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- Thrissur Pooram (തൃശ്ശൂര് പൂരം) was the brainchild of Sakthan Thampuran, the Maharaja of Cochin (1790–1805). [citation needed]
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The Thrissur Pooram is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur every year on the Pooram day—the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star in the Malayalam Calendar month of Medam .
Mar 31, 2018 · Let's trace the origin of the festival. Before the Thrissur Pooram, the biggest temple festival in Kerala was the Arattupuzha Pooram, which was a one-day festival held at the Arattupuzha temple, 10 kms from Thrissur. The annual Arattupuzha Pooram was a major draw in the city with temples in and around Thrissur being regular participants.
Apr 14, 2021 · Known as the mother of all poorams, this festivity of grandeur celebrates the richness of our culture and is one of the most defining events of the state. Celebrated in the Malayalam month of Medom, Thrissur Pooram 2021 is slated to be celebrated on the 23rd of April, with the rituals and gaiety lasting the whole week.
Apr 19, 2024 · The two-centuries-old Thrissur Pooram has its origins in 1798, through a royal edict of the then Raja Rama Varma, popularly known as Shakthan Thampuran, a powerful ruler of the erstwhile princely...
May 10, 2019 · Before the emergence of ‘Thrissur Pooram’ as Kerala’s most extravagant temple festival, there was the festival at Arattupuzha temple, also in Thrissur district. One of the oldest Hindu temple festivals in Kerala, the Arattupuzha Pooram is attended by two dozen temples in and around the district and witnesses the parading of close to a 100 ...
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May 10, 2022 · The people went to Raja Rama Varma who ensured that the ten temples around Vadakkunnathan Temple unified and started Thrissur Pooram. Top Videos View All. The Vadakkunnathan Temple is known to be the center of all the temples. The emperor created two sects of the temple, which were the eastern group and the western group.
Apr 18, 2024 · The festival revolves around a cordial rivalry between the Paramekkavu Bhagavathi Temple and the Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple, situated within the vicinity of Vadakkumnathan Temple of Thrissur. Representative image/Fahad Muneer KM/Manorama. A spectacle of unparalleled grandeur, Kerala's Thrissur Pooram festival will be held on April 19, Friday.
