ðə fˈɛstɪvəl lˈæsts fˈɪftiːn dˈeɪz wɪð pˈuːtʃɚɹˌɪθəl, sˈækθaɪ kˈæɹɐɡˌæm, kævˈædi, pˈælkjˈuːdəm, ðiːmˈɪθaɪ, ˈænədhˌænɑːm, fˈoʊk dˈænsᵻz wɪð ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kˈæθə, dɹˈɑːməz, ænd tˈæmɪl ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs dˈɪskoːɹsᵻz, ɛtsˈɛtɹə. ænd ˈɛndz wɪð mˈæntʃəl vˈɪleɪˌæɾuː.
The festival lasts 15 days with poocherithal, sakthi karagam, kavadi, pal-kudam, thee-mithi, annadhanam, folk dances with religious katha, dramas, and Tamil religious discourses, etc. and ends with manchal vilayattu.