How old is Arattupuzha Pooram?
3000 years old
Enchanting Kerala This grand gala of the Sree Sastha Temple believed to be 3000 years old unfurls festive hues all around the State.
Why Thrissur Pooram is famous?
It is held at the Vadakkunnathan (Shiva) Temple in Thrissur every year on the Pooram (pronounced [puːɾam]) day—the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star in the Malayalam Calendar month of Medam. It is the largest and most famous of all poorams in India.
What is special about Thrissur Pooram?
A resplendent festival celebrated with a grand display of caparisoned elephants, dazzling parasols, and percussion music, the Thrissur Pooram is a magnificent spectacle merging the spiritual and cultural essence of Kerala.
How many elephants are there in Thrissur Pooram 2021?
Although Paramekkavu Devaswom decided to scale down the pooram celebrations to be held on April 23, they will parade 15 elephants for the festival and organise famous Ilanjithara Melam, an assembly of percussion performance artistes held under Ilanji tree at the courtyard of the Vadakkunnathan Temple.
Which is the oldest Pooram in India?
A total of 23 deities of various temples from different parts of Thrissur District attend the Pooram and is considered as the oldest temple festival in the Indian subcontinent….
| Arattupuzha Pooram | |
|---|---|
| Date | Makam Star Of Minam in the Malayalam calendar (March/April) |
| 2020 date | 5 April |
How many elephants are in Arattupuzha Pooram?
The video shows Aarattupuzha Pooram, a spectacular festival in which a grand elephant pageantry is staged with around 70 majestically caparisoned elephants.
How is Pooram celebrated?
Most pooram festivals have at least one ornately decorated elephant being paraded in the procession taken out of the temple precincts. Vela is also a festival like pooram. Thrissur Pooram is the most famous of all poorams, known for fire works. The second best known Pooram in Kerala is Uthralikavu Pooram.
How old is Thrissur Pooram?
200-year-old
In its 200-year-old history, the Pooram has always taken place in one venue – on the grounds of the Vadakkunnathan temple in the centre of Thrissur town.
Which is the biggest Pooram in Kerala?
Thrissur Pooram
Thrissur Pooram is the most famous of all poorams, known for fire works. The second best known Pooram in Kerala is Uthralikavu Pooram. Kavassery pooram is well known for fireworks during afternoon….
| Pooram | |
|---|---|
| Date | Summer |