Fireworks underway for Thrissur Pooram festival in southern India
by Surya PrakashFireworks were lit in full force on the occasion of Thrissur Pooram in southern India’s Kerala.
This incident happened in Thrissur on April 20.
Visuals showed the fireworks going off on a field. One by the one, by the fireworks which were lined up and kept lit up. There was also a great amount of smoke which rose from these firecrackers going off and it could be seen from a long distance. The origin of the Thrissur Pooram dates way back to the year 1796 when it was started by Shakthan Thampuran, who ruled Cochin from 1790 to 1805. It is a seven-dat festival which is celebrated in the Malayalam month of Medam when the moon rises with the Pooram star. This popular temple festival gives a glimpse of the rich culture that Kerala houses with decorated elephants marching, having colourful umbrellas on top. People celebrating this festival light up fireworks to commemorate the joyous occasion.