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Thrissur Pooram
The Thrissur ''Pooram'' is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is held at the Vadakkunnathan (Shiva) Temple in Thrissur every year on the ''Pooram'' (pronounced ) day—the day when the moon rises with the ''Pooram'' star in the Malayalam Calendar month of ''Medam''. It is the largest and most famous of all poorams in India.Melton, J. Gordon''Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations Vol. I'' ABC-CLIO, 2011, p. 700. History Thrissur Pooram (തൃശ്ശൂര്‍ പൂരം) was the brainchild of Rama Varma Kunhjippilla Thampuran, or Rama Varma IX, famously known as Sakthan Thampuran, the Maharaja of Cochin (1790–1805). Before the start of Thrissur Pooram, the largest temple festival in Kerala was the one-day festival held at Aarattupuzha known as Arattupuzha Pooram. Temples in and around the city of Thrissur were regular participants. In the year 1798 because ...
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Malayalee
The Malayali people () (also spelt Malayalee and also known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating from the present-day state of Kerala in India, occupying its southwestern Malabar coast. They are predominantly native speakers of the Malayalam language, one of the six Classical languages in India. The state of Kerala was created in 1956 through the States Reorganisation Act. Prior to that, since the 1800s existed the Kingdom of Cochin, the Kingdom of Travancore, Malabar District, and South Canara of the British India. The Malabar District was annexed by the British through the Third Mysore War (1790–92) from Tipu Sultan. Before that, the Malabar District was under various kingdoms including the Zamorins of Calicut, Kingdom of Tanur, Arakkal kingdom, Kolathunadu, Valluvanad, and Palakkad Rajas."Travancore." Encyclopædia Britannica. ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 11 November 2011. According to th ...
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Kanimangalam Valiyalukkal Bhagavathi Temple
Kanimangalam is a suburb of Thrissur in the Thrissur district of the state of Kerala in south India. It is about 4 km away from Thrissur. The main center of Kanimangalam is Valiyalukkal, where the Valiyalukkal Bagavathy Temple is situated. It is on the route between Thrissur and Kodungallur Kodungallur (; also Cranganore, Portuguese: Cranganor; formerly known as Mahodayapuram, Shingly, Vanchi, Muchiri, Muyirikkode, and Muziris) is a historically significant town situated on the banks of river Periyar on the Malabar Coast in Th ....Kanimangalam Sastha Temple is the participant of the famous Thrissur Pooram. Kanimangalam Sastha is the first Pooram entering the Vadakkunnathan Temple and the protector of all goddesses who take part in Thrissur Pooram. Kanimangalam is Ward 34 of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. Temples Kanimangalam has a Sastha temple, which is about 0.5 km from Valiyalukkal. There is a Shiva temple near to this Sastha temple, which is abou ...
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The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ...
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Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism. Shiva is known as "The Destroyer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity which also includes Brahma and Vishnu. In the Shaivite tradition, Shiva is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects and transforms the universe. In the goddess-oriented Shakta tradition, the Supreme Goddess ( Devi) is regarded as the energy and creative power (Shakti) and the equal complementary partner of Shiva. Shiva is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash as well as a householder with his wife Parvati and his three children, Ganesha, Kartikeya and A ...
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Choorakkottukavu Bhagavathy Temple
Choorakkottukavu Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Thrissur City of Kerala, India. The temple is a participant in the Thrissur Pooram The Thrissur ''Pooram'' is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is held at the Vadakkunnathan (Shiva) Temple in Thrissur every year on the ''Pooram'' (pronounced ) day—the day when the moon rises with the ''P ... every year. Gallery file:Choorakkattukara karthika festival 2011 DSCN1234.JPG, Karthika Vilakku file:Choorakkattukara Temple DSCN1800.JPG, Nanayappara file:901_Aarattu_By_ManojK.JPG, Kshethra Kulam, Arattu file:4 Choorakkottukavu By ManojK.JPG, Pooram kodiyeettam, Meelam (2012) file:5_Pooram_Kodiyeettam_By_ManojK.JPG, Pooram Kodiyeettam file:902 Choorakkottukavu By ManojK.JPG, Morning Meelam file:9_Aarattu_By_ManojK.JPG, file:909 Pooram Purappadu By ManojK.JPG, Pooram Purappadu file:910 A Pooram Yathra By ManojK.JPG, Parayeduppu file:911 Pooram Parayeduppu By ManojK.JPG, file:917 ...
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Panamukkumpally Sastha Temple
Panamukkumpally sree Sastha Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Thrissur City of Kerala, India. Lord Ayyappan is the main deity of the temple. The temple is a participant in the Thrissur Pooram The Thrissur ''Pooram'' is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is held at the Vadakkunnathan (Shiva) Temple in Thrissur every year on the ''Pooram'' (pronounced ) day—the day when the moon rises with the ''P ... every year. References Shiva temples in Kerala Hindu temples in Thrissur Thrissur Pooram {{Kerala-hindu-temple-stub ...
