Thrissur Pooram

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The biggest and the most colourful temple festival of Kerala is Thrissur Pooram, being celebrated every year in Vadakkumnathan Temple in Thrissur. The festival is very famous for its procession of decorated and colourful elephants, from across various temples of kerala.
Apart from the elephant procession, the pooram festival also has other attractions like the firework display, drum concerts, umbrella showing competition, etc. The festival goes on for 36 hours and because of the splendid display of elephants and fireworks, the festival attracts huge crowds, both local and tourists.
Thrissur Pooram is an excellent light into the temple cultures and traditions of Kerala. According to the legend, on this day, 101 Gods and Goddesses from the neighbouring villages visited Lord Ayyappan, the deity of Arattupuzha Temple.

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