Kerala: Sabarimala temple to open for Mandala Makaravilakku festival

Nov 15, 2024

The Sabarimala temple is likely to open on Thursday afternoon for the Mandala Makaravilakku festival. The reopening will mark the beginning of the two-month-long...

Devotees throng Sabarimala Temple for annual Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage

Nov 17, 2025

In the presence of Tantri Kandararu Mahesh Mohanaru, the sanctum sanctorum was opened at 5 PM on Sunday. Melshanthi Arun Kumar Namboothiri opened the...

Travancore Devaswom Board chief Jayakumar visits Sabarimala as temple opens for Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage

Nov 16, 2025

Newly appointed Travancore Devaswom Board President K Jayakumar IAS (Retd.) reached Sabarimala Sannidhanam on Sunday as the temple opened for the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage.

Thousands of devotees offer prayers to Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala temple

Dec 21, 2024

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...

Kerala: Sabarimala Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season concludes, marking the closure of shrines after the major festival

Jan 20, 2026

The Mandala-Makaravilakku festival at the Sabarimala temple concludes with the closing of the sanctum sanctorum following age-old rituals. The two-month-long festival comes to an...

Kerala ADGP: Police ready for 70,000 daily pilgrims as Sabarimala Season begins

Nov 15, 2024

Kerala ADGP S Sreejith has said that the police are fully prepared for crowd management during the Mandala-Makaravilakku season which began on Friday with...