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'Thrissur Pooram', annual 'Elephant Festival' in Kerala
The
biggest
of
all
elephant
festivals
in
the
state,
'Thissur
Pooram'
is
a
36-hour
long
affair
dedicated
to
Lord
Shiva,
the
Hindu
God.
The
festival
commenced
with
the
arrival
of
a
small
elephant
processions,
which
carried
their
respective
deities
from
various
temples
in
different
villages
across
Thrissur,
and
culminated
at
the
grounds
of
Vadakumnathan
temple.
The
final
show
concluded
with
the
caparisoned
elephants
and
kudamattam'
(exchange
of
colorful
umbrellas)
rituals
with
the
two
rival
temples
of
Paramekkavu
and
Thiruvambady
Devaswoms,
the
two
chief
promoters
of
the
Pooram
since
its
commencement
in
1798.
Pooram is basically a show of caparisoned elephants and exchange of huge colorful umbrellas, which are made secretly and produced on the final day and exchanged as the opponent temples change their umbrella. The umbrella varies from different shapes, size and color. Each temple spends days and lakhs of rupees to make these umbrellas.
Another major attraction of the festival was the famous Elanjithara Mellam, a percussion show performed by hundreds of artist using drums, air pipe and cymbals. Thousands of people showed their enthusiasm by jumping and dancing to the rhythms of drums and cymbals during the percussion show.
"I have been coming here for the past few years to see the special percussion show which many people gather to see. It is the main attraction of this festival because of its grandeur and fame with so many artists. It will always remain Thrissur Pooram's most appealing part. It is wonderful and I feel happy that I am able to attend this," said C.R. Prasad, a tourist.
For foreign tourists, the festival was an excellent opportunity to get a taste of Indian tradition and culture. "I'm here for Pooram because I've heard it is one of the greatest festivals of southern India. It's an amazing display of religious devotion. So far, I've seen the elephant procession to the temple and it's truly something amazing to see," said John Rogers, a tourist from USA.
It
is
believed
that
King
Sakthan,
who
ruled
Cochin
in
the
late
18th
century,
started
the
festival.
Hindus
revere
elephants
as
an
incarnation
of
elephant
god
Ganesha,
the
Lord
of
luck
and
prosperity.
The
word
"Pooram"
literally
means
a
group
or
a
meeting
and
it
is
believed
that
the
gods
and
goddesses
meet
for
a
day
of
celebration,
which
falls
in
the
month
of
April-May
every
year.
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