Aadi Perukku

Aadi Perukku
Aadi Perukku celebrations in Kaveri river
Also calledAadi Pathinettu
Aadi Nombi
Pathinettam Perukku
Observed byTamils
TypeHindu
SignificanceWelcoming increasing river levels during monsoon
ObservancesAmman worship, offering to rivers, rituals
Date18th day of Aadi
Frequencyannual

Aadi Perukku, (pronunciation) is a Hindu festival celebrated by the Tamils on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Aadi. The festival usually involves prayers on river banks to mark the increasing water levels during the monsoon and as a tribute to the life-sustaining properties of water. Hindu deity of Amman is worshiped with various rituals.