Vadakkumnathan Temple

Scores of devotees cheered as Kerala's beloved one-eyed elephant waded through the corridor of the famed Vadakkumnathan temple in Thrissur on Sunday after it was given a conditional nod by the district authorities to participate in the Thrissur Pooram festival.

'Attachamayam', heralding the start of 10-day 'Onam' festivities in Kerala, was held with splendour at nearby Tripunithura, the capital of the erstwhile Cochin state. Colourful and decorated floats depicting traditional art forms like Kathakali, 'Pullikalli', 'Theyyam', 'Mayilattam' were taken out in front of a huge crowd lined up on both sides of ...

Kerala's most spectacular elephant and fireworks festival, Thrissur Pooram, began today morning with colourful pageants from temples in and around the city wending their way to the famed Vadakkumnathan Temple where festivities will culminate in the wee hours tomorrow.

Scores of devotees cheered as Kerala's beloved one-eyed elephant waded through the corridor of the famed Vadakkumnathan temple in Thrissur on Sunday after it was given a conditional nod by the district authorities to participate in the Thrissur Pooram festival.

'Attachamayam', heralding the start of 10-day 'Onam' festivities in Kerala, was held with splendour at nearby Tripunithura, the capital of the erstwhile Cochin state. Colourful and decorated floats depicting traditional art forms like Kathakali, 'Pullikalli', 'Theyyam', 'Mayilattam' were taken out in front of a huge crowd lined up on both sides of ...

Kerala's most spectacular elephant and fireworks festival, Thrissur Pooram, began today morning with colourful pageants from temples in and around the city wending their way to the famed Vadakkumnathan Temple where festivities will culminate in the wee hours tomorrow.