Sabarimala temple will reopen today.
A press release issued by the Travancore Devaswom Board on Thursday said that the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple will reopen for ‘Thula Masam’ worship today (Saturday) at around 5:00 pm.
The release further said that on the day of inauguration, the lamp would be lit by the present Melshanti (Head Priest) VK Jayaraj Potti in the presence of Thanthari Kandaru Mahesh Mohanaru.
Namaz will start from next day. Devotees will be allowed to enter Sabarimala temple from 5:00 am on October 17 (Sunday).
Devotees will be allowed only on the basis of virtual booking system. They have to submit either their double dose vaccination certificate or RT-PCR negative certificate before entering the temple.
‘Thula month’ is the monthly prayer in the month ‘Thulam’ according to the Malayalam calendar.
According to the release, a draw will also be held on October 17 in the presence of Devaswom President N Vasu and other officials to select the next head priest of Sabarimala.
Apart from this, the temple will be closed on October 21 after monthly worship. The temple will reopen for Atta Chitra Puja on November 2 and will be closed on the next day of worship.
(with ANI inputs)
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