English: Padayani is a ritual dance performed in the Kaali temples during the Malayalam months of Meenam (Marchl). The ten-day annual Othara Padayani is held at the Puthukulangara Devi Temple, Othara, in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state in India. The festivities would go on for ten days, which is marked with the performance of the ritual art form of Padayani. The appearance of the Bhairavi Kolam made of 1001 painted areca nut fronds on the last day, is the most impressive of sights during this festival.