Sree Vasuki

Sree Vasuki is rendered a kingly status among the Naga Deities in the great scriptures of India.
This temple, dedicated to him, celebrates its annual festival on the day of Aayilyam of the month of Kanny with all its austerity. It is considered to be the great birthday of Sree Nagaraja. 

 

 On the days of Punartham, Pooyam and Aayilyam of Kanny the temples celebrations are for Sree Mahaganapathy, the Navagrahas and the Naga respectively for the good of all.

The offerings given to Sree Nagaraja on the day of Ayilyam are of great significance. The unique nature of the temple is that it prepares the Nivedya commonly, i.e., no preparation done individually. The offerings like rice, palm-jaggery, coconut, fruits, milk etc brought by each devotee will be collected and the nivedya is prepared wholesome in big vessels. It is carried out by the Brahmin priests and offerred to the Lord with all its heartfelt devotion. This is an explicit attitude of the temple towards its devotees. It is beyond all castes, creed, colour and religion or in other words secular in its truest sense.

Sarpabali

The most sacred and the greatest of the Poojas for the Naga deities is the Sarpabali. It is performed only by the thanthrees of high penance. On the day of Aayilyam a kalam as it is called (holy columns) is made before the Lord and worship with rice and coconut. Everything is placed in the middle together with the Darbha Koorcham and worshipped in dedication to Sri Chandeswara. The pooja is carried out after the 'Athazha pooja' supposed to be the pooja of supper.

It is actually the feeding of the Ashtanagas like Anantha, Vasuki and thousands of other subordinate nagas like Irvaran, Agajapan, Sithiprishtan, Shikhan, Adisikhan etc after inviting them by the conventional ways of worship. It surely provides blessings of the easily propetiable Sree Nagaraja of Nagaramma and of Ashtaiswarya varadayini Nagakanya. This all get rid of the ill-effects of Sarpadosha, Sarpasapa, Vishabheethi which were prevailing for generations. They will be replaced by Sarpapreethi, Mangalya bhagya, Santhanalabdhi and progress of the family.

Sarpabali is sanctified most as it is carried out in the late silent minutes of the night.