Elefanti caparisonati decorate divinità incorporate in oro Kolams tenuto con ombrelloni colorati da thrissur pooram, kerala, india, thrissur pooram folla
5378 x 3600 px | 45,5 x 30,5 cm | 17,9 x 12 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
16 luglio 2006
Altre informazioni:
Life in Kerala is punctuated by the annual festivals dedicated to village deities.These post-harvest festivals are an occasion to break out of the monotony of daily routine.There are other Pooram festivals in and around the central Kerala which may stand better than Thrissur pooram in some respect .But the beauty of Thrissur pooram is in every respect Thrissur pooram stands better than the best.The Thrissur Pooram is considered to be the Mother of all Poorams, a culture highlight that towers above all other festivals.Thrissur pooram is a festival unique in its pageantry, magnitude and participation.It is not a mere temple festival in its strict sense but at the same time it is the festival of festivals of Kerala.The Thrissur Pooram, celebrated in the Malayalam month Of Medom (April-May) is a grand assembly of Gods and Goddesses in and around Thrissur.These Gods and Goddesses make their visit to the Vadakumnathan Temple premises on caparisoned elephants accompanied by grand ensembles of Chenda melam and pancha vadyam.The Ten participants of the Pooram are the Thiruvambady Bhagavathi and Paramekkavu Bhagavathi, Nethilakkavu Bhagavathi, Karamukku Bhagavathi, Ayyanthole Bhagavathi, Laloor Bhagavathi, Choorakkattukavu Bhagavathi, Chembukkavu Bhagavathi, Panamukkumpally Sastha, Kanimangalam Sastha.The processions and rituals of each of these deities follow a very strict itinerary, scheduled in such a way that the tempo of the Pooram celebrations – 36 hrs non-stop- is maintained without any loss of energy.The participant poorams are divided into two parts namely “Paramekkavu side” and “Thiruvambady side”.The grant show of temples in the vicinity of the vast Vadakkumnathan temple was started in the present form by the great visionary the Sakthan Thampuran, the ruler of the Cochin State.
