Kottiyoor Temples & Vaisakha Mahotsavam

The "Dakshina Kashi" in the forest, where a 28-day festival is held every May–June at an open-air shrine by the Bavali river.

Kottiyoor has two temples across the Bavali river: Ikkare (this bank) and Akkare (the far bank). The Akkare Kottiyoor shrine, in a forest clearing, opens only for the Vaisakha Mahotsavam (usually May–June), a 28-day festival believed to mark the site of Daksha's sacrifice. Pilgrims bathe in the river and offer "odappoovu" (bamboo-flower) ornaments.

Further reading: Wikipedia