Pathanamthitta: The Mandala-Makaravilak pilgrimage started at Sabarimala. Parameswaran Namboothiri walked. Then the devotees started entering the Sannidhanam. Monday at 5 p.m. Jayaraj Potti and Tantri Kanthar Mahesh Mohanar were light the lamps.
The mandalakala festival runs until December 26. It will be opened on December 30 for the Makaravilakku festival. The Makaravilakku festival lasts till January 20, 2022. Visitation is allowed until January 19th. Mandala Puja will be held on December 26. Deeparadhana with Thiruvabharanam will be held on January 14 at 6.30 pm on Makaravilakku day.
Anyone who has booked into the virtual queue can view it from today. The show has seemed a bit unfocused in recent episodes, with only 30,000 people being booked in the first four days. Those who have booked a virtual queue on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays will have the opportunity to travel with the same ticket for a week after 18 if they skip the trip themselves. Baptism was not allowed till Thursday due to high water level in Pampa. There will be no spot booking until Thursday. There are very few hotels in Pampa and Sannidhanam. Pampa, Sannidhanam and Nilakkal will have food distribution from Tuesday.
