A line of elephants in full splendour of festival adornments and surrounded by a spirited crowd. The snap for the month was taken during the most famous festival occasions of Kerala ? the Thrissur Pooram. The elephants shown in the picture are returning after paying their respects before the statue of Sakthan Thampuran, who as per local belief was the architect behind the origins of Pooram. This is an event that could be seen on the final day of the Pooram festivities, just before the spectacular changing of colorful parasols or Kudamatam in local parlance.