  p . m ., ▁Ir and am kal am ▁at ▁ 7 : 0 0   p . m . ▁and ▁Ar d ha ▁Jam am ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 0 0   p . m . ▁Each ▁rit ual ▁has ▁three ▁steps : ▁al ang aram ▁( decor ation ), ▁ne iv eth an am ▁( fo od ▁offering ) ▁and ▁deep a ▁ar ad ana i ▁( w aving ▁of ▁l amps ) ▁for ▁both ▁Ne el am eg ha ▁Per um al ▁and ▁Tir uk ann ap ura ▁N ay agi . ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁step ▁of ▁worship , ▁nag as war am ▁( pipe ▁instrument ) ▁and ▁t av il ▁( per cussion ▁instrument ) ▁are ▁played , ▁religious ▁instructions ▁in ▁the ▁V ed as ▁( s ac red ▁text ) ▁are ▁rec ited ▁by ▁pri ests , ▁and ▁wor sh ipp ers ▁pro str ate ▁themselves ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁m ast . ▁There ▁are ▁week ly , ▁fort night ly , ▁and ▁month ly ▁rit uals ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁temple . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁festival , ▁the ▁twelve - day ▁Bra hm ots avam ▁is ▁celebrated ▁during ▁the ▁T amil ▁month ▁of ▁Va ik asi ▁( A pril ▁- ▁May ). ▁M asi ▁Mah ots avam ▁is ▁another ▁ten - day ▁festival ▁during ▁the ▁T amil ▁month ▁of ▁M asi ▁( F ebru ary ▁- ▁March ). ▁During ▁these ▁festiv als ▁the ▁legend ▁of ▁marriage ▁of ▁Pad mas ini ▁with ▁S ow rir ar