Hindu devotees light sesame oil lamps and fast on Saturdays during the month of September (Purattathi Sanikizhamai) to get rid of ill evils.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
A Hindu devotee worships a crow, after offering sesame rice (Ellu Saatham), made especially for Purattathi Sanikizhamai at Sri Ponnambalawaneswarar Temple in Kochichikade, Colombo 13