Thrissur pooram commonly called “The pooram of poorams.”
It is one of the mammoth pooram festival in Kerala. It has been celebrated every year in Medam (April) month, as per Malayalam calendar , at Vadakkumnadhan temple situated on famous Thekkinkaadu Maidanam, a hillock right in the centre of city.It was believed that every year the dynastic gods and goddesses of neighbouring temple met together for a day of celebration. It is a 36 hours continuous pooram attracting a huge mass of people from different places including international tourists. The two dewasomsThiruvampadi and Paramekkavu are the two temples to make the festival a remarkable one.