Despite Animal Rights Group Protests, Kerala's Thrissur Pooram Festival To Have Elephant Parade
Thrissur Pooram the annual temple festival sees the footfall of lakhs of people both locals and outsiders to the city to witness the spectacle. The two conductors of the festival Thiruvambadi and Paramekkavu temples compete to outdo each other in all aspects including number of elephants paraded and the best fireworks. This years Pooram will be held on Sunday.
Amid the prevailing confusion over the conduct of the big festival Thrissur Pooram at Kerala's Vadakkumnathan Temple, the government has lifted a ban on parading elephants during the celebrations, one of the biggest attractions of the event.
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This comes amid the speculations over the future of the event following last week's Puttingal Temple fire mishap which claimed the lives of 114 people.
Following the tragedy, two key aspects of the Pooram, the fireworks and elephants parade were banned, keeping in mind security concerns.
Earlier there were reports that the organizers had called-off the the annual festival following the restrictions.
State Govt will approach Kerala High Court to get relaxation to conduct Thrissur Pooram:Chief Minister Oommen Chandy pic.twitter.com/9kQnIUjwII
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Kerala Forest Minister Radhakrishnan: Govt wants a compromise solution since Thrissur Pooram is a big festival, wants festival to go ahead
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Thrissur Pooram, the annual temple festival see the footfall of lakhs of people, both locals and outsiders to the city to witness the spectacle.
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The two conductors of the festival, Thiruvambadi and Paramekkavu temples compete to outdo each other in all aspects including number of elephants paraded and the best fireworks.
For years animal rights groups have campaigned against the event citing cruelty towards the elephants. This years Pooram will be held on Sunday.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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