Sree poornathrayeesha temple during 'Vrischikotsavam'
In this temple the Lord Vishnu is sitting under the great serpent 'Anantha'. Arjuna installed the idol and a
great story behind this idol.
"Sarppadheeswaramethamel ramayumaychillivilasathinalmupparum bharanam nadathi vilasumpoornathrayeesha prabhothrippadangal paninjidunnorivanilcherthidane nithyavumpolpathoruha lolamala karunapoornangalam kankalil"
Flower stall at Thripunithura
The yard for the elephants at poornathrayeesha temple
valiyavilakku at sree poorna thrayeesha temple
Statue junciton in 'utsava lahari' .
A stall at the festival with colourfull baloons and toys
Ottam thullal -An ancient art form of Kerala. It has a surtle humour flavour too. The songs will be from the great epics of Bharatha.
Sree poornathrayeesha temple illuminated on 'Valiya vilakku'
Sarppadheeswaramethamel ramayumay chillivilasathinal mupparum bharanam nadathi vilasum poornathrayeeshaprabho thrippadangal paninjidunnorivanil cherthidane nithyavum polpathoruha lolamala karunapoornangalam kankalil
Thiruvambadi Chandrashekharan at Thripunithura.
During the great festival 22 majestic elephants from all over Kerala participated. 'Aanayoottu' feeding of elephants was done in 9 day festival.
Gajarajan Gireeshan of Cochin Devaswom Board. Cochin Devaswom Board has 13 elephants.
Gireeshan is 50 years old. His majestic look attracts people. Shots from the west entrance of Sri Poornathrayeesha temple, Thripunithura.
Gireeshan, the elephant of Kochi Devaswom Board. Tethering place of the elephant is filled with Elephant dung left over vegetation from previous days. Unhygienic premises will be harmful to their health. Tethering place is known as 'Kettu thara'( കെട്ട്തറ) in malayalam. It must be cleaned on a daily basis. This will prevent foot infections of the elephant.
