Thrikarthika tomorrow! Thrikarthika, or Trikartika, is the festival of lights celebrated in Kerala on the Kartika Nakshatram (star) in the Malayalam month of Vrischikam! On the same day, the famous Kartika Deepam and the Tiruvannamali Mahadeepam is held in neighboring Tamil Nadu. Special food is prepared using Tapioca, elephant yam and other tubers with lot of grated coconut on the day and is known as Kartika Puzhukku.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:37:57 +0000