Kerala government has imposed certain restrictions on offering "Bali" to their ancestors on the occasion of Karkidaka Vavu Bali being observed today to contain the spread of coronavirus.
In view of the spread of Covid-19 in Kerala, the state government has urged people to perform rituals where they pay obeisance to their ancestors, at their homes.
Several places in Kerala including Aluva 'Sivarathri Manappuram' on the bank of River Periyar in Ernakulam district and Thiruvallam Parasurama temple where people used to throng to perform 'Bali tharpanam' ritual wore a deserted look on Sunday as the authorities had issued prior warnings against violation of coronavirus norms.