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The town is built around a hillock top and the most prominent feature here is the Vadakkumnathan Kshetram or temple which has Shiva as it presiding deity. It is famous for the Thrissur Pooram festival, the most colorful and spectacular temple festival of Kerala. |
The town is built on a rising ground on the apex of which is the oldest and largest temple complex in the state, the Vadakunnathan temple complex, famous since the 8th century AD. Its boundaries are defined by a thick and lofty masonry wall with massive pagoda shaped gateways on all the four sides that provide a marvelous backdrop of the pageantry of the famous Trichur puram festival.
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The places of interest here are Vadakumnathan Temple , Guruvayoor, Punnathur Kotta Elephant Sanctuary, Athirapilly Water Falls , Archeological Museum , and Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy
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