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The elephants that shoulder the 'thidambu' aka deity for the ritual are Guruvayoor Nandan for Paramekkavu and Thiruvambady Chandrasekharan for Thiruvambady.
The pada purappadu is a major event celebrated with fervor in connection with the Uthralikavu Sri Rudhira Mahakali Kavu Temple Pooram.
The sample fireworks on May 8, Sunday was met with much fanfare, especially as the event was held after a two-year-break, due to the pandemic.
The week-long festival will reach its peak on Pooram Day, on May 10.
The week-long festival will reach it's peak on Pooram Day, on May 10.
Padayani, which started on Avittam day, is a symbolic victory march of goddess Kali.
At Paramekkavu, the idol of Goddess Bhagavati was carried on the tusker named Devidasan to the kokkarni of the Vadakkunnathan temple, for the aarattu ceremony.
The D-day falls on May 13, when all roads in the temple town of Thrissur would lead to the famed Vadakkumnathan Temple ground to witness Thrissur Pooram.
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