SABARIMALA: The four-day Padi pooja ritual, the first time during the Mandala-Makaravilakku festival, began at the Sabarimala temple here on Wednesday. The ritual, which began after deeparadhana ...

SABARIMALA: Makarasamkrama pooja, the most auspicious time of the Sun moving to ‘Utharayanam’ from ‘Dakshinayanam’, will be performed at Lord Ayyappa temple at 8.45am on Tuesday.

The mandala pooja, a key ritual marking the conclusion of the first phase of the annual pilgrimage to the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple, will take place on December 26.