He shall continuously chant Saranam Ayyappa in mind, both at work and at home.He shall not hurt anybody verbally or physically.He shall treat all co-devotees as Lord Ayyappan himself and serve them in all the ways.He shall not feel proud of the respect and privileges he gets when he is wearing the holy mala.
After wearing the mala the devotee starts his pious life.The devotee shall withdraw from all social activities and spend his time by taking part in prayers, poojas, bajans, visiting temples, cleaning temples, feeding the poor, helping the poor/sick and attending religious discourses.He shall take only vegetarian food and refrain 100% from taking meat, intoxicating drinks / drugs, chewing betel leaves and from smoking.He shall bathe twice, if possible thrice, daily and perform pooja by at least chanting 108 Ayyappan Saranam. The mala has to be received from the main priest with the chants of ‘Hara Haro Hara Hara”. The holy mala / garland (tulsi / uthradsham) should be cleaned and smeared with sandal paste and placed before the portrait of Lord Ayyappa.On the day of starting the vritham the devotee shall wake up early, bathe and offer prayers to family deity, Navagrahas. After this, the date is fixed to start the vritham.The previous day before the said date, one has to offer prayers to ones' family deity, thereby taking Her/His permission to commence the vritham.Previous day before starting the vritham, the devotee will cleanly shave, clip his nails, trim his hair and make himself physically clean. The vritham has to be undertaken after getting permission from parents. Each devotee is called 'Swami' as he is considered pure and dedicated.Austerities & RegulationsThe austerities and regulations that has to be strictly followed for taking Kavadi Vratham at Neervilakom Temple. It is for concentrating the mind on Dharmasastha, the symbol of all virtue and purity. 'Maaladharanam' is aimed at the entire change in the daily life of the devotee. The mala is worn with prayers of the lord Dharmashastha.MaaladharanamKavadi devotees wear a mala to mark the begining of their vritha for Uthram Festival. It is normally done by receiving the mala from the Neervilakom temple after a mala pooja conducted by the main priest. This is named Maladharanam or Mudradharanam. As a mark of the fasting a Tulsi maala or a Rudraksha maala is put on. For kids there are exceptions in vritha.FastingThe very first rituals of Kavadi Vritha is fasting.
It is normally taken in the month of Khumbam - Meenam as the vritha period should last for at least 21 days. Observance of VrithaKavadi vritha is observed by the devotees after wearing a maala(strand) bearing the Ayyappa or Muruga mudra.They usually wear Kavi dhothi and observe complete celebacy.
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