Elephant processions, percussion orchestras mark Kerala festivals (Letter from Kerala)
May 12th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kavassery (Kerala), May 12 (IANS) Frenzied mass participation characterises annual temple festivals in Kerala that invariably include colourful processions of richly caparisoned elephants and panchavadyam (orchestra) by a combination of ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Two dozen injured as elephant runs amok
May 2nd, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), May 2 (IANS) Close to two dozen people were injured Wednesday as an elephant participating in the Thrissur Pooram festival ran amok, police said.Inspector General of Police S. ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Thrissur Pooram festivities begin
May 1st, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), May 1 (IANS) Thrissur Pooram, one of Kerala's most famous festivals, began Tuesday morning as thousands of people gathered to witness the visual extravaganza.The festivities include participation ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Kerala readies for Thrissur Pooram festival
April 29th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur, April 29 (IANS) Kerala is all set to celebrate Thrissur Pooram this week, in a festival that will see majestic, caparisoned elephants passing through the town as well as ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
All set for Kerala’s iconic Thrissur Pooram
May 10th, 2011 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
Thrissur, May 10 (IANS) Described as the "cultural capital" of Kerala, Thrissur is all set to host Thursday the annual "Thrissur Pooram" - the state's temple festival that attracts tens ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
‘Jumbo protests’ in Kerala against proposed elephant rules
November 8th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Nov 8 (IANS) It was a protest march with a difference! Elephants accompanied activists of the Kerala State Pooram-Perunnal Festival Coordination Committee as they marched to District Forest Offices (DFO) ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘Tiger Dance’ performed in Kerala
August 27th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelThrissur (Kerala), Aug 27 (ANI): The 10-day long Onam festival of Kerala came to an end, with the traditional tiger dance, or Pulikali, being performed by villagers of Thrissur district.The ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Hundreds of thousands converge as ‘Thrissur Pooram’ begins in Kerala
April 24th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by ANI
Thrissur (Kerala), April 24 (ANI): Hundreds of thousands of devotees and tourists participated in the colourful temple festival, 'Thrissur Pooram' which commenced here on Saturday.Dedicated to Lord Shiva, 'Thrissur Pooram' the biggest ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Caparisoned elephants steal the show at Thrissur Pooram
April 24th, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Trissur (Kerala), April 24 (IANS) Thirty elephants vying with each other in a colourful display of umbrellas, including some that looked like a seven-storied building, Saturday enthralled lakhs of people who gathered ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Kerala prepares for Pooram Festival
April 23rd, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Thrissur (Kerala), Apr 23 (ANI): Artisans are preparing colourful parasols for the forthcoming 'Thrissur Pooram', elephant Festival in Kerala.Primarily a Hindu religious festival, the event attracts people from other communities."Every year, new ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Kerala readies for grand Thrissur Pooram festival
May 1st, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), May 1 (IANS) The final arrangements for the Thrissur Pooram, the most colourful temple festival of Kerala, were in full swing here Friday with police tightening security and artistes practising ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Caparisoned elephants steel the show at Kerala’s temple festival
April 5th, 2009 - 10:08 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelPalakkad (Kerala), April 5 (ANI): Nenmara Vallangi Vela, is one of the grandest temple festivals of Kerala, which also described as being second only to the famous annual temple festival ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
‘Thrissur Pooram’, annual ‘Elephant Festival’ in Kerala
April 17th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by admin
By Juhan Samuel
Thrissur (Kerala), Apr 17 (ANI): Thousands of people thronged to witness 'Thrissur Pooram', the annual elephant festival in Kerala on Wednesday.
The two-century old temple festival 'Thrissur Puram', named ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Grand temple festival begins in Kerala
April 16th, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by admin
Thrissur (Kerala), April 16 (IANS) Kerala's most spectacular temple festival, Thrissur Pooram, began here Wednesday morning. More than 500 foreign tourists have arrived to watch the festivities. The Thrissur Pooram, celebrated in ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |