‘Thazhathangadi‘ near Kottayam Town ,one of the oldest trade centres in Kerala, hosts the oldest Boat Racing competition in Kerala.112 year old Heritage of the competition had the presence of eminent people like Ethiopian Emperor ‘Haile Selassie ‘ etc.
The Boats compete with each other in the water of’ ’Meenachil’ River,that was Immortalised in the Novel ‘The God of Small Things‘ by Arundhati Roy