The festival is believed to be the birth day of the presiding deity of the village .The vela falls on the 2nd or 3rd April .The competing groups Nenmara & Vallangi have their own temples plus a common temple, the Nellikulangara temple, where the twon groups can mingle.

The festivities starts 10 day earlier than the actual day of the vela.The vela festival is the forum to enjoy the numerous folk arts like kummatti, karivela, andivela and many to mark the following days.