The Thrissur Pooram is here, yet again and it will begin from tomorrow morning and last for 72 hrs. The confusion behind the fireworks display in the aftermath of the Paravoor Puttingal temple tragedy has been put behind, with the organisers of the Pooram being given the green signal by the High Court to conduct the event with the usual pomp and grandeur!
But the sights that one witnesses during the 72 hrs involve hard work at every level and it's my endeavour to bring out the salient aspects and the level of homework that's goes into the making of the show:-
(a) The efforts start with the acquisition process of the cloth for the numerous parasols, on display
and it begins about six months from D-day! Care is taken to ensure that the colour and texture
are not repeated. The design of the special parasols is a secret and is known only to a very few,
so much so, that they're completed only towards the final run up to the pooram.
(b) The fireworks team is selected from the contenders after a detailed analysis of their
performances in the recent past. Teams from the organisers are sent to witness the fireworks
displays at various centers.
(c) Similarly, the participating elephants are carefully picked, based on their track record. The
importance is given not to an elephant's height but its beauty with a preference to local animals.
As you must have noticed, the tallest stands in the centre with the heights reducing towards the
extremes. The elephants on either side of the middle one should have the same height!
(d) The pandals and the lighting are similarly keenly studied before selecting the contractor for
setting them up. Their design always turn out to be unique and never-seen-before!
(e) The troupe that performs the traditional music is also finalised after an extensive selection
process.
(f) The meals for the participants of the categories mentioned above, the mahouts, the clothes
worn by the people who man the elephants are some of the few other serials that are carefully
mulled over before the execution.
(g) At the end of the pooram, even the details about who'll hold what ceremonial lamp are
scripted so that no error creeps in.
Here's wishing the Thrissur Pooram of '16 a grand success!
Tailpiece.
Outsiders, who plan to drive through this region would do well if they educated themselves with the timings to avoid getting bogged down in traffic snarls on account of the famed festival.
But the sights that one witnesses during the 72 hrs involve hard work at every level and it's my endeavour to bring out the salient aspects and the level of homework that's goes into the making of the show:-
(a) The efforts start with the acquisition process of the cloth for the numerous parasols, on display
and it begins about six months from D-day! Care is taken to ensure that the colour and texture
are not repeated. The design of the special parasols is a secret and is known only to a very few,
so much so, that they're completed only towards the final run up to the pooram.
(b) The fireworks team is selected from the contenders after a detailed analysis of their
performances in the recent past. Teams from the organisers are sent to witness the fireworks
displays at various centers.
(c) Similarly, the participating elephants are carefully picked, based on their track record. The
importance is given not to an elephant's height but its beauty with a preference to local animals.
As you must have noticed, the tallest stands in the centre with the heights reducing towards the
extremes. The elephants on either side of the middle one should have the same height!
(d) The pandals and the lighting are similarly keenly studied before selecting the contractor for
setting them up. Their design always turn out to be unique and never-seen-before!
(e) The troupe that performs the traditional music is also finalised after an extensive selection
process.
(f) The meals for the participants of the categories mentioned above, the mahouts, the clothes
worn by the people who man the elephants are some of the few other serials that are carefully
mulled over before the execution.
(g) At the end of the pooram, even the details about who'll hold what ceremonial lamp are
scripted so that no error creeps in.
Here's wishing the Thrissur Pooram of '16 a grand success!
Tailpiece.
Outsiders, who plan to drive through this region would do well if they educated themselves with the timings to avoid getting bogged down in traffic snarls on account of the famed festival.
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