Pallivetta
(Royal Hunt) and Arattu (Holy Bath) are part of the rituals of the festivals
of some of the major temples of Kerala.
The speciality of the Arattu at the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram
is that the head of the royal family of erstwhile Travancore still provides
escort to the procession of idols. The two annual ten-day festivals of the temple
fall in October- November and March- April.