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Thrissur Pooram

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Published on: 01 November 2016

Thrissur Pooram

Every year an exhibition is held days before Thrissur pooram where the finery used to decorate  elephants taking part in the festival is displayed in all its glory. These images are from the exhibition of 2015.      

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