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SUMMARY:Arattupuzha Pooram
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270323
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
LOCATION:Arattupuzha Temple\, Arattupuzha\, Thrissur\, Kerala\, 680121
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DESCRIPTION:Arattupuzha Pooram is the annual seven-day festival of the Arat
 tupuzha Sree Sastha Temple in Arattupuzha\, Thrissur district\, and is wid
 ely regarded by Kerala Tourism as the oldest Pooram festival in Kerala. It
  is popularly known as the “Mother of all Poorams” and is distinguishe
 d by the Devamela\, the ceremonial gathering of deities from neighbouring 
 temples at the Sree Sastha Temple. The festival is held according to the M
 alayalam calendar during Meenam\, generally in March or April\, and its tr
 aditions are closely connected with the network of temples in the surround
 ing Peruvanam–Arattupuzha region. Kerala Tourism records 23 participatin
 g deities from different temples in Thrissur\, who are brought to Arattupu
 zha as part of the Devamela\, creating a symbolic assembly of gods and god
 desses. Among the most important arrivals is Triprayar Thevar\, whose pres
 ence has a special place in the festival tradition. The processions are ac
 companied by elaborately caparisoned elephants and Kerala’s traditional 
 percussion ensembles\, including Panchavadyam and Pandi Melam. One of the 
 principal musical highlights is Sasthavinte Melam\, a major percussion pre
 sentation held on the penultimate day of the festival and featuring a larg
 e ensemble of artists. The combination of percussion\, ceremonial processi
 ons and elephant pageantry forms an important part of the festival’s pub
 lic spectacle\, while the underlying rituals remain centred on the worship
  of Lord Sastha. The concluding Arattu is held at…\n\nEvent page: https:
 //app.eventifyplus.com/event/arattupuzha-pooram
CATEGORIES:Festivals
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