(2) Adiperukku is a HinduTamil festival celebrated on the18th day of the Tamil monthof Adi (mid-July to mid-August)in Tamil Nadu. The festivalpays tribute to water’slife-sustaining properties. It iscelebrated near river basins,water tanks, lakes and wellsetc. of Tamil Nadu when thewater level in the rises significantlyheralding the onset ofMonsoon.