Introduction about Adoor Gajamela: The elephant is the most well loved and the revered animal in South India. Any temple or religious ceremony would not be considered complete without elephants. Gaja is Sanskrit word which means elephant and mela means a fair. The Adoor Gajamela is therefore a fair of elephants.
Description: Nine majestically caparisoned elephants participate in this spectacular procession which starts from the Parthasarathy Temple and culminates at Chennapatti temple which is 3 km from Adoor. The shrine of Partasarathy is dedicated to Lord Sree Krishna, known here in the name of Parthasarathy. Partha's is the other name for Arjun a charcter in the epic Mahabharata and Saraythy means charioteer. Lord Krishna drove Arjun’s chariot during the Battle of Mahabharta. The temple also celebrates Ashtamirohini the birthday celebrations of Sree Krishna. Parichamuttukali - a folk art closely resemble to the martial art , Mayooranritham - Peacock dance, Ammandudam, Velakali - dance symbolic of ancient warfare, etc are performed at the temple during the Ashtamirohini festival.
Time for celebration: The Adoor Gajamela is celebrated on the last day of the ten day long annual festival at Sree Parthasarathy temple Adoor.
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