{"id":10126,"date":"2026-04-27T12:36:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10126"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:42:23","slug":"thrissur-pooram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/thrissur-pooram\/","title":{"rendered":"Thrissur Pooram"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Thrissur Pooram Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even as the celebrations of the Thrissur Pooram festival was scaled down in view of the firework unit explosion that claimed around 15 lives, thousands thronged the ground of the Vadakkunnathan temple in Thrissur city recently to witness the festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Thrissur Pooram<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the most popular <\/span><b>temple festivals in Kerala.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>held <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at the Thekkinkadu Maidanam of <\/span><b>Vadakkunnathan Temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the heart of the <\/span><b>Thrissur <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">district, every year in the Malayalam month of Medam (April-May).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>history <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Thrissur Pooram <\/span><b>dates back over 200 years.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often called the <\/span><b>&#8220;Mother of all Poorams.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; It was the<\/span><b> brainchild of Raja Rama Varma, or <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">famously known as <\/span><b>Sakthan Thampuran, the Maharaja of Cochin (1790\u20131805).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>unites ten temples<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a spectacular <\/span><b>display of devotion and rivalry.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major participants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include <\/span><b>Paramekkavu Bhagavathy Temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Thiruvambady Krishna Temple.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Highlights:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Elephant Processions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Over 50 richly adorned elephants carry idols amid Panchavadyam music and melam beats.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Kudamattam:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Thrilling <\/span><b>parasol exchanges between rival groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showcase precision and flair.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fireworks Spectacle: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Midnight display features aerial bursts and ground effects lasting hours.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Panchapradakshinam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Deities circle the ancient Vadakkunnathan Temple in a sacred ritual.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ilanjithara Melam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A mesmerizing <\/span><b>performance of traditional instruments.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/india\/kerala\/thrissur-pooram-celebrations-curtailed-in-view-of-fireworks-unit-tragedy-3981778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thrissur Pooram is one of the most popular temple festivals in Kerala. 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