Allur Jallathiru Vizha is a religious festival celebrated by the women folk of
Tiruchirapalli,
Tamil Nadu. On
Purattasi Amavasya, the women folk in the region give money to the potter and ask him to make images of cow and calf for
puja. They collect it on the same full moon day next month and worship it for 9 days, chanting religious hymns and songs for the images. On the 10th day, the
Kolatam dance will be performed and the images of cow and calf are taken in a procession to the banks of the
Cauvery River for submersion.
They also make sweet Pongal and distribute to one and all the same type at Jallatharai, and places at Madurai, Tirunelveli, and Chinnamanur.
