Ceremonies
Principle participants are Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple and Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple. The following temples take part in the cheru poorams:
- Kanimangalam Sastha Temple at Kanimangalam
- Pookkattikkara - Karamukku Baghavathy Temple at Karamukku near Chiyyaram
- Choorakkottukavu Bagavathy Temple at Choorakkattukara
- Laloor Baghavathy Temple at Laloor
- Sree Karthyayani Temple at Ayyanthole
- Neithilakkavu Bhagavathy Temple at Neithilakkavu near Kuttur
- Chembukkavu Bhagavathy Temple at Chembukkavu
- Panamukkumpally Sastha Temple at Panamukkampilly near East Fort, Thrissur
Vadakkunnathan is a mere spectator at this festival, lending its premises and grounds for the great event . The pooram (festival) is also well known for the magnificent display of fireworks. Fire works start in the early hours and the dazzling display last three to four hours. The Pooram Festival is celebrated by two rival groups representing the two divisions of Thrissur Paramekkavu and Thiruvambadi vying with each other in making the display of fireworks grander and more colourful. Each group is allowed to display a maximum of fifteen elephants and all efforts are made by each party to secure the best elephants in South India and the most artistic and colourful parasols, which are raised on the elephants during the display. Commencing in the early hours of the morning, the celebrations last till the break of dawn, the next day.
The marvelous as well as magical effect of the Panchavadyam, a combination of five percussion and wind instruments is to be felt and enjoyed. Among the varieties of festivals celebrated in Kerala, Thrissur Pooram is the most thunderous, spectacular and dazzling. There are three temples participating in the event. It is an expression of popular fascination for sound and colour, and because of the pageantry, it appeals to all people. The images of the deities from all temples of the village are taken on elephants to the main temple. The climax of the festival is the exhibition of thirty elephants and the famous fireworks at 2.30 AM local time.
Adhering to the medieval Peruvanam tradition, the festival is confined to the temples of Devi (goddess) and Sastha (divine combination of Shiva and Vishnu). Ten deities from the neighbouring temples pay obeisance to the presiding deiety of Thrissur.
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