during the 9 day long festival, no outsiders of andro are allowed to stay at the village. in modern times, notice is issued one month before the festival begins through mass media like television, newspaper and radio. the notice informs outsiders to leave the place as it is about to begin the festival. natives of andro may come to andro before the festival starts. once the festival begins, no one is allowed to either leave from or come to the village. people who have converted into another religion are not allowed to participate in the religious festival even if they are native of andro. there are some christian converts and hindu converts in andro.