Thrissur Pooram

Thrissur Pooram is considered to be the mother of all poorams, is a cultural highlight par excellence, celebrated in the Malayalam month Medam (April/May). The two century old festival of spectacular procession of caparisoned elephants and enthralling percussion performances in a never ending succession is an 36 hours marathon event of incredible beauty, a feast for the eye and the ear, unfolding between 6 am to 12 noon the other day. Different from the usual temple festival, Thrissur Pooram is participated and conducted by people across all barriers of religion and caste.

Some related terms:
Namboodiri: Name of the brahmin caste in Kerala
Pooram: The meeting point of all the arts
Malayalam: Language of Kerala

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