The five-day monthly rituals in the Malayalam month of Chingom at the Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala came to a close with the Athazhapuja on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
A Sahasrakalasabhishekom and Kalabhabhishekom were performed at the Ayyappa shrine prior to the Utchapuja.<\/p>\n
The chief priest (Tantri), Kandararu Rajeevararu, assisted by the head priest (Melsanthi), S.E. Sankaran Namboodiri, and other priests, prepared the holy water in 1,000 small copper urns and the Brahmakalasom.<\/p>\n
The Kalabhapuja was performed at the Namaskara Mandapam in the forenoon. The Brahmakalasom (holy water) and the sandal paste (kalabhom) in two golden urns were taken out in a customary ceremonial procession, with the accompaniments of the sacred Marappani and other traditional temple percussion, for pouring it over the Ayyappa idol by 12.15 pm.<\/p>\n
The Tantri performed the Abhishekom and the sandal paste offered to the deity was distributed among the devotees as prasadom, later.<\/p>\n
Rituals<\/b><\/p>\n
Padipuja, Udayasthamanapuja and Pushpabhishekom were the other important rituals performed at the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sanghom deployed 200 volunteers at Sabarimala and Pampa for an intensive cleaning operation in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
According to the sanghom general secretary, N.Velayudhan Nair, the volunteers will continue the cleaning drive on Monday in an effort to keep the pilgrim centre clean and hygienic.<\/p>\n
He said the sanghom has been carrying out cleaning drive at Sabarimala immediately after the culmination of the monthly rituals every month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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