http://pooram.wordpress.com The temple festival of Kerala Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:03:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://pooram.wordpress.com http://pooram.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/thrissur-pooram/ http://pooram.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/thrissur-pooram/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:03:35 +0000 keralaelection http://pooram.wordpress.com/?p=5 ]]> Thrissur Pooram is the annual temple festival of the town of Thrissur in Kerala. It is one of the most colourful temple festival of Kerala which attracts large masses of devotees  from all parts of the State and even outside the country. Thrissur Pooram is celebrated at the premises of the Vadakkunnathan Temple, situated on a hillock (Thekkinkadu maidan) right in the centre of the city, on the Pooram day in the month of Medom (April-May). Processions of richly caparisoned elephants accompanied by percussion ensembles from various neighbouring temples culminate at the Vadakumnathan temple. The most impressive processions are those Thriuvambadi Bhagavathy from the Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple and the Paramekkavu Bhagavathi from Paramekkavu temple. The celebrations which last for over 36 hours includes parasol displays and firework shows.

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