The Ayyappa temple here in Sabarimala will be opened on March 14 for the Malayalam month of Meenam and a five-day monthly puja for the Utram festival.
According to the Travancore Devaswom Board, Melsanthi VK Jayaraj Posti will inaugurate the sanctum sanctorum on March 11 at 5 pm under the guidance of Thanthri Kandararu Rajivaru. After this various will be inaugurated. Deity There are temples in its premises.
The pilgrims will be allowed to enter the temple from morning on the following day. In view of COVID-19 status, only those devotees who have booked slots through virtual queues will be allowed.
No accommodation
Officials said that only those who produced the COVID-19 negative certificate would be allowed to enter the temple after undergoing RT-PCR or RT-lamp or TruNat test within 48 hours of the visit. Devotees will not be provided any accommodation facility in Nilakal, Pampa or Sanidhanam.
The flag hoisting ceremony for the Uthram festival will take place on the morning of March 19 and the temple will be closed. Arattu The night of 28 March.
The temple will reopen for Vishu Utsav on 10 April evening and will close on 18 April.
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