The first public festival after the winter cold is the Holy week.

The church is very famous for the rituals during the Holy week.

It signifies the start of the 40 days before holy week.

Most of these festivals occur around the Holy week or during the summer.

Holy Week is also an important time for the country's Catholics.

Old people recall the long caravans that used to come during the Holy week.

A kind of fried bread commonly consumed during Holy week.

It was the holy week and so Thirumeni had a very busy schedule.

This event is the town's catholic devotees in observation of the holy week.

"We are entering the season of the sacrifice," she said, presumably referring to the Christian holy week.