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Many opine that unnecessary restrictions and the police's stubborn approach ruined the festive mood for pooram lovers.
V D Satheesan raised a serious allegation that the Left government was supporting the move to communalise the Thrissur Pooram.
The Thiruvambadi Devaswom protested by switching off the lights at Poorapanthal in Naduvilal, marking a historic first.
The elephants that shoulder the 'thidambu' aka deity for the ritual are Guruvayoor Nandan for Paramekkavu and Thiruvambady Chandrasekharan for Thiruvambady.
A 12-member stretcher team of ACTS would be ready at the venue to take anyone who faints due to the heatwave or feels discomfort, swiftly to the hospital.
The festival revolves around a cordial rivalry between the Paramekkavu Bhagavathi Temple and the Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple, situated within the vicinity of Vadakkumnathan Temple of Thrissur.
The Carnatic singer was cremated with state honours at Tripunithura on Wednesday evening.
The two accused, identified as Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), were on the run after firing outside Khan's house on Sunday.
The main vedikettu of Thrissur Pooram would happen at the wee hours on April 20.
Jayan, along with his twin brother K G Vijayan was collectively known as the Jaya-Vijaya duo.