In the evening of pooram, two lines of 13 elephants face each other on the ground.Each elephant bear an umbrella holder , a peacock fan carrier and a yalk tail flywhisk weilder.Percussion and wind orchestras stand in between the lines of elephants with an increase in the volume of each orchestra , a newly display of ceremonial umbrellas blossoms over the elephants and continues till sunset.The pooram concludes with display of fireworks in the evening, which continues till late hours of the next morning.

The presiding deity of the festival is Lord Shiva at the Sri Vadakkunathan temple .Ten deities , namely Paramekkavu, Thiruvambadi, Kanimangalam, Karamukku, Choorakkattukara, Laloor, Ayyanthole, Neithilakavu, Chembukavu, and Panamukkamppally from the neighbouring temples pay obeisance to the presiding deity.The main venue of the pooram is the Thekkinkadu maidan around the Vadakkunathan temple.

Sakthan thampuran , the raja of kochi , introduced pooram during his regin 1775 - 1790 AD.Accroding to malayalam calender meeting of the gods occurs in the month of spring , ie April - may. The festival begings at the 6 in the morning , continues for nearly 36 hours and concludes at 12 noon the other day.