 There arose a storm and the boat capsized.Meenakshi Amma and her son went deep down into the backwater.She promised to devote the rest of her life to Mary’s service if she and her child were saved.It was a promise she kept.On the third day, as per instructions in a dream, the parish priest asked the fishermen to cast net in the river, and Meenakshi Amma and her son were rescued.After her death, the church put up the picture of Meenakshiamma and her child alongside the painting of Mary.The Feast of Vallarpadathamma is celebrated from 16 to 24 September every year.