Robert HardingToday, ornately decorated elephants will be paraded through the temple precincts in the Valluvanadu region of Kerala, India, for the annual Hindu festival of Pooram. The event is dedicated to the Hindu goddesses Durga or Kali.
Kudamattam competition, Thrissur Pooram festival, Kerala, India (Cubo Images/Robert Harding)
Pujaris sitting on elephants on the way to the temple, Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala (imageBROKER/Robert Harding)
People singing and cheering while attending the festival, Thrissur, Kerala (Cubo Images/Robert Harding)
Elephants at the annual Pooram festival, Trichur, Kerala (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Musicians of the Chenda Melam rhythmic orchestra, Thrissur Pooram festival, Kerala (Cubo Images/Robert Harding)
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