Ocean going vessel

Uru is a large handcrafted ocean-going boat. Master craftsmen build the boats in Beypore town near Kozhikode. They do not make use of technical drawings, reference manuals or blueprints. Urus take shape entirely from the memory and imagination of the master craftsmen. The boats were traditionally used for transporting goods and people. Most of them today go to countries in the Arabian Gulf as luxury boats. …

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