Uthralikavu Pooram Private Trip

Wadakkanchery's great pooram: three villages bring caparisoned elephants and panchavadyam to the Kali temple in the paddy fields. Your own vehicle, a driver who waits, a ride home. Event dates: ≈Tue 23 Feb 2027 · Wadakkanchery (Estimate — confirm with the temple).

Itinerary

• 1:30 PM — Pickup
  Home, hotel, Thrissur station, KSRTC or Sakthan bus stand, or Cochin Airport.
• 2:30 PM — Drop near Uthralikavu
  About 25 km via Mulankunnathukavu and Wadakkanchery; walk the last stretch. (Walk the last stretch)
• Afternoon — Desam processions
  Enkakkad, Kumaranellur and Wadakkanchery arrive with elephants and drums. (Find a spot early)
• Evening — Elephants in the fields
  The three desams line up their tuskers before the temple. (Main moment)
• 9:00 PM — Pickup at the meeting point
  Agreed with your driver at the drop; the night pooram and dawn fireworks are not included. (Expect slow traffic)
• 10:00 PM — Home
  Back home, to your hotel or the station.

Good to know

• 🐘 The pooram: The Sree Ruthira Mahakalikavu temple sits in paddy fields 2 km north of Wadakkanchery, by the Shoranur road and the railway line. Three desams — Enkakkad, Kumaranellur and Wadakkanchery — each bring seven to eleven caparisoned elephants.
• 🚧 Roads & crowds: Police close roads around the venue on the main days. Your driver drops you at the nearest open point and you walk the last stretch. Agree a meeting point and time with the driver before you get out — phone networks jam in big crowds.
• 📅 Date: The pooram is on the second Tuesday of the Malayalam month of Kumbham — we expect Tuesday 23 February 2027. The temple fixes the programme — we re-confirm before your trip.
• 🎆 Elephants & fireworks: Keep well back from the elephants and never walk behind them. Fireworks need a fresh licence every year and may not be allowed — we don't promise them.

Included

• Private vehicle and driver for the day
• Door-to-door, in Thrissur or from your city
• Driver waits through the event — no waiting charge
• Driver bata (+ night allowance on late or 2-day trips)

Not included

• Food and stay
• Tolls and parking
• Offerings

What to carry

• Cap and water bottle
• Comfortable footwear
• Ear plugs for children
• Phone, charged, with our number saved

Cancellations follow our cancellation & refund policy.

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