thrissur pooram, panchavadyam, Kerala, India

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Thrissur Pooram is called 'the pooram of all poorams' (festival). It is the biggest of all poorams held in Kerala state. The Thrissur pooram, is celebrated every year in the month of mid-April to mid-may. The richly decorated elephant, as seen during the Thrissur pooram, is now globally recognized, and its association with Kerala, the pooram day, 50 or more elephants, drummers ( Chenda melam and pancha vadyam) participate in front of Vadakkunnathan temple. Panchavadyam, literally meaning an orchestra of five instruments, is basically a temple art form that has evolved in Kerala. Of the five instruments, four -- timila, maddalam, ilathalam and idakka -- belong to the percussion category, while the fifth one, kombu, is a wind instrument.

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Location: Thrissur, Kerala, India
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Keywords: chenda, decorated, elephants, idakka, ilathalam, india, kerala, kombu, maddalam, melam, panchavadyam, pooram, thrissur, timila, umbrellas