Pooram is the largest temple festival in Kerala and it is considered that it is the oldest temple festival in the Indian subcontinent. The festival is dedicated to the Goddesses Durga or Kali held specifically in the Valluvanadu area.
Thrissur Pooram is an attractive one and attracts more than two million people every year. Thrissur Pooram is an important date for the devotees of Lord Vadakkunnathan, the presiding deity of Vadakkunnathan Temple of Thrissur.
On this day nearby temples are invited to come with their deities and pay homage to Lord Vadakkunnathan. It is held in the Keralian month of Medam at the Thekkinkadu Maidanam in Thrissur.
Many temples of Kerala celebrate this festival, the rituals are mostly the same. The chief attraction of the festival is caparisoned elephants. Harimattom Pooram is also one of the famous Pooram in Ernakulam.
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