At present Dakkebali will be performed every two years at Naga and Bramha by the Ramanna Bairy Family and devotees from nearby places.
[1] Dakkebali are the result of everyone present praying with intense Bhakthi (devotion), making intricate gifts to the Lord, dancing to music, deepas (light), drawing Mandalas, flowers, fruits, and pingara, and praying together̤[2] The Vaidya family of the Udupi District is mostly in charge of producing Dakke Bali.
This motion represents the meeting of a male and female snake, and the number of spiral rounds has a count made up of twists known as mudi, or knots.
As originally intended, they invoke the pathris, who are thought to be the male snakes that follow the nagakannike, by singing songs and portraying them in nartana manner.
This mandala depicts the divine union of male and female snakes and is drawn by the Panara community in the shape of a rectangle.