Makara Jyothi 2015 – Sabarimala Makaravilakku Festival on 14 January 2015.

[K.N.RAMESH]

Courtesy:Sri.S.Ramaswamy

Makara Jyoti (Light of Capricorn) – Sabarimala Makaravilakku Festival on 14th January 2015 – 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.

Opening and closing of Sabarimala Sree Dharmasastha Temple for the year 2014 - 2015 - 2016

Om Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa

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 2014 - 2015 - 2016.

Month	Pooja	Opening date	Closing date
November 2014	Madala Pooja Maholsavam	16/11/2014	27/12/2014
December 2014	Mandala Pooja	27/12/2014
	Thirunada opens for Makaravilakku	30/12/2014	20/01/2015
January 2015	Makaravilakku Day	14/01/2015
February 2015	Monthly Pooja – Kumbham	12/02/2015	17/02/2015
March 2015	Monthly Pooja – Meenam	14/03/2015	19/03/2015
	Sabarimala Utsavam	24/03/2015	03/04/2015
	Kodiyettu	25/3/2015
April 2015	Painkuni Uthram (Ayyappan Nakshatra Birth Date) & Arattu	03/04/2015
	Meda Vishu Festival	10/04/2015	19/04/2015
	Medavishu	15/04/2015
May 2015	Monthly Pooja – Edavam	14/05/2015	19/05/2015
	Idol Installation Day	28/05/2015	29/05/2015
June 2015	Monthly Pooja – Midhunam	15/06/2015	20/06/2015
July 2015	Monthly Pooja – Karkkidakam	16/07/2015	21/07/2015
August 2015	Monthly Pooja – Chingam	16/08/2015	21/08/2015
	Onam	26/08/2015	30/08/2015
September 2015	Monthly Pooja – Kanni	16/09/2015	21/09/2015
October 2015	Monthly Pooja – Thulam	17/10/2015	22/10/2015
November 2015	Sree Chithra Atta Thirunal	09/11/2015	10/11/2015
	Madala Pooja Maholsavam	16/11/2015	27/12/2015
December 2015	Mandala Pooja	27/12/2015
	Thirunada opens for Makaravilakku	