The temple opened its doors on November 15 to mark the start of the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku festival, marking the beginning of the annual pilgrimage season.
More than 2.5 lakh pilgrims have visited Lord Ayappa Temple at Sabrimala in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district in the first six days of the ongoing pilgrimage season, said Kerala Devaswom Department Minister K Radhakrishnan on Wednesday.
The 41-day Mandala season begins today with the start of the month of Vrishchikam of Malayalam calendar and will end on December 27. Live booking facilities have been set up for the devotees, who could not book their darshan slots via online mode.
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): A sea of devotees thronged the Sabarimala temple on Saturday as the shrine opened for the annual Mandala Pooja.
Pampa (Karnataka) [India], Nov 17 (ANI) Lord Ayyappa devotees began the trek from Pampa to Sabarimala Temple on Saturday. The temple reopened on Friday for a 62-day long Mandala Pooja-Magaravilaku annual pilgrimage season.