The Malabar Manual

William Logan, the Collector and Magistrate of the District when the British ruled over the region, has compiled and recorded meticulous data about the territory in his 'Malabar Manual'.
In the Malabar Manual, written by Logan in the 1880s, one finds specific mention of the Bharani festival, and of its popularity among the people of the Malabar region, as they proceed towards Kodungallur in large numbers - something seen even today, more than a hundred years later, as one looks at the 'aaltharaas' (the platforms around the trees) and their claimants during the Bharani days.