Chithra Pournami
 •   It Falls on a Full moon day in Chithirai
 •  Birthday of Chithraputhran who is Yamadharma's accountant
 •  The family priest and other priests are to be honored with paddy, wheat, gingely
     seeds, green gram, red    gram along with a coconut, betel leaves and nuts, bananas
     and dakshinai
 •  The elders are expected to observe Vratham and will have only "havis" with coconut      milk and curd (made      of buffalo milk) This day they should avoid cow's milk. The
     food they eat has to be unsalted.
 •  To avoid Yama Payam they will do this pooja

Adi Festival
 •  It is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil Month Adi
 •  It is a special function for newly married couples, who are presented with gifts and a
    feast is organized  for them
 •  Coconut milk is a must for this function.
 •  Menu for the day is usually Curd Pachadi, Kosumalli Kottu, curry, butter milk stew, ana
     vadai fried    appalam,Chips, Poli or some sweet

Pathinettam Perukku
 • It is celebrated on the eighteenth day of the Tamil Month of Adi to worship the river    Cauvery.
 • Mixed Rice Varieties to be served along with Curry vadams and wafers
 • Entertainment day - having food on the banks of the Cauvery along with family
   members

Varalakshmi Vratham
 •  It Falls on Dasami Thithi after Amavasya either in the month of Adi or Avani
 • This vratham is observed mainly in some 'smartha' and 'Telugu' brahmin families
 •  Worship Varalakshmi with kalasam with Mango leaves and Coconut and then draw a
    mandap around it.    Both sides of Mandap will also have drawings of tender plantain
    leaves with stems and then will be    decorated with kolams, flowers and jewels along
    with incense sticks
 • Payasam, Cooked rice, Vadai, Kozhukattais, made of dhal, coconut, blackgram dhal
   and gingely seeds    and raw rice idlis.
 • During the pooja the noanbu charadu (string) applied with turmeric paste should be tied
   in the hand
 • For those who perform the pooja during the first year of the marriage it will be treated    as Thalai Noanbu
 •  All pooja items with flowers, fruits will be presented to the newly wedded girl in order to
    obtain prosperity,    wealth and Sowbaghyam
 •  Punar pooja is to be performed by the next morning
 •  Maha Neivedhyam will be offered to the deity
 •  Sumangalis will be invited and will be offered coconut, betel leaves, nuts, sundal and
    turmeric along with    dakshinai .