Thrissur is one of the most beautiful festival locations in India surrounded everywhere by a lush green canopy. Thrissur, celebrated as the cultural capital of Kerala, has an age-old tradition of welcoming visitors as a guest and a friend. Thrissur is two hundred and seventy kilometers away from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala and has excellent local, national and international links by air, rail and road. The city of Thrissur built in 1790 A.D by Sakthan Thampuran was once the political capital of the kingdom of Cochin. The city built around the pivot of Vadakkumnathan Temple will stupefy you with its exotic festivals, imposing temples, magnificent palaces, historic monuments, and abounding natural splendour. Thrissur has always upheld secular views and Hindus, Malabar Mappila Moslems, Syrian Christians and Jews have peacefully co-existed here since ancient times. Several among the cultural and literary organisations that have contributed immensely to the growth of Malayalam language, literature, and arts are based in Thriss