Karkidaka Vavu Bali - Ritualistic festival
Approximate Date :
This year on 24-07-2025
Date : July 24, 2025 | Karkitakam 8
Location : Aluva Manappuram, Ernakulam
Karkidaka Vavu Bali, also called Vavubali, is the sacrificial ritual performed in memory of the departed souls of ancestors. On the day of vavu or Amavasi (no moon day) in Karkidakam (which is the last month of the Malayalam calendar which falls in July- August), Hindus gather on the riverbanks and beaches to offer Bali. The bank of river Periyar in Aluva in Ernakulam district, popularly known as Aluva Manappuram, is significant in the observance of the Karkidaka Vavu Bali.