decor ation ), ▁na iv eth an am ▁( fo od ▁offering ) ▁and ▁deep a ▁ar ad ana i ▁( w aving ▁of ▁l amps ) ▁for ▁Ap ats ah ay es var ar ▁and ▁E lav ark uz h ali . ▁There ▁are ▁week ly ▁rit uals ▁like ▁ ▁( M ond ay ) ▁and ▁ ▁( F rid ay ), ▁fort night ly ▁rit uals ▁like ▁pr ados ham , ▁and ▁month ly ▁festiv als ▁like ▁am avas ai ▁( new ▁moon ▁day ), ▁kir uth ig ai , ▁pour n ami ▁( full ▁moon ▁day ) ▁and ▁s ath ur th i . ▁Other ▁festiv als ▁include ▁Vin ay aka ▁Ch atur th i , ▁A adi ▁Po or am , ▁Navar atri , ▁A ipp asi ▁P ourn ami , ▁Sk anda ▁S as ht i , ▁K art ikai ▁Deep am , ▁Ar ud ra ▁Dar isan am , ▁Th a ip us am , ▁Ma asi ▁Mag am , ▁P ang uni ▁U th th ir am ▁and ▁Va ik asi ▁Vis ak am . ▁The ▁major ▁festival ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁the ▁Bra hm ots avam ▁celebrated ▁during ▁the ▁T amil ▁month ▁of ▁Ch itt ira i ▁( A pril – J une ), ▁when ▁special ▁worship ▁pract ises ▁are ▁followed ▁and ▁the ▁festival ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁de ity ▁is ▁taken ▁around ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Al ang udi . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁significance ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁counted ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Nav ag ra