Elephant Parade in Thrissur Pooram:
The Supreme Court stayed a series of restrictions imposed by the Kerala high court on the use of elephants in Thrissur Pooram.Earlier the Kerala High Court mandated a 3-meter gap between elephants, 8 meters from the public or percussion displays, and a 100-meter buffer from areas using fireworks.Thrissur Pooram is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala which is a symbolic meeting of deities of 10 temples.Celebrated in Medam (April-May) in Kerala, it is known as the Mother of all Poorams (temple festival).It was started by Raja Rama Varma, famously known as Sakthan Thampuran, the Maharaja of Cochin (1790–1805), with the participation of 10 different temples.Vibrantly decked elephants are a major highlight of Thrissur Pooram.
