Gallery

Frames from the water.

Moments from Punnamada — the boat, the crew, the crowd, the light.

The Nadubhagam Chundan crew mid-stroke on race day
The Nadubhagam Chundan crew mid-stroke on race day
The Nadubhagam Chundan at the water's edge before a race
The Nadubhagam Chundan at the water's edge before a race
Synchronised rowers mid-stroke
Synchronised rowers mid-stroke
Snake boat crews racing at the Nehru Trophy Vallam Kali
Snake boat crews racing at the Nehru Trophy Vallam Kali
The carved നടുഭാഗം nameplate on the boat's hull
The carved നടുഭാഗം nameplate on the boat's hull
Training at dawn on the backwaters
Training at dawn on the backwaters
Aerial view of Punnamada Lake
Aerial view of Punnamada Lake
Chundan Vallam on Punnamada Lake at golden hour
Chundan Vallam on Punnamada Lake at golden hour
The Nehru Trophy — a silver snake boat
The Nehru Trophy — a silver snake boat