The upcoming edition of Thrissur Pooram has run into trouble with Thiruvambadi and Paramekkavu Devaswoms, the main organisers of the festival, threatening to limit the celebration to mere rituals unless the decision to hike the rent for the Pooram exhibition ground by the Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB) is withdrawn.
The Cochin Devaswom Board recently decided to hike the rent for the Pooram exhibition ground, an annual event held in connection with Pooram.
The Devaswoms alleged that the CDB has hiked the rent exorbitantly to ₹2.20 crore from ₹39 lakh crore currently.