Pooram
a
festival or a phrase? Hey, Let me read on.. Thrissur Pooram unites
all malayalees on one platform. A
popular temple festival of all Keralites. Celebrated with pomp and
fame,Thrissur pooram, is mainly held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple
located in the heart of the district -- Thrissur. Pooram pronounced
as Pu--ram of the Malayalam calendar on the day, forecast as
“MEDAM”. Religious differences all disappear at the eve of the
festive season.
Why celebrate Thrissur Pooram? The eve
displays traditional rituals passed over from ancestors to the new
generation. Thrissur Pooram, was devised first by Raja Rama Varma a
noted king or maharaja of the time. It(ThrissurPooram), is the
largest temple festival eve of all citizens especially in Kerala.
Initially organised as a one day festival at Aarattupuzha temple was
duly celebrated at the temple premises. This festival brings out the
genuine participation and healthy competitions among all the
participating temples on the festive eve.
Why do citizens of Thrissur
celebrate Pooram with such pomp? A probable answer can be retold
by a brief legend behind the festive. On one auspicious day of an
incessant rain, the troops were late for the Aarattupuzha Pooram
and being late, they were denied access to the prestigious
festive procession. At this embarrasing moment of denial, all
devotees went to the Sakthan Thampuran(as mentioned a noted king of
the time) to recite the story which was then traditionally followed
uptill today.
A brief about the Thrissur
temples!!--Way
back in 1798, all the temples were unified by the great king
Sakthan Tampuran where he had all the ten prominent temples combined
into one. This
event, later on brought all temples to celebrate the grand eve with
a mass celebration.As the day of the festive season drew
near,he(ie. Sakthan Tampuran) invited all temple priests to pay their
obeisance to Lord Vadakkunnathan, the presiding deity of the
Vadakkunnathan temple. To enable feasible access and easier
festivity, he ordained the two temples into two categories
namely–Western Group and Eastern Group. A prominent temple titled
as Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple would include locations as
Kanimanglam,Laloor,Ayyanthole and Nethilakkvau.
The
latter group- Eastern Group captioned as Paramekkavu Bagavathi
Temple, comprise Paramekkavu
temple, Karamukku, Chembukavu, Choorakottukavu and Panamukkamppilly.
All the temples are
centered around the Vadakkunnathan Temple while paying tributes to
Lord Shiva( the
presiding deity).
All
functions are belived
to have been chalked
down by appropriate programmable events of the Thrissur Pooram
festival by the famous
king of Thrissur – Sakthan Thampuran. The
main and major participants of the eve are Paramekkavu
Bagavathi Temple, and
Thiruvamabadi Sri Krishna Temple. Parmakkavu
Temple situated at the Thrissur Swaraj Round and the Thiruvamabadi
temple at Shornuir road are roughly 500 meters apart. What
else do they do on the eve? The Pooram celebration begins a week
before the main Pooram( festival). The
grand season is marked by the hoisting of the ceremonial flag by
participating temples.
Next
the turn of Fire crackers. The
first round of crackers burst known as Sample Vedikattu happens on
the fourth day after the flag hoisting of then
Pooram. This is a one
hour show by Thiruvamabadi and Paramekkavu Devaswoms.All
crackers are burst at the Swaraj Round and is started at 7.15 pm
during the dusk. Varsity
of innovative patterns and fireworks
display are shown with pomp and grand.
Where do the elephants
come? To attract more visitors, elephants adorned by decroative a
decorative piece called Nettipattam. These
elephants are then marched on by all for attractive audience.
The
main Pooram begins now after the flag hoisting on the sixth day
after the ceremonial flag hoisting. All
temples devotees
march and dispaly the order according to the groups formulated
above. The main
cracking of fireworks is scheduled to take place on at around
3.00 am early morning
and ends at 6.00. Finally,
the seventh day arrives and here the farewell ceremony is scheduled.
Nevetheless, Thrissur Pooram
is considered to be
the greatest gathering in Asia and is the main festive ground of
the nation ( India).
This Pooram definitely brings the beauty and tradtions of our
ancestors to the front.
Thus
to feel the main Pooram in Thrissur , make a visit and enjoy the
ecstacy of the eve in the heart of Kerala, that is Thrissur. All
festivals are the base for hospitality
and a chance to explore
the rich heritage of India.
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