 There happens to be a "DrishTi boTTu" programme on the fair day, where a straw stack is ignited by just putting a bindi dot on the cheeks of the Wooden Marikamba idol.This program witnesses tens of thousands of people from the region.Pooja is always initiated from the last king Govindaswamy yadav of Yadav kingdom.belongs to Kote family and also there are several communities in the city, so all the communities have their own part in this festival, one of the leading communities called bhovi (community head is THIMMA BHOVI) and also there are lots of communities are there and all have their own reserved duties in this MARIKAMBA festival

In Lakkavalli there is a Jain basadi where they worship 1008 parshwanatha thiranthakara which is located in the heart of Lakkavalli where this basadi built by Lakkavalli Jain samaja which is led by padmaraj and others

Ideal period to visit the place is October to January.This place is situated 257 km north-west of Bangalore and is well connected by Road.