Kerala’s iconic Thrissur Pooram was held in full grandeur at the famed Vadakkunnathan Temple here on April 30 with a parade of ornately caparisoned elephants and high-octane traditional percussion performance which enthralled a sea of people.
During the famed ‘Kudamattam‘, which began shortly after six in the evening, the Thiruvambady side stole the show with a display of an impressive, illuminated cutout of Argentinian football legend Lionel Messi holding the World Cup.
Kudamattam is a change of colourful ornamental silk parasols in quick succession by people mounted atop the elephants.
