Houseboat
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A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily for regular dwelling. Most houseboats are not motorized, as they are usually moored or kept stationary, fixed at a berth,
A houseboat on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, US
Houseboat Cornelia in Ystad, Sweden, 2018
A tourist houseboat in Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh
A Kettuvallam at Kavvayi Backwaters, Nileshwaram, Kasaragod, India
Kerala
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Kerala, officially Keralam, is a state on the Malabar Coast of southern India. It was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, which unified the country's Malayalam-speaking regi
Houseboat
…was also one such community in the Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter. In India, houseboats used as accommodation for tourists are common on the backwaters of Kerala and also on Dal Lake near Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir (see below). Houseboats in Kerala, south India, are huge, slow-moving barges used for leisure…
A houseboat in the Kerala backwaters
A painting depicting Parashurama, surrounded by settlers, commanding Varuna (the Hindu god of water) to part the seas
A dolmen erected by Neolithic people in Marayur
Tharisapalli plates granted to Saint Thomas Christians testify that merchant guilds and trade corporations played a very significant role in the economy and social life during the Kulasekhara period.