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Chembukkavu Bhagavathy Temple
Chembukkavu Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Chembukkavu, Thrissur city of Kerala, India. Cochin Devaswom Board controls the temple. It is one of the 108 Durga temples in Kerala. The temple is a participant in the Thrissur Pooram The Thrissur ''Pooram'' is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is held at the Vadakkunnathan (Shiva) Temple in Thrissur every year on the ''Pooram'' (pronounced ) day—the day when the moon rises with the ''P ... every year. The Bhagavathy at the Ayyanthole temple is considered to be the elder sister of the Chembukkavu Bhagavathy. References {{coord missing, Kerala Hindu temples in Thrissur Bhagavathi temples in Kerala Durga temples Thrissur Pooram ...
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Paramekkavu Bhagavathy Temple
Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple is one of the largest Bagavathi temples in Kerala located in Thrissur City. Sakthan Thampuran ordained the temples into two groups, namely "Paramekkavu side" and "Thiruvambady side" for Thrissur Pooram which is the biggest festival in South India and Kerala. These two groups are headed by the principal participants, Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple at Thrissur Swaraj Round and Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple at Shoranur road. The two temples are hardly 500 metres apart. Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple is one of the two groups participating in Thrissur Pooram. The Paramekkavu temple devaswom have a school known as Paramekkavu Vidya Mandir Paramekkavu Vidya Mandir is a CBSE school run by Paramekkavu Devaswom located at MLA road, Kuttur in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. As of 2021, the director is Kalyani Balakrishnan and the principals are Priti Vijayakumar and Sindhu.V. Af ... at MLA road near Kutoor and one KG section near to the temple itself ...
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Laloor Bhagavathy Temple
Laloor Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Laloor, Thrissur City of Kerala, India. Cochin Devaswom Board controls the temple. The temple is a participant in the Thrissur Pooram every year. It is one of the 108 Durga Temples in Kerala found by Saint Parasurama Parashurama (), also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava and Veerarama, is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism. He is believed to be one of the ''Chiranjeevis'' (Immortals), who will appear .... References {{coord missing, Kerala Hindu temples in Thrissur Bhagavathi temples in Kerala Thrissur Pooram ...
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Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple
Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple is a Hindu temple in the city of Thrissur in Kerala, India. The main deities of this temple are Krishna in the form of a child, and Bhadrakali, both having equal importance. There are sub-shrines for Ganesha, Sastha and Brahmarakshas, and there is a sub-temple for Ganesha behind the temple. The temple is one of the two rival groups participating in the Thrissur Pooram. The temple was home to an elephant named Thiruvambadi Sivasundar who died in 2018. See also * Temples of Kerala * Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple * Thiruvambady in Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ... * Thiruvambadi Sivasundar * Thiruvambadi Chandrasekharan * Thiruvambadi Cheriya Chandrasekharan External links * {{coord, 10.5333, N, 76.2114, E, sour ...
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Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple
Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple is one of the largest Bagavathi temples in Kerala located in Thrissur City. Sakthan Thampuran ordained the temples into two groups, namely "Paramekkavu side" and "Thiruvambady side" for Thrissur Pooram which is the biggest festival in South India and Kerala. These two groups are headed by the principal participants, Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple at Thrissur Swaraj Round and Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple at Shoranur road. The two temples are hardly 500 metres apart. Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple is one of the two groups participating in Thrissur Pooram. The Paramekkavu temple devaswom have a school known as Paramekkavu Vidya Mandir Paramekkavu Vidya Mandir is a CBSE school run by Paramekkavu Devaswom located at MLA road, Kuttur in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. As of 2021, the director is Kalyani Balakrishnan and the principals are Priti Vijayakumar and Sindhu.V. Af ... at MLA road near Kutoor and one KG section near to the temple itself. ...
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Arattupuzha Pooram
Arattupuzha Pooram is an Indian temple festival held at the Arattupuzha Temple in Arattupuzha, Thrissur district of Kerala. Visitors from nearby and far off places reach the village of Arattupuzha during the festival days. The pinnacle of the seven-day festival is the last two days. The evening prior to the last day of the festival would have an assembly of caparisoned elephants and staging of percussion ensembles as part of the ceremony called Sasthavinte Melam. The ''pancharimelam'' of Aarttupuzha Sasthavu is the largest assembly of percussion artists in any other night Poorams. More than 200 artists perform in sasthavinte melam. This can only be seen at Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple, Tripunithura other than in Arattupuzha Pooram The Pooram is known as ''Devamela'' as it is a conglomeration of gods, given its massive attendance of deities from neighbourhood shrines. A total of 23 deities of various temples from different parts of Thrissur District attend the Pooram and is con ...
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