 His rule was regarded as the Golden Era of the Cochin dynasty.The palace is close to the Vadakkumnathan Temple in Thrissur.Saktan Thampuran is credited with the introduction of the Thrissur Pooram festival, an annual festival in May with teams representing the Parmekavu Bhagavathy temple and Tiruvambadi Krishna temple competing for primacy in front of the Vadakkumnathan temple with elephants, percussion, drums, fireworks, etc.