The ‘arattu’ ceremony, one of prime concluding rituals of the annual festival at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple was held amid religious fervour and gaiety, at the ‘arattukadavu’ on the Pampa near the Lord Ganapathi temple here on Sunday. Witnessed by thousands of devotees, Thantri Kandararu Maheswararu led the ceremony which began at 12.30 pm, […]
Sabarimala Arattu
Sabarimala Annual Festival March – April 2012, Arattu Festival at Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple
Sabarimala Annual Festival (Sabarimala Ulsavam / Sabarimala Arattu Festival) is celebrated in March – April (Meenam Month of Malayalam Calendar / Panguni Masam in Tamil calendar). In 2012, the 10-day Sabarimala Annual festival begins on March 27 and ends on April 5 with auspicious Arat Ceremony (on Panguni Uthiram). Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple would be opened […]