(C) kerala
Description- Thrissur Pooram is seven-day festival. Shaktam Thampuran, who was the ruler of Cochin from 1790 to 1805 , started the Thrissur Pooram in 1796. During the festival, 50 decorated elephants, accompanied by traditional music, march through Thekkinkadu Maidanam in Thrissur to the famous Vadakkunnatham Temple where Lord Vadakkunnatha is worshipped.