PATHANAMTHITTA: The Sabarimala Ayyappa temple witnessed heavy rush of devotees when the five-day monthly rituals in the Malayalam month of Kanni began on Friday morning.
Braving heavy rain, hundreds of devotees trekked the Neelimala and Appachimedu hills to reach the Sannidhanam.
The rituals began with Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru performing Ashtadravya Ganapati Homom in the morning. Melsanthi G.Vishnu Namboodiri offered Ashtabhishekom and Neyyabhishekom to the presiding deity prior to the Ushapuja.
Kalabhabhishekom was performed prior to the Utchapuja. The sandal paste offered to the deity was distributed as Prasadom among the devotees, later.
Kalabhabhishekom would be performed on all the five days, said V.S. Jayakumar, Devaswom executive officer.
Padipuja, Pushpabhishekom and Udayasthamanapuja were the other rituals performed at the Sannidhanam on Friday, he said.
Sahasrakalasapuja
The Tantri, assisted by the Melsanthi, prepared the Kalasom (holy water) in 2,000 small copper urns for the Sahasrakalasabhishekom ritual to be performed at the Ayyappa temple on Saturday.
The temple will be closed after the Athazhapuja on September 21 evening
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