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Makara Jyoti (Light of Capricorn) – Sabarimala Makaravilakku Festival on 15th January 2016 – Millions of pilgrims are expected to witness the famous Sabarimala Makaravilakku at the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple in Kerala, India. Makaravilaku – Makara Jyothi marks the end of the Sabarimala Mandala Pooja pilgrimage season. According to the traditional Malayalam panchangam and Vedic astrology, the Makaravilakku pooja will take place at 6:44 PM in the evening. Sabarimala pilgrims will be able to witness the Makarajyothi Anduthram star at the Ponnambalamedu and the Thiruvabharanam (traditional antique gold ornaments brought from the Pandalam Palace) adorned Lord Ayyappa Swamy. Sabarimala Makarasamkramam (Makara Samkramam) is the time when Lord Surya (the Sun God) moves from Dhanu Rasi to Makaram Rasi. Makarasamkrama Pooja is at Sabarimala temple during this time. Pilgrims will be allowed to climb the Pathinettampadi (the holy 18 steps) after Ucha Pooja. Devotees can wi...

The Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple in Kerala is open for darshan only during certain specific periods in a year. Below are the dates on which the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple will remain open during 2015 – 2016. The temple is open for monthly pujas for five days from the first of Malayalam month on all months in year. Other days when the temple is open are for Sabarimala Shrine festival, Vishu, Ayyappa Idol installation anniversary puja, Onam puja, Sri Chitira Attam Thirunnal, two months during the Mandalam Pooja season (November – December) and finally during the Makaravilakku Puja (January) season. Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple Calendar 2015 – 2016 Sabariamala 2015 January 2015 at Sabarimala January 14, 2015  – Makaravilakku Puja Temple open on all days till January 20, 2015 Temple closes at night on January 20, 2015. February 2015 at Sabarimala February 12, 2015 to February 17, 2015  – Kumbha Masa Puja – Monthly Puja – The temple r...

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 15: Lakhs of pilgrims in Sabarimala Wednesday witnessed the "celestial light" and went delirious with joy as shouts of Swamiye Ayyapa reverberated all round this temple town. If there is one single event for which Sabarimala pilgrims wait patiently for hours together it is this light that appears thrice on the horizon and is popularly called "Makare Villeku".     According to believers, sighting of the "celestial light" is auspicious and over the last few years, there has been a huge influx of pilgrims to witness it.    Anxious pilgrims were waiting for this phenomenon at various points in the temple town that extends from the foothills and upwards to the temple located on top of a hill. Besides these areas, every inch of space in and around the neighbouring hills was also occupied.    Following a stampede that killed 102 people four years ago, the Kerala government made elaborate arrangements by deployi...

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) depot at Pampa has set a record by operating 29,788 Pampa-Nilackal services during the Mandalam-Makarvilakku pilgrim season. Revenue collection on this count was Rs.7.64 crore (Rs. 7,64,54,623). KSRTC special officer at Pampa V.M. Manoj said the corporation had earned Rs.5.47 crore from the Pampa-Nilackal chain service during the previous pilgrim season. He said till Saturday the KSRTC had operated 20,286 services to Pampa during the Mandalam-Makaravilakku season from its depots across the State. The highest number of services to Pampa was from the Chengannur railway station. He said the corporation operated 14 low-floor air-conditioned buses and four Volvo buses for its Pampa special service. The low-floor buses ran services to Chengannur, Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam. Volvo buses were used for services to Alappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam. Mr. Manoj said the corporation had been operating inter-State s...

Sabarimala: The door to be installed on the 18th step of the famed Sabarimala temple is getting ready. A total of 600 kg of brass was used for making the door. Panthalam Nediyakala Thekkethil Subramanyan, who does works at the Sabarimala for the last 15 years, has completed the door within 2 weeks, using special brass from Mumbai. The door is being sponsored by SM Enterprises of Bangalore and costs Rs 4.75 lakh. After strengthening the door with steel pipes, the grill was fixed with brass. Subramanyam said work on the door would be completed when the temple closes after Makaravilakku.