On this day, the eldest child of the family is honored. The ritual includes the mother or any other elderly lady wishing the child long-life and good health by praying 'Sasthi Debi', the Goddess who protects children. A special variety of cake called ‘enduri’ is prepared during the occasion.

The festival is an important occasion at the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar. Here the deity is taken out in a palanquin to a tank called 'Papanasini' in the temple complex.