March – April
Sri Rama Navami
Nine days of celebration with poojas each day, Sita Rama Kalyanam on the ninth, and Vasthosthavam after it.
How it is observed
Nine days of poojas
Special alankaram morning and evening, with bhajans and harikatha. Each day a different family takes on the naivedyam and the annadanam.
Sita Rama Kalyanam
The kalyanam is held on the ninth day. The whole village offers thalambralu, and annadanam follows.
Vasthosthavam
The celebration that follows the kalyanam. The deity is taken in procession and the village elders offer harathi.