Moments from Punnamada — the boat, the crew, the crowd, the light.
The Nadubhagam Chundan crew mid-stroke on race dayThe Nadubhagam Chundan at the water's edge before a raceSynchronised rowers mid-strokeSnake boat crews racing at the Nehru Trophy Vallam KaliThe carved നടുഭാഗം nameplate on the boat's hullTraining at dawn on the backwatersAerial view of Punnamada LakeChundan Vallam on Punnamada Lake at golden hourThe Nehru Trophy — a silver snake boat