Thrissur

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Thrissur Pooram

Known as the cultural capital of Kerala(God's Own Country), Thrissur is a great place to visit for festivals, natural sights and religious experiences.It has a tropical climate and such doesnot have any cold conditions at any part of the year.

Thrissur is famous for Thrissur Pooram celebrated in April/May, a festival celebrated with lots of colour and is a spectacular temple festival, especially with all parasol displays and fireworks.On the festive day, close to 50 elephants pass through the centre of Thrissur,which is eye capturing and line up near one of the famous temple in Thrissur Vadakunathan Temple. The Pooram Festival is celebrated by two rival groups representing the two divisions of Thrissur Paramekkavu and Thiruvambadi vying with each other in making the display of fireworks grander and more colourful. Each group is allowed to display a maximum of fifteen elephants and all efforts are made by each party to secure the best elephants in South India and the most artistic parasols, several kinds of which are raised on the elephants during the display. Commencing in the early hours of the morning, the celebrations last till the break of dawn, the next day.

The Vadakunathan temple and Guruvayoor temple are the famous temples in Thrissur and are classic examples of the Kerala style of architecture and houses several sacred shrines. The highest church (without considering the land elevation)in Asia, the Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours is also located in Thrissur(Puthan Pally). The ancient port of Muziris or Kodungaloor is the cradle of Christianity and Islam in India. This is where St. Thomas arrived in India. Later he established the first church in India at Palayur. Kodungaloor houses the first Muslim mosque of the country built by Cheraman Perumaal, a Hindu king who accepted Islam

Places to visit :

1.Vadakkechira, Thrissur is one of the oldest ponds in Thrissur city.
2.Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours Also named as Puthan Pally is the biggest and tallest church in Asia, situated in the heart of the city. It is famous for its Gothic style architecture.
3.Guruvayoor Temple
4.Thiruvanbady Temple
5.Vadukkunathan temple
6.Shakthan Thampuran Palace, also known as Vadakkekara Palace,


There is a Venad express train daily from Trivandrum reaching thrissur at 11 am morning.
Madras mail train, starting from Trivandrum, reaches Thrissur at 8:30 pm , everyday.




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