The 10-day festival which begins on Bharani day is famous for caparisoned elephants, melam, temple folk arts and other rituals. The highlight of the festival is the Panchavadyam conducted as part of Manakkale varavu.
This is a small shrine which has all the essential elements associated with Kerala Bhagavathy temples include sreekovil, chuttambalam and a pond.
Apart from the annual festival the temple also observes Navratri, Thrikarthika in Vrischika Masam and Thiruvathira in Dhanu Masam.