Sabarimala Ayyappa temple to open on October 16 for 'Thula masam' poojas
The Hindu
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The Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple will open on October 16 at 5.00 pm for Thula masam poojas and on the next day a draw of lots would be held to select its next melshanti (head priest), the Travancore Devaswom Board said on Thursday.
The temple would be opened and the lamps would be lit by the present melshanti V.K. Jayaraj Potti in the presence of the Thanthri Kandararu Mahesh Mohanaru, a release issued by the Board said.
Subsequently, the Upadevata temple would be opened and a lamp would be lit there also. A fire would also be lit in front of the 18th step of the path leading to the shrine, it said.
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