Arattupuzha Pooram
Every year during the Malayalam month of Meenam (April/May), Arattupuzha, a sleepy hamlet in Thrissur district witnesses, one of the oldest temple festivals in Kerala Arattupuzha Pooram.
The festival is conducted in Sree Sastha Temple. Popularly known as the Mother of all Pooram festivals, Arattupuzha Pooram bestows you a magnificent sight of caparisoned elephants and staging of percussion ensembles as part of the ceremony called Sasthavinte Melam.
As part of a ritual called Devamela, 23 deities from different temples in Thrissur are carried to the temple.
Contact
Arattupuzha P.O., Urakam,
Thrissur, Kerala - 680562
Getting there
Thiruvonamahotsavam at Thrikkakkara Vamana Moorthy Temple
The temple is considered the epicentre of Onam celebrations across Kerala.
Feast of Vallarpadathamma
Annually the church witnesses the participation of a large number of people from around the globe.
Malayattoor Perunnal
Thousands of devotees immersed in prayers carrying wooden crosses of different sizes and ambling up a hill; a whole village getting decked up and readying itself to welcome these pilgrims.
Aranmula Thiruvonathoni
Once a year, the River Pamba gets enlivened as an elaborately decorated snake boat glides across its placid waters bearing the provisions for a grand feast
Triprayar Pooram Purappadu & Uthram Vilakku
Pooram Purappadu, Uthram Vilakku and Vrischika Ekadasi are the popular festivals
Vrischikam Festival at Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple
Discover the thrills & chills of festivities here!
Arattupuzha Pooram - Oldest of all Poorams
Arattupuzha Pooram is part of the annual festival held at the Arattupuzha Sree Sastha Temple. Due to its sheer magnitude and grandeur, this pooram is also termed as the ‘Mother of all Poorams’.
Arattupuzha Pooram - one of the world’s oldest temple festivals !
Year after year thousands throng to Arattupuzha, a small serene village in Thrissur district to celebrate one of the oldest temple festivals of the world. With its sheer grandeur and visual extravagance, Arattupuzha Pooram, the Mother of all Pooram festivals of Kerala is, in fact, the State’s cultural juggernaut. This grand gala of the Sree Sastha Temple believed to be 3000 years old unfurls festive hues all around the State.
Arattupuzha - a village known for its annual Pooram festival in Thrissur
Arattupuzha, a village in Thrissur district is known for the annual Pooram festival at a temple in April/May. The uniqueness of this festival is the ceremonial processions carrying the images of the deities of 41 neighbouring temples to this village.
Arattupuzha Pooram, Enchanting Kerala, Newsletter, Kerala Tourism
Arattupuzha pooram the annual festival of Sree Sastha Temple, dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, Thrissur district.
