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Kayamkulam Kayal

Kayamkulam Kayal or Kayamkulam Lake or Kayamkulam Estuary is a shallow brackish water lagoon streaching between Panmana and Karthikapally.It has an outlet to the Arabian sea at Kayamkulam barrage.

History
There is a popular belief that Kayamkulam kayal was once lush green fields and the Angry and desolate Kayamkulam Raja, who suffered defeat from Travancore King Marthanda Varma, ordered his naval officers, Arattupuzha Arayars, to rupture the barrier separating it from the sea and let salt water in to make the fields un-cultivable. It is believed that when Kayamkulam was annexed the King threw all the valubles in his palace into Kayamkulam lake and fled the Kingdom.

In Aithihyamala it is mentioned that Kayamkulam Kochunni sunk his mother-in-law, after killing her, in Kayamkulam Lake.

Kayamkulam Boat Race
Kayamkulam boat race is held in Kayamkulam kayal. The race track is 1200m in length. The inaugural boat race was conducted on 28 August 2010. Kayamkulam boat race as the brain child of MLA C.K. Sadashivan.The first boat race was inagurated by the Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan. Snake boat race is the main event.Besides the main category other categories include Thekkenodi women's category, Veppu A grade category, Veppu B grade category and Churulan category and Iruttukutthi A grade category.