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Thrissur Pooram
Thrissur Pooram is an annual Hindu temple festival celebrated in Thrissur, Kerala, India. Held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple, it takes place in the Malayalam month of Medam, typically falling between April and May. It is renowned as the largest and most famous of all poorams in India, and one of the largest festivals in Asia, attracting over 1 million visitors annually.
Thrissur Pooram was the brainchild of Shakthan Thampuran, the Maharaja of Cochin after temples from Thrissur were denied participation in the Arattupuzha Pooram (the largest temple festival in Kerala before the start of Thrissur Pooram) in 1796 due to delays caused by incessant rains. To challenge this ban, Thrissur Pooram was initiated as a mass festival on the Pooram day in May of the same year.
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