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Alappuzha
A Kuttanad Paddy-Field Homestay
Life on the water in Kerala's rice bowl, where farms lie below sea level.
The backwater district — houseboats on Vembanad Lake, Kuttanad's paddy fields and the Nehru Trophy Boat Race.
Alappuzha is the gateway to Kerala's backwaters, a network of canals, rivers and lakes around Vembanad Lake. Houseboats, once rice barges, now carry travellers past villages, churches and coconut groves.
The Kuttanad region, where farmers grow rice below sea level, and the Nehru Trophy Boat Race on Punnamada Lake in August are the district's best-known sights.
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Life on the water in Kerala's rice bowl, where farms lie below sea level.
