Sabarimala temple to be open for devotees for traditional 'masapooja' from July 17 to 21

The Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala hill will be open for the five-day traditional 'masapooja' during the Malayalam month 'Kakkidakam'.

The Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala will be open for five days between July 17 and 21 for the five-day traditional 'masapooja' during the Malayalam month 'Kakkidakam', informed the Kerala government on Saturday. In view of the prevailing pandemic, a maximum of 5000 devotees with certificates of both the doses of Covid-19 vaccines or RT-PCR negative report - issued within 48 hours - will be allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple daily.