Makara Vavu is an annual ritual dedicated to the dead –
ancestors, grand parents, parents, husbands, wives, sisters, brothers and other
relatives – performed by Hindus in Kerala in the Malayalam month of Makaram. The day is of great importance in
Varkala. Makara Vavu 2025 date is January 29.
Hundreds of Hindus reach the nearest river or seashore to
offer this annual ritual.
The ritual performed for the souls of dead is referred as
‘Bali’ in Kerala and Vavu is Amavasya or no moon day.
The ritual falls on the Amavasya or no moon day in Makaram
month.
Please note that the most famous Vavu ritual in Kerala is
observed on the on the Karutha Vavu day in Karkidaka Masam. This is known as Karkidaka Vavu Bali.