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{{short description|Annual Hindu festival in Kerala, India}}
{{for|the Malayalam film|Pooram (film)}}
{{refimprove|date=April 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox holiday
|image = Kuzhur - Elephants.jpg
|caption = Caparisoned elephants during Kuzhur Sree Subramanya Swami Temple festival
|official_name =Pooram ([[Malayalam]])
|holiday_name =Pooram
|observedby =[[Keralites]]
|date =Summer
|observances =''[[Melam]]'', ''Elephant Show'', ''Kuthira Vela'', ''Kala Vela'', ''Folk Arts'', ''[[Shadow puppetry|Shadow Puppetry]]'', [[Fireworks]]
|type=Hindu
|longtype =[[Temple]] [[Festival]]}}
[[File:Thrippunithura-Elephants8 crop.jpg|right|thumb|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]] festival, [[Thrippunithura]].]]
[[File:Thrippunithura-Elephants-Panchavadyam-1 crop.jpg|right|thumb|Caparisoned elephants and [[Panchavadyam]] performance during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]] festival, [[Thrippunithura]].]]

'''Pooram''' pronounced {{IPA-ml|puːɾam|}} is an annual [[festival]], which is celebrated in [[temple]]s dedicated to goddesses [[Durga]] or [[Kali]] held especially in [[Valluvanad (southern Malabar)|Valluvanadu]] area and other adjoining parts of north-central [[Kerala]] (Present [[Palakkad]], [[Thrissur]] and [[Malappuram]] districts) after the summer harvest. Harimattom pooram is the one of the famous pooram in Ernakulam. An example of a famous pooram is [[Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram]] which has an active participation of 11 Lakh people across the country. Most pooram festivals have at least one ornately decorated [[elephant]] being paraded in the procession taken out of the temple precincts. However, there are some well known poorams, such as [[Anthimahakalankavu Vela]], [[Chelakkara]], Aryankavu Pooram at shoranur [[Palakkad]] and [[Machad Mamangam|Machad mamangam]] near [[Wadakkanchery]] that do not use the caparisoned elephant, instead go for stilted mannequins of horses or bullocks. Vela is also a festival like pooram. [[Thrissur Pooram]] is the most famous of all poorams, known for fire works. The second best known Pooram in Kerala is [[Uthralikavu Pooram]]. Kavassery pooram is well known for fireworks during afternoon. Some other well-known pooram festivals are Arattupuzha-Peruvanam Pooram, Chalissery Pooram, [[Anthimahakalankavu Vela]], [[Nenmara Vallangi Vela]], Chinakathoor pooram, [[Mannarkkad]] Pooram, Kavassery Pooram, [[Pariyanampatta]] Pooram, Harimattom Pooram and [[Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram]]. [https://cherpubhagavathy.com/important-days/ Peruvanam-Arattupuza pooram] is celebrating its 1436th year in 2018.

==Musical ensembles==


A [[melam]] is a classical performance of different kind of musical instruments that are unique to [[Kerala]] and is something akin to the [[jazz]]. The most traditional of all ''melam''s is called [[Pandi Melam]] which is generally performed outside the temple, during the festival. Another kind of ''melam'' is called [[Panchari Melam]], which is similar to Pandi Melam going by the kind of instruments, but played inside the temple and following a different rhythmic beat.

[[Panchavadyam]] (''pancha'' in [[Sanskrit]] means five) is another classical [[musical ensemble]] performed in [[Kerala]]. Here, five different kinds of instruments create a breathtaking and fastmoving percussion performance. The five instruments are [[Madhalam]], [[Kombu, Kerala|Kombu]], [[Edakka]], [[Elathalam]] and [[Timila]].

[[Thayambaka]] is a type of solo [[chenda]] performance that developed in the south [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]], in which the main player at the centre improvises rhythmically on the beats of half-a-dozen or a few more chenda and [[ilathalam]] players around.

==Other attractions==
Interesting attractions of Pooram can be seen in the [[Valluvanad (southern Malabar)|Valluvanad]] and [[Talappilly]] region. There is the Harijan Vela or Parayar Vela as well as the Tholpavakoothu, a traditional shadow puppetry show.
Harimattom Temple is situated near Tripunithura. just 7 km from there. The temple festival is started on malayalm month medam star UTTRAM. The main highlight of the festival is harimattom pooram which is on the 7th day of the festival. The main attraction of this pooram is kudamattam and famous pandimellam with the presence of most of the famous 10 elephants from Kerala. The one of the most important things is the Harimattom pooram and festival is conducting as per keeping the Kerala tradition, beliefs and culture.

[[File:Pooram Horse.jpg|thumbnail|Ottapalam Pooram]]

==See also==
*[[Thrissur Pooram]]
*[[Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram]]
*[[Uthralikavu Pooram]]
*[[Machad Mamangam]]
*[[Chinakkathoor Pooram]]
*[[Bhajanamadom pooram]]
*Kollam Pooram
A temple situated on the shores of Astamudi Lake with Lord Sree Krishna as the principal deity is the Asramam Sree Krishna Swamy Temple in Kollam. The annual Vishu festival of this temple is celebrated in the Malayalam months of Meenam and Medam (April).

The Kollam Pooram is the major highlight in connection with the annual Vishu festival and will be held at the Asramam Maidan on the last day.

Rituals preceding the pooram event on the day include the cherupooram ezhunallathu from 14 temples, ana neerattu (bathing the elephants) anayoottu (feast for the elephants) and poora sadya. As part of the Pooram, Kudamattam ritual and performances of the traditional orchestra (melam) are all conducted.

During the festival days, the temple premises will be the venue for the performances of various art forms like Kathakali and Koothu.

Ashtami Rohini, the festival which celebrated the birthday of Lord Krishna, is also celebrated here on the Rohini asterism in the Malayalam month of Chingam.
Main Attraction
Kollam Pooram, Ashtami Rohni

==Image gallery==
<gallery>
Image:ThrissurPooram-Kuda.jpg|''Kuda Mattam'' during [[Thrissur pooram]] festival.
Image:Thirumandhamkunnu_Pooram.jpg|''Crowd of People'' during [[Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram]] festival.
Image:Pooram_Horse.jpg|Kuthiras (Horses) used in the Chinakkattur Pooram, [[Palappuram]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants10 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]] festival, [[Thrippunithura]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants11 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]] festival, [[Thrippunithura]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants2 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]] festival, [[Thrippunithura]].
Image:Thrippunithura-Elephants9 crop.jpg|Caparisoned elephants during [[Sree Poornathrayesa temple]] festival, [[Thrippunithura]].
Image:Pooram - Kuzhur Sree Subramanya Swami Temple.jpg|Pooram at Kuzhur Sree Subramanya Swami Temple
image:Kuda Mattam during pooram at Kuzhur Sree Subramanya Swami Temple.jpg|Kuda Mattam during pooram at Kuzhur Sree Subramanya Swami Temple
image:Kudamattam during Pooram - Kuzhur Sree Subramanya Swami Temple.jpg|Kudamattam during Pooram - Kuzhur Sree Subramanya Swami Temple
</gallery>

==External links==
{{commons category|Hindu temple festivals in Kerala}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080224022325/http://www.keralatourism.org/php/travel/data/festivalcalendar.php 5 Year Festival Calendar]
*[http://www.thrissurkerala.com/thrissur-pooram-2009.html Thrissur Pooram 2009 - photos]

{{Tourism in Kerala}}

[[Category:Elephant festivals in Kerala]]
[[Category:Tourism in Kerala]]

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