Sabarimala all set for pilgrimage
The Hindu
Temple will open on November 15 for Mandala puja festival
Marking the beginning of yet another pilgrimage season, doors of the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala will open for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku season on November 15.
Outgoing head priest V.K. Jayaraj Potti will open the sanctum sanctorum in the presence of chief priest (Tantri) Kandararu Mahesh Mohanararu at 5 p.m. This will be followed by the opening of the upadevata temples and transferring of the scared fire to the aazhi.
Later in the day, the installation of newly selected melsanthis for the Ayyappa temple and the Malikappuram Devi temple will be performed. The new melsanthis will hold charge of their respective temples for the next one year.
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