Kavadiyattam

Kavadiyattam is a ritualistic dance form performed by devotees. Donning bright yellow or saffron costumes with ash smeared all over the body they dance in a frenzy carrying kavadis on shoulders. Kavadis are colourful bow shaped wooden structures six to ten feet tall. The ambalakavadi is structured and decorated like a temple. The pookavadi has clusters of colourl paper, cloth or plastic flowers arranged.

The beats of percussion instruments like udukku and chenda and the nadaswaram are characteristic of the kavadi procession. It is usually offered in Subramanya temples