Every day of the festival, the beautiful “Nila Arathi” (worship of the Nila River) will be performed on the banks of the Bharathapuzha. This year, members of all royal families of Kerala, as well as monks from every Kerala math (monastic institution) and from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra, will participate. Followers of all Hindu traditions will conduct their respective rituals and offer prayers.
