Published: 4th May, 2023
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Kerala celebrated the 36-hour-long Thrissur Pooram temple festival, known as the mother of all poorams.
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- Thrissur Pooram is an important temple festival in Kerala that dates back over 200 years.
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Prior to Thrissur Pooram, Arattupuzha Pooram was the most significant temple festival in Kerala. |
- The festival was founded by Shakthan Thampuran, the ruler of the Kingdom of Cochin from 1790 to 1805.
- It is an impressive exhibition of cultural customs and traditions, featuring adorned elephants, colourful umbrellas, and percussion music.
- The festival is a splendid blend of Kerala's spiritual and cultural heritage and is held in the Thekkinkadu Maidanam in Thrissur during the Malayalam month of medam, which falls in April-May.
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