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Sakthan Thampuran also directed the main temples at Thrissur, Paramekkavu and Thiruvambady to extent all support and help to other poorams which are coming from 2 to 10 KM. The Maharaja re - organized the annual festival in its present form in front of Vadakumnathan. Choorakottukavu and Panamukkamppilly comes under eastern group. Sakthan Thampuran classified the participants in to two groups the western and the Eastern The western group consist of Thiruvambady, Kanimangalam, Laloor, Ayyanthole, and Nethilakkavu temples. Sakthan Thampuran unified the 10 temples situated around Vadakumnathan temple and took steps to celebrate Thrissur Pooram as a mass festival. It was in this juncture the former ruler of Cochin, His Highness Ramavarma Raja, popularly known as Sakthan Thampuran (1751-1805 AD) became the Maharaja of Kochi. Since the withdrawal of Kuttanellur Naduvazhi the glamour of the pooram was lost and the two 'Naduvazhies' began to treat each other as enemies. Later due to some reasons the Kuttanellur Naduvazhi disassociated the celebration at Thrissur. As an act of reprisal Thrissur Naduvazhi the chief of Vadakunnathan, known as Yogadiripad and Kuttanellur Naduvazhi started the pooram in Thrissur. Once these temples were delayed to attend the festival due to heavy rain or so and then chief of Peruvanam Gramam denied the entry. All the temples participating Thrissur pooram and Kuttanellore pooram was the regular participant of 'Arattupuzha pooram'.

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Thrissur pooram is 200 plus years young and before that the 'Arattupuzha pooram' conducted at Arattupuzha, some 16 km away from Vadakumnathan was the biggest temple festival of Kerala. Very many stories are told and retold about the origin of Thrissur pooram.

The processions and rituals of each of these deities follow a very strict itinerary, scheduled in such a way that the tempo of the Pooram celebrations - 36 hrs non-stop - is maintained without any loss of energy. The Ten participants of the Pooram are the Thiruvambady Bhagavathi and Paramekkavu Bhagavathi, Nethilakkavu Bhagavathi, Karamukku Bhagavathi, Ayyanthole Bhagavathi, Laloor Bhagavathi, Choorakkattukavu Bhagavathi, Chembukkavu Bhagavathi, Panamukkumpally Sastha, Kanimangalam Sastha. These Gods and Goddesses make their visit to the Vadakumnathan Temple premises on caparisoned elephants accompanied by grand ensembles of Chenda melam and pancha vadyam.

The Thrissur Pooram, celebrated in the Malayalam month Of Medom (April-May) is a grand assembly of Gods and Goddesses in and around Thrissur. It is not a mere temple festival in its strict sense but at the same time it is the festival of festivals of Kerala. Thrissur pooram is a festival unique in its pageantry, magnitude and participation.

The Thrissur Pooram is considered to be the Mother of all Poorams, a culture highlight that towers above all other festivals. But the beauty of Thrissur pooram is in every respect Thrissur pooram stands better than the best. There are other Pooram festivals in and around the central Kerala which may stand better than Thrissur pooram in some respect. The size and importance of this festival may vary from small gathering to mega spectacle like Thrissur pooram. These post-harvest festivals are an occasion to break out of the monotony of daily routine. Life in Kerala is punctuated by the annual festivals dedicated to village deities.