Pathanamthitta: The 10-day annual Painguni-Uthram festival at the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple commenced today with the traditional flag-hoisting ceremony (Kodiyettu) held between 8:30 am and 9:00 am. Sabarimala Temple Tantri Kantararu Mahesh Mohanaru and Melshanti PN Mahesh Namboothiri presided over Kodiyettu today.
In the following days, major rituals such as Utsavabali, Utsavabali Darshan, and Procession will take place. The ‘Utsavabali’ ritual will be performed every day until March 24, and the Pallivetta ceremony will be held at Saramkuthi on the evening of March 24. The ‘Pallivetta’ procession will depart from the Sannidhanam to Saramkuthi after the Athazhapuja and will return to the temple by midnight.
The ‘arat’ ceremony, marking the culmination of the 10-day festival, will be conducted at the specially prepared ‘arat kadavu’ on the Pampa river on March 25. The Tantri will bring down the ceremonial flag as soon as the procession reaches back at Sannidhanam, marking the end of the annual festival.
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