Pooram pronounced [puːɾam] is an annual festival, which is celebrated in temples dedicated to goddesses Durga or Kali, held especially in the old Valluvanad area, and to a lesser extent in other places, covering Kerala State's present-day Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram districts) as also Kollam district, after the summer harvest.

Most pooram festivals have at least one ornately decorated elephant being paraded in the procession taken out of the temple precincts.

A melam is a classical performance of different kind of musical instruments that are unique to Kerala and is something akin to the jazz.

Panchavadyam (pancha in Sanskrit means five) is another classical musical ensemble performed in Kerala.

One of the most important things is the Harimattom pooram and festival is conducting as per keeping the Kerala tradition, beliefs and culture.