Thrissur district was formed in July 1, 1949. It is an important cultural centre, and is known as the "Cultural Capital of Kerala". It is famous for the Thrissur Pooram festival, the most colourful and spectacular temple festival of Kerala. It has a large number of well known temples around, including Guruvayur, Thriprayar, Kodungaloor and Irinjalakkuda.The name Thrissur is derived from 'Tri-Shiva-Perur', which means the place with three famous Siva temples which are said to be the Vadakkunnathan, Kottapuram Siva Temple and Punkunnam Siva Temple. (Alternately, the name can be parsed as 'Thiru-Siva-Perur', the place with the holy name of Siva). Thrissur was also known as Vrishabhadripuram and Ten Kailasam in ancient days.
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