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Above image: The flag-hoisting ceremony marking the beginning of the 10-day annual festival held at Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala on April 2 2025......
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| .Popular sabarimala temple,Kerala abhibus.com |
The annual festival of the popular Sabarimala, the abode of Swami Ayyappan is celebrated with devotion. Known as Painkuni Uthram Festival, it comes during the Tamil month of Painkuni (March – April), which corresponds to the Malayalam month of Meenam. This ten-day festival with grand events such as Pallivetta (ritual hunting) and Aarattu (holy bath) attracts lots devotes from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and also Andhra. As in many Hindu temples, the festivities began with the ceremonial flag hoisting. The thantri hoisted the flag at golden flag mast around 9.30 am on 2nd April after the procession carrying the flag on the pradakshina path clockwise around the sreekovil - ghragriha. This was followed by Deeparadhana (lamp worship) under the flag pole. The main rituals on the first day are Ashtabhishekam and pushpabhishekam..
Utsavabali, was held for eight days from the second day of the festival on Thursday to the ninth day. The 11th day marked the pallivetta procession from the Sannidhanam to the nearby Pamba. river Yetanothe ritual roughly equal th theerthavari. the Aarattu occurs in honour of Lord Ayyappa's birth star, Uthram. After the Aarattu, the idol was kept in the Pazhukka Mandapam of the Pamba Ganapati Temple for devotees to offer their worship
Sabarimala temple to reopen for Panguni month pooja and devotees will be allowed to attend the various poojas on the scheduled days after the Aarattu,
Tit-bits
The Travancore Devasthanam board (TDP) on April1, 2025 is completing its 70th year and to celebrate the occasion the board is selling gold lockets with the image of Lord Ayyappa - weighing 1 to 8 grams at the temple. The bookings for the lockets stat from April 1, 2025 as per official report.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Apr/03/sabarimala-fest-begins-with-kodiyettu
https://tamil.oneindia.com/spirtuality/sabarimala-ayyappan-temple-to-open-on-tomorrow-for-panguni-matha-pooja-25th-for-aaratu-festival-590207.html
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