THRISSUR POORAM

THRISSUR POORAM

Thissur pooram is one of the most beautiful and colorful festival of Kerala temple festivals. The festival is held at Thrissur vadakumnatha temple annually.

The most attractions in pooram events are the 'vedikettu' the fireworks which continues the entire night , 'Kudamattam' (Exchanging beautiful  and colorful parasols and shows on top of elephants) and 'Elanjitahara melam' (an astonishing performance of percussion artists) and a magnificent elephant procession. The best elephants in Kerala will send to participate this event. The Thissur pooram is very famous around the world. This is also a favorite tourist spot. Many foreigners come to witness this event.

WHEN IS WORLD THRISSUR POORAM?

May 13^th, 2019

The date may vary every year and it is celebrated on Pooram Nakshatra in the Malayalam Calendar month of Medam.

THRISSUR POORAM HISTORY

The Arattupuzha festival was the only major festival celebrated in Kerala before the Thrissur Pooram celebration, Arattupuzha festival was held ten kilometers to the south of Thrissur and It was a one day festival in which most Thrissur temples took part.

One day, due to the heavy rains, many couldn’t reach Arattapuzha festival on time. Because they arrived late, they weren’t allowed into the temple premises. The humiliated temple officials informed Sakthan Thampuran about what had happened. In 1798, he unified the 10 temples situated around Vadakkunnathan Temple and organised the celebration of Thrissur Pooram as a mass festival which is bigger and more overgenerous than the Arattupuzha Pooram. 

Sakthan Thampuran himself planned every little detail of the Pooram, including ordaining the participating temples into two groups namely "Paramekkavu side" and "Thiruvambady side", headed by principal participants Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple and Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple respectively. Now, after more than 200 years later, the Pooram still follows the format set by the king. 

WHAT DO PEOPLE DO ON THRISSUR POORAM

1.     Gather on vadakumnathan temple to enjoy the pooram.

2.     Enjoy firework.

3.     Shopping .

4.     Enjoy Elanjithara Melam.