{"id":10126,"date":"2024-12-24T03:36:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T22:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10126"},"modified":"2025-03-29T17:31:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T12:01:20","slug":"thrissur-pooram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/thrissur-pooram\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala\u2019s Thrissur Pooram"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Thrissur Pooram<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cultural significance<\/strong>: Thrissur Pooram is a <strong>grand festival<\/strong> showcasing Kerala\u2019s <strong>cultural<\/strong> and <strong>spiritual essence<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It is celebrated annually in the Malayalam month of <strong>Medam<\/strong> (April-May) at the <strong>Thekkinkadu Maidanam<\/strong> in Thrissur.<\/li>\n<li>Often referred to as the <strong>\u201cmother of all Poorams\u201d<\/strong>, it is one of the <strong>largest temple festivals<\/strong> in Kerala.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical origin<\/strong>: Initiated by <strong>Raja Rama Varma<\/strong>, famously known as <strong>Sakthan Thampuran<\/strong>, the <strong>Maharaja of Cochin<\/strong> (1790\u20131805).\n<ul>\n<li>Features the participation of <strong>10 different temples<\/strong>, replacing the earlier <strong>Arattupuzha Pooram<\/strong>, which was Kerala\u2019s largest festival before Thrissur Pooram.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key highlights<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Majestic elephants<\/strong>, adorned in traditional attire, are a central attraction.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Traditional orchestra music<\/strong> (Panchavadyam) adds vibrancy to the festival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kerala High Court Directives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The High Court issued guidelines aimed at ensuring the <strong>safety of elephants<\/strong>, the <strong>public<\/strong>, and <strong>artists<\/strong> during the festival.<\/li>\n<li>Key directives included:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Minimum distance requirements<\/strong> are 3 metres between two elephants, 8 metres between elephants and the public or percussion displays, and a 100 metres buffer zone near areas of <strong>fireworks usage<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rest period:\u00a0<\/strong> Elephants must have a minimum of <strong>three days\u2019 rest<\/strong> between public appearances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: Who was Raja Rama Varma?<\/h3>\n<p>Raja Rama Varma, also known as Shakthan Thampuran, was a notable ruler of the Kingdom of Cochin (reigned 1790\u20131805). He is remembered for his administrative reforms, promotion of trade and commerce, and efforts to modernize the state. He played a key role in strengthening Cochin&#8217;s economy and ensuring political stability during his rule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/sc-stays-kerala-hc-s-impractical-guidelines-on-using-elephants-in-temple-festivals-101734596575709.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SC stays Kerala HC\u2019s \u2018impractical\u2019 guidelines on using elephants in temple festivals | Latest News India &#8211; Hindustan Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thrissur Pooram is celebrated annually in the Malayalam month of Medam (April-May) at the Thekkinkadu Maidanam in Thrissur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10127,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10126","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}