jan ▁is ▁en act ed . ▁As ▁per ▁the ▁legend , ▁U par as ira vas u , ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁fish erman ▁community ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁remove ▁gra ins ▁from ▁a ▁store house , ▁when ▁a ▁watch man ▁intercept ed . ▁Later ▁during ▁the ▁day , ▁the ▁same ▁watch man ▁appeared ▁as ▁Lord ▁V ish nu ▁to ▁the ▁r uler . ▁He ▁was ▁pleased ▁and ▁got ▁his ▁daughter ▁Pad mas ini ▁married ▁to ▁V ish nu . ▁The ▁fest ive ▁id ol ▁is ▁so ▁dep icted ▁to ▁render ▁a ▁hand ▁to ▁his ▁cons ort . ▁During ▁the ▁festival , ▁sacred ▁water ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁ab l ution ▁of ▁the ▁fest ive ▁de ities ▁is ▁distributed ▁to ▁dev ote es . ▁There ▁are ▁religious ▁disc ourses , ▁musical ▁performances ▁and ▁flo ats ▁organized ▁during ▁the ▁festival . ▁The ▁other ▁Va ish nav ite ▁festiv als ▁like ▁Kr ish na ▁Jan mas ht ami , ▁Kar th ig ai , ▁T amil ▁New ▁Year , ▁Marg az hi ▁ten - day ▁festival , ▁Sank ar anth i , ▁P ang uni ▁U th ir am ▁and ▁R oh ini ▁U ts avam ▁are ▁celebrated . ▁ ▁Food ▁offering ▁ ▁M una ▁Y od h ran ▁P ong al ▁is ▁a ▁traditional ▁food ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁de ity ▁every ▁night ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁P oo ja . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁leg ends ▁associated ▁with ▁it . ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁them , ▁a ▁dev ote e ▁by ▁name ▁Mun ay od har an ▁offered