Aadi Perukku 2027

About this festival

Aadi Perukku, on the 18th day of the Tamil month Aadi, thanks rivers for the monsoon floods that feed the fields. It is celebrated most grandly on the banks of the Kaveri, especially at Srirangam and Tiruchirappalli, with offerings to the river goddess.

How it is observed

• Families gather at river banks with a lamp, flowers and mixed rice dishes (chitranna).
• Women tie new yellow threads (manjal kayiru).
• Offerings floated on the river.