Thrissur, May 6 -- Thrissur BJP MP and Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Tuesday termed Thrissur Pooram, which is underway in Sree Vadakkumnathan Temple here, a "visual extravaganza".

"This is a visual extravaganza--the first and only one of its kind," Gopi, the Lok Sabha MP from Thrissur told ANI as he visited the Pooram venue. "It is a universal celebration. Celebration of colours, celebration of the might of the people of Thrissur, which they present to the world," he said.

Meanwhile Union Minister Amit Shah today extended his to the people of Kerala on the occasion. " Greetings to our sisters and brothers of Kerala on the occasion of Thrissur Pooram. The festival once initiated by the great Sakthan Thampuran displays the symphony of col...