The Hindu : Kollam Pooram on April 16

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Monday, Apr 07, 2003

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Kollam Pooram on April 16

By Our Staff Reporter

KOLLAM APRIL 6. The Kollam Pooram, organised in connection with the annual festival of the Asramam Sri Krishnaswamy Temple, would be held at the Asramam Maidan here on April 16. The Pooram event would be inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Defence, O. Rajagopal.

At a press conference here yesterday, the temple committee president, V. Radhakrishnan Nair, and the secretary, G. Sathyaraj, said that 52 tuskers would participate in the event, which would commence at 5.30 p.m. The pooram would be followed by a fireworks display.

The annual ten-day festival would begin from April 7 with the traditional flag hoisting at 10.32 a.m. One of the highlights of the festival is the staging of Kathakali on all days.

The `Vishu Kani' ritual would begin at 4 a.m. on April 15 to be followed by the Kanivela 6 a.m. The traditional Vishu sadya would commence at 10.30 a.m. The `anayoottu' ritual in which devotees feed the tuskers would be held from 12 noon on April 16.

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