Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Chinakkathoor Pooram


A festival of colours and tuskers held every year, the Chinakkathoor Pooram is held at Sree Chinakkathoor Bhagavathy temple, Palappuram in the district of Palakkad in north Kerala. The highlight of the festivities at Chinakkathoor Bhagavathy temple is the day-long pooram. The pooram day is marked by a grand procession of caparisoned elephants and also features traditional orchestra like the panchavadyam and various art forms like vellattu, theyyam, poothanum thirayum, kaalavela, kuthiravela, aandi vedan, karivela and so on.

Pulikali

Pulikali (puli means leopard and kali means play) is a dance performed by men adorning the costume of leopard. It is performed in different ...