
Snake boat race support boats and Kerala backwaters during Vallam Kali
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Support and rescue boats operate alongside traditional Chundan Vallam snake boats during a Vallam Kali (snake boat race) in Kerala, India.
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Few anglers in the West realise that India, with its dozens of rivers and thousands of streams, offers vast opportunities for sport fishing and angling. Whether you’re the type who likes to string a worm onto a makeshift line and catch your own dinner- or a thoroughbred professional angler with the latest in fishing tackle- India’s waters, both fresh and salt, can be a pleasant surprise. The country has an estimated 50,000 km of waters- rivers, streams, and lakes included- and an additional 3,000 km of coastline, and although sportfishing is still the preserve of a very select elite, there’s definitely a lot of scope for some satisfying angling. Kashmir is called the Anglers Paradise because the valley of Kashmir contains crystal-clear cold water turbulent streams, mighty springs, Sars and
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