"Karkkidakam" is a Hindu Month of Penance and Piety

THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
By Sivalakshmy Roshith

INDIA--With the commencement of Karkkidakam, popularly known as the Ramayana masam, every devout Hindu household will be echoed with Ramayana recitals. The holy month is destined for undertaking pious vratham and the recitation of Adhyathma Ramayanam. Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippattu written by Thunjathu Ezhuthachan is recited in homes and temples and it is recommended that the reading of the epic should be completed within the 31 days in Karkkidakam.  The ‘Naalambala Darshanam’ is an important pilgrimage observed during the Ramayana masam. During this pilgrimage, the believers worship Ram, Bharathan, Lakshmanan and Shathrugnan, the four brothers in the temples dedicated to each of them on a single day. [link]