This is celebrated on the uthram day of the Meenam month of the Malayalam calendar.
Over the succeeding six days the goddess Bhagavathy is taken around the historic Perumanam village astride an elephant, receiving the obeisances of devotees and taking part in pooram ceremonies in different temples along the route.
This is a unique elephant race as idols of different deities from different temples too take part in it.
The itinerary is as follows:- This is followed by an Idakka pradakshinam, a ritualistic circumambulation which sees participation of people in the belief that the run would help them get rid of ailments.
After the Padikkal pooram, the ceremonial send off of the neighbouring deities (Upacharam) takes place.