] [2] References
Numerous Tourist Boats and Kettuvallam (Houseboats) of Kerala are found near Kollam, Alappuzha, Kumarakom, Kochi and Valiyaparamba in North Malabar. Alumkadavu near Karunagappalli is a major center of luxury house boat manufacturing in Kerala. [27] There are boat services done in many reservoirs in Kerala for tourists. [28]
The main products of the coastal line, coconut oil and coconut fibre (Chakiri), were transported to Cochin by using "kettuvallam" (old house boat) through this canal. Many of the things in the once popular Chavakkadu Kuttakkunnu weekly market came through the Canolly Canal. Even the lives of ordinary people were associated with the canal.
A houseboat on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, US Houseboat Cornelia in Ystad, Sweden, 2018. A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily for regular dwelling. Most houseboats are not motorized, as they are usually moored or kept stationary, fixed at a berth, and often tethered to land to provide utilities ...
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