The historic 'Thrissur Pooram,' considered the mother of all temple festivals in Kerala, was held in all its traditional glory with thousands of people witnessing the spectacle amid tight security. The parade and face-to-face meeting of 30 richly caparisoned elephants--15 each from the Paramekkavu and Thiruvambady temples-- besides 'kudamattam', change of colourful ornamental silk parasols in quick succession by people mounted atop it, was a real visual treat.