This ritual is scheduled to be celebrated in the nighttime to admire the guardian deities, after the Maha Shivaratri celebrations i.e. after lowering the sacred flag from the flagpole. During the Maha Shivaratri festival celebrations, the temple comes under the rule of guardian deities, who ward off evil forces entering the temple premises. The guardian deities were revered with special prayers, and worshiped with sacred offerings that include wine and cooked animal sacrifice.