Thrissur Pooram
E161555
Thrissur Pooram is a grand annual Hindu temple festival in Kerala renowned for its spectacular elephant processions, traditional percussion ensembles, and elaborate fireworks.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thrissur Pooram canonical | 23 |
| Ilanjithara Melam | 1 |
| Thrissur Pooram (through Cochin Raja) | 1 |
| Thrissur Pooram festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1409625 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thrissur Pooram Context triple: [South India, hasCulturalFestival, Thrissur Pooram]
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A.
Kaanum Pongal
Kaanum Pongal is the fourth and final day of the Tamil harvest festival Pongal, marked by family outings, social visits, and thanksgiving for prosperity.
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B.
Rann Utsav
Rann Utsav is a vibrant annual cultural festival held in the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, showcasing Gujarati folk arts, crafts, music, dance, and desert tourism.
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C.
Brahmotsavam
Brahmotsavam is a grand annual Hindu festival celebrated at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, featuring elaborate rituals, processions, and cultural events honoring Lord Venkateswara.
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D.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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E.
Durga Puja
Durga Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially celebrated in eastern India, that honors the goddess Durga’s victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasura through elaborate rituals, artistic pandals, and cultural performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thrissur Pooram Target entity description: Thrissur Pooram is a grand annual Hindu temple festival in Kerala renowned for its spectacular elephant processions, traditional percussion ensembles, and elaborate fireworks.
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A.
Kaanum Pongal
Kaanum Pongal is the fourth and final day of the Tamil harvest festival Pongal, marked by family outings, social visits, and thanksgiving for prosperity.
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B.
Rann Utsav
Rann Utsav is a vibrant annual cultural festival held in the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, showcasing Gujarati folk arts, crafts, music, dance, and desert tourism.
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C.
Brahmotsavam
Brahmotsavam is a grand annual Hindu festival celebrated at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, featuring elaborate rituals, processions, and cultural events honoring Lord Venkateswara.
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D.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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E.
Durga Puja
Durga Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially celebrated in eastern India, that honors the goddess Durga’s victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasura through elaborate rituals, artistic pandals, and cultural performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple festival
ⓘ
annual festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| approxGregorianMonth | April–May ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Thrissur city identity ⓘ |
| attracts |
large number of domestic tourists
ⓘ
large number of international tourists ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
known as the festival of festivals
ⓘ
major cultural event of Kerala ⓘ |
| durationApprox | 7 days ⓘ |
| festivalCategory | temple pooram ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Malayalam calendar ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Sakthan Thampuran ⓘ |
| founderTitle |
Maharaja of Cochin
ⓘ
linked to:
Sakthan Thampuran
|
| governingBodyInvolved | Cochin Devaswom Board ⓘ |
| hasFireworksDisplay |
early morning fireworks
ⓘ
main final fireworks show ⓘ |
| hasProcession | night-time elephant procession ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
flag hoisting ceremonies
ⓘ
pooram sample fireworks ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | Medam ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Malayalam-speaking region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kerala
ⓘ
South India ⓘ Thrissur ⓘ Thrissur district ⓘ
linked to:
Thrissur
|
| mainDeity |
Lord Shiva
ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
|
| mainTemple | Vadakkunnathan Temple ⓘ |
| majorFeature |
Ilanjithara Melam
ⓘ
linked to:
Thrissur Pooram
Panchavadyam ⓘ Pandimelam ⓘ caparisoned elephants ⓘ elaborate fireworks ⓘ elephant processions ⓘ kudamattam ⓘ traditional percussion ensembles ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
Kerala chenda melam
ⓘ
Panchari melam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale participation of percussion artists
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synchronized umbrella display on elephants ⓘ |
| organisedAround | Vadakkunnathan Temple ⓘ |
| participatingTempleGroup |
Paramekkavu Bhagavathy Temple
ⓘ
Thiruvambady Sri Krishna Temple ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| startCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| startYearApprox | 1798 ⓘ |
| typeOfCompetition | friendly rivalry between temple groups ⓘ |
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Subject: Thrissur Pooram Description of subject: Thrissur Pooram is a grand annual Hindu temple festival in Kerala renowned for its spectacular elephant processions, traditional percussion ensembles, and elaborate fireworks.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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