Thrissur Pooram

Thrissur Pooram is called 'the pooram of all poorams' (festival). UNESCO adjudged Thrissur Pooram as the most spectacular festival eve!t o! the pla!et . "t is the #iggest of all poorams held i! $erala state. The Thrissur pooram% is cele#rated ever& &ear i! the mo!th of 'edam (mid()pril to mid(ma&) as per the mala&alam cale!dar. This &ear Pooram *ill #e e+pected to cele#rate o! 9th of May,2014 a!d is a must(do i! ever& South India Tour Package. ,hile "!dia is co!sidered to #e #et*ee! -... to /.... &ears old% a!d ma!& rituals% customs a!d festivals date #ac0 ce!turies% the Thrissur pooram is o!l& a#out 1.. or more &ears old. "t *as orchestrated #& the the! ruler of Cochi!% Sa0tha! Thampura! or 2aja 2ama 3arma% i! /456. Sa0tha! Thampura!% so 0!o*! for his firm a!d decisive admi!istratio!% decided to #rea0 traditio! a!d create a ve!ue for the temples #elo!gi!g to his regio! to cele#rate their pooram festival The e!tire Pooram features a#out 57 elepha!ts a!d is a sort of a frie!dl& competitio! #et*ee! t*o temples ( The Thiruvam#ad& 8hagavathi a!d Parame00avu 8hagavathi

*ith the Sree 3ada0um!atha! Temple pla&i!g a role almost e9uivale!t to a mediator. Most India tour operators include this festival in their itinerary if the dates are convenient. The processio!s a!d rituals of each of these deities follo* a ver& strict iti!erar&% scheduled i! such a *a& that the tempo of the Pooram cele#ratio!s : ;7 hrs !o!(stop( is mai!tai!ed *ithout a!& loss of e!erg&. The Pooram is almost a! 6 hour music festival *ith various i!strume!ts% such as the Che!da% Thimila% Eda00a% $om#u% Elathalam% Sa!ghu% $urumu0u<hal #ei!g used. Ever& eve!t at the festival is accompa!ied #& music pla&ed #& local maestros. Ever& eve!t is presided #& the elepha!ts of the t*o major temples carr&i!g golde! pla9ues depicti!g the =ods of the respective temples. >or most of the eve!ts these elepha!ts are fla!0ed #& as ma!& as /? other elepha!ts. Each o!e of the elepha!ts has a! um#rella% fa!s made out of peacoc0 feathers a!d a #u!ch of &a0 tail *hich are held #& people seated o! the elepha!t. These are s*a&ed rh&thmicall& to the music pla&ed arou!d the processio! of elepha!ts. The Thrissur Pooram is a must o! a visit to India.

Day 1 May !, 2014"

#rriva$ )rrival at $ochi "!ter!atio!al )irport% drive to Trissur. Chec0(i! at the hotel. Eve!i!g visit chava00ad #each. Over!ight at the hotel.

Day 2 May %, 2014"

&uruvayoor 'or!i!g after #rea0fast drive to .&urvayoor the o!e of the most sacred a!d importa!t pilgrim ce!tres of $erala. "ts mai! attractio! is the Sree $rish!a Temple non'(indus are not a$$o)ed inside the tem*$e"% co!sidered the @*ara0a of the South. This historic temple is shrouded i! m&ster&. )ccordi!g to #elief% the temple is the creatio! of =uru% the preceptor of the =ods a!d 3a&u% =od of the *i!ds .=uruv&oor Elepha!t Camp is o!e of its 0i!ds i! the *orld a!d is co!sidered to #e o!e of the largest elepha!t sa!ctuaries housi!g arou!d 7. elepha!ts. The fasci!ati!g feature is that all the elepha!ts are offeri!gs that are made #& the devotees% at the temple. =uruva&oor is a! i!tegral part of +era$a tourism *ackages. The camp also acts as a trai!i!g school for the elepha!ts. 'ost of the elepha!ts are trai!ed to participate i! major processio!s a!d dail& temple rituals. )fter sightseei!g

drive #ac0 to Trissur% later visit the Pooram chama&am is a sort of dress displa& co!ducted o! the previous da& of the festival at ve!ues close to the 3ada00um!atha! temple i! the heart of Thrissur to*!. Eve!i!g drive #ac0 to hotel .Over!ight at the hotel. Aere &ou ca! *it!ess res*onsi,$e tourism i! actio!.

Day - May 9, 2014"

Pooram @a& at leisure #& !oo! *atch the mega festival Thrissur Pooram. The mai! attractio!s are

/$an0ithara Me$am
The Ela!jithara 'elam *as starts a#out 1B.. P'. This is a musical displa& #& some of the most e+perie!ced musicia!s of Thrissur a!d the !eigh#ori!g cities. The e!tire displa& is divided i!to ; 0alams (steps)% #ased o! the speed. )s goes u!said% the ;rd #ei!g the fastest is the most e+plosive i! !ature. This is a! immersive e+perie!ce a!d a *elcome additio! to all +era$a Tourism Packages.

+udamattom
This is a competitio! #et*ee! the t*o temples. There are a#out /- elepha!ts from each temple that face each other at the 3ada0um!atha! Temple =rou!ds a!d the& cha!ge the um#rellas that are mou!ted o! the elepha!ts. The um#rellas are all made out of sil0 a!d are #eautifull& decorated. There *ere over ?. um#rellas that *ill #e mou!ted o! the elepha!ts% o!e after the other. This is the mai! eve!t of the Thrissur Pooram. Some of the um#rellas are ver& u!i9ue a!d colourful. 'a!& had i!tricate desig!s o! them *hich made them loo0 ver& #eautiful

1edikattu 2ire 3orks"

The 3edi0attu is at ;B.. )' a!d is literall& e+plosive. The fire*or0s are ama<i!g a!d the colours that filled the s0& *ere #eautiful a!d #ri!g a#out the right com#i!atio! of colors. All South India Tours that coincide with the temple festival integrate this in the itinerary.

Day 4 May 10, 2014"

Transfer to +ochi 8& !oo! chec0(out from the hotel drive to Cochi! .Chec0(i! at the hotel .Eve!i!g *atch +athaka$i sho* .Over!ight at the hotel.

Day 4 May 11, 2014"

+ochi sightseeing )fter #rea0fast drive to >ort $ochi .The to*! *as shaped #& the Portuguese% the @utch a!d later the 8ritish. The result of these cultural i!terfaces are see! i! the remai!s of the "!do(Europea! architecture here .Cocal sightseei!g of $ochi. Places of i!terestB Chi!ese fishi!g !ets% St >ra!cise Church% @utch palace(closed o! >rida&s)%De*ish S&!agogue(closed o! >rida&s a!d Saturda&s) a!d &ou ca! also stroll through the fragra!ce streets of the spicemar0et.Over!ight at $ochi. This is #ou!d to #e the highlight i! &our india tour.

Day 5 May 12, 2014"

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)fter #rea0fast drive to )lleppe& .=uests ca! chec0( i!

house #oat from the resort at /1B.. hrs from )lleppe& the& *ill *elcome &ou a!d start cruise after a short i!troductio!% rela+ a!d e!jo& the ca!als a!d rivers a!d #ac0*ater. The #oat *ill a!chor at 7B.. P' as per the la*s of the =over!me!t of $erala. Eve!i!g e!jo& &our di!!er a!d leave all *orlds #ehi!d &ou a!d have a good sleep i! &our floati!g paradise. Responsible tourism on the South India tour circuit can be found here. This is the high point of all Kerala Backwater Tours.

Day ! May 1-, 2014"

De*arture )fter 8rea0fast chec0 out at 5... )' at )lleppe& e!d of services i! house#oat a!d leave house#oat *ith a! ever(lasti!g #eautiful memor&. @rive to $ochi if time permits shoppi!g at $ochi. @rop at $ochi "!ter!atio!al )irport for &our o!*ard jour!e&. Your Kerala Holiday and Tours will be etched deep in your memory. Guraunteed

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