Padipooja is performed every day as many of the padipoojas that were supposed to be performed during monthly poojas were cancelled due to Covid and the pilgrims' ascent ends before 8 pm. There is padipooja on all days this time. Devotees can stay at Sannidhanam till 8 pm. There is a facility for Covid test in Nilakkal. Either certificate of having taken two doses of vaccine or RTPCR certificate taken in 72 hours should be produced. Bathing will not be allowed in Pampa river.
SWAMIYE SARANAM AYYAPPA PHOTOS REGISTRATION
Spot registration has been temporarily suspended.
Permission has been given for darshan only to those who have got prior permission in virtual queue. Devaswom Minister N Radhakrishnan, new devaswom board president advocate K Anandagopan and member Manooj Charalel have reached Sabarimala. The new melsanthis will open the sanctum sanctorum early Tuesday morning on the first of Vrischikam. TDB/Temple Priests/Guru Swamies has to clear these apprehensions, to make people follow correct customs in Ayyappa Deeksha. But we see people using different colored clothes, including many VIPs. The outgoing melsanthi V K Jayaraj Potti and Malikapuram melsanthi Rajina Namboodiri returned home at 1 am. As per the story of Lord, Ayyappa says to shani that, his devotees will wear black colored clothes during mandalam deeksha. The new melsanthis will hold charge of their respective temples for the next one year. The newly selected melsanthis for the Ayyappa temple and the Malikappuram Devi temple, N Parameswaran Namboothiri (Sabarimala) and Shambhu Namboothiri (Malikappuram Devi temple), were consecrated. After lighting the lamps in the temples of the deities, he descended the eighteenth steps and lit the fire to the aazhi.ĭevotees thronged the temple for the mandala puja which marked the culmination of the 41-day annual pilgrim season.
Melsanthi V K Jayaraj Potty opened the sanctum sanctorum and lighted the lamp in the presence of Tantri Kandararu Mahesh Mohanararu. SABARIMALA: The Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage began with the chanting of Ayyappa shranams.