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TDB was constituted under Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act of 1950, as the governing body of the temples in the Travancore region. It is an autonomous body comprising the President and two Members. As per an amendment of the Act in 2007, one of the members shall be a woman and the other belonging to a Scheduled Caste or Tribe. The woman member and the Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe member shall be nominated by the Hindus among the Council of Ministers and the other member shall be elected by the Hindus among the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kerala. The term of the President as well as the members of the Board is two years Chief Commissioner: K. Jayakumar, IAS Members: TDB has a Secretariat with its headquarters at Nanthencode,Thiruvananthapuram. The major departments of the Board are : Devaswom Department. Devaswom Commissioner is the Chief Executive and Head of the Department Works Department, ...

SWAMY SARANAM     Opening 5.30pm Clossing 10.00pm 1 Mandalapooja Maholsavam(1188) 15/11/2012 26/12/2012 2 Makaravilakku Festival 30/12/2012 20/01/2013 7.00am 3 Makaravilakku day 14/01/2013   4 Monthly Pooja (Kumbham) 12/02/2013 17/02/2013 5 Monthly  Pooja (Meenam) 14/03/2013 19/03/2013 6 Ulsavam 17/03/2013 27/03/2013 7 Kodiyettu 18/03/2013   8 Painkuni Uthram & Arattu 27/03/2013   9 Medavishu Festival 09/04/2013 17/04/2013 10 Medavishu 14/04/2013   11 Monthly Pooja (Edavam) 14/05/2013 19/05/2013 12 Idol Installation Day 20/05/2013 21/05/2013 13 Monthly Pooja (Midhunam) 14/06/2013 19/06/2013 14 Monthly Pooja (Karkkidakam) 16/07/2013 21/07/2013 15 Monthly Pooja (Chingam) 16/08/2013 21/08/2013 16 Onam 14/09/2013 18/09/2013 17 Monthly Pooja (Kanni) 16/09/2013 21/09/2013 18 Monthly Pooja (Thulam) 16/10/2013 21/10/2013 19 Sree Chith...

There are different stories associated with makaravilakku-makarajyothi. One popular legend is that Ayyappa, after defeating the devil mahishasura, merged with the dharma shastha murti at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple on the Makarajyothi day. This makarajyothi is considered as the star that appears on the sky during puja but makaravilakku is a jyothi that appears at ponnambalameddu 3 times on makar sankranthi day usually after the evening puja.

The most important festival at the Ayyapppa temple on Sabarimala is Makara Vilakku. It is a seven-day festival, beginning on the day of Makara Sankranthi, the day when the sun is in summer solstice. According to legend, the idol of Dharma Shastha was enshrined in the temple on this day. The annual festivities of Makara Vilakku commemorate this sacred event. The jewellery to adorn the idol during the celebrations is brought from Pandalam Palace in a ceremonial procession that starts from Valiya Koyikkal Sastha Temple at Pandalam, three days prior to Makara Sankranthi. The boxes containing the sacred jewels are borne by an oracle; the procession reaches Sabaripeettam in the evening on Makara Sankranthi and is led to the Sannidhanam to the accompaniment of lights and music. Incidentally, a kite appears in the sky at this very moment and hovers around the boxes, as if to safeguard the precious cache comprising a diamond diadem, gold bracelets and necklaces embedded with p...

HOW TO OBSERVE MANDALA VRATHAM ? Devotees initiate the vratham by wearing a Thulasi or a Rudraksha mala. After this ceremony, the male pilgrim and the female pilgrim (aged 1-12 and after 55) are addressed as Ayyapan/Swamy and Maalikapuram respectively, until their completion of the pilgrimage. The devotees will wear only BLACK colored clothings. 1. Devotees are expected to undergo practices of simple living, and absolute cleanliness. 2.Total abstinence from all vices like alcohol, tobacco, chewing betel leaves and non-vegetarian food is stipulated. 3. Devotees shall not trim or cut their hair on any parts of their body and shall not cut their fingernail or toenail 4. He shall bathe twice, if possible thrice, daily and perform pooja by at least chanting 108 Ayyappan Saranam. He shall continuously chant Saranam Ayyappa in mind, both at work and at home. 5. He shall not hurt anybody verbally or physically. ...

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