Brahma asked him to proceed to Singarkudi and do penance propitiating Narasimha. Lord Vinayaka himself takes on the onus of propitiating the ancestors. All Hindu women observe this festival by worshiping and propitiating Savitri as a Devi. Broteas was consumed on a pyre as a propitiating sacrifice. From ancient times this pooja is performed for propitiating the Nagas and removing Naga Dosha. Propitiating him here is believed to be a path to prosperity and wealth.