A solemn high mass, sermons, eucharistic processions and benediction mark the final day. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, about 3 km. The eight-day retreat and fast begins on the first of September every year and concludes with the St. Mary's birthday celebration. The birthday of Lord Krishna falls in the Malayalam month of Chingam on a day which is a combination of the Ashtami and Rohini asterisms.
Devotees keep awake till midnight chanting the lord's name with devotion.
The project will be executed with private participation. Kerala Tourism will provide the required land for the park on a tenancy basis and the project will be open to private agencies on the basis of commercial bidding. Dolphins for the dolphinarium will be brought from abroad. As a mini train track already exists here the launch of the train project will be easy. A marine aquarium will also be set up as part of this mega project.