Monday 14 November 2016

Annadanam at Sabarimala temple


Food will be served by TDBto 1,800 people at a time

Sabarimala has turned a beehive of activity, with hardly 18 hours left for the opening of the Ayyappa temple for the two-month-long annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage on Tuesday afternoon.

The Travancore Devaswom Board as well as various government departments and agencies have made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of the annual pilgrim season at Sabarimala which an estimated five crore pilgrims are expected to visit in a span of 63 days. TDB president Prayar Gopalakrishnan and member Ajay Tharayil are camping at Sabarimala.

Makaravilakku fete


The temple will reopen for the Makaravilakku festival on December 30 afternoon. The Makaravilakku will be celebrated on January 14 , 2017.
The procession carrying the sacred attire, Thiruvabharanam, will set off from the Pandalam Valiyakoickal Sastha temple on January 12. The temple will be closed on January 20 morning, marking the culmination of the annual pilgrimage season

Pooja Timings: sabarimala temple



Opening of sanctum sanctorum 4.00 AM

Nirmalyam          
4:05
Abhishekam
4.15
Ganapati Homam 4:20

Neyyabhishekam            
4:30 - 9:30
Usha pooja
7:30
Ucha pooja 12.30 PM
Closing of sanctum sanctorum 1:00


Evening
Opening of sanctum sanctorum
5:00 PM

Deeparadhana
6:30
Athazha pooja 9:00
Harivarasanam 9:50
Closing of sanctum sanctorum
10:00