Sabarimala (Kerala), Dec. 27 -- The 41-day-long Mandala pilgrimage season at the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala will formally conclude on Saturday with the Mandala Pooja and a series of traditional concluding ritualsThe Mandala Pooja will be held today between 10.10 am and 11.30 am during the auspicious muhurtham under the leadership of Tantri Kandaru Mahesh Mohanar, in the presence of temple priests and officials of the Travancore Devaswom Board.
The Mandala Mahotsavam will conclude later in the night with the chanting of the sacred Harivarasanam. Following the traditional ritual, the sanctum sanctorum will be closed at 10.00 pm, marking the formal conclusion of the Mandala season.
A major highlight of the Mandala festivities was the ...