3 November•Krishna Paksha Navami

Thrissur Pooram

Thrissur Pooram

Thrissur Pooram is the great temple festival of Thrissur in Kerala, kept on the Pooram star of Medam.

Presiding DeityLord Shiva
CategoryFestival

Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Thrissur Pooram is the great temple festival of Thrissur in Kerala, kept on the Pooram star of Medam.

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Temples around the Vadakkunnathan temple send their decorated elephants in procession, with the music of the chenda melam and the Kudamattam, the exchange of the umbrellas.

Key Rituals & Observance

Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices

  1. 1Step 1

    The elephant procession at the Vadakkunnathan temple.

  2. 2Step 2

    Chenda melam and the Kudamattam.

  3. 3Step 3

    Fireworks at night.

Sacred Deity & Powerful Mantras

Lord Shiva • Vedic and Puranic chants for peace and blessings

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Lord Shiva · Mantra

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॥

Om Namah Shivaya

Meaning

Salutations to Lord Shiva.

108 JapaSacred Mantra