This festival is called festival of women because women will fast on this day to get good husbands.We prepare Kali and Thalakam. Women and girls get up early and take bath, sit near the vilakku, vattilai pakku, pazham thengai, kali and thalakam and do naivedyam.to get Lord Nataraja's blessing.
In Kerala thiruvathara dance kai kotti kali is famous.They dance around the nilavilakku.A very garaceful dance by the beautiful women..
Thiruvathirai Kali and Talagam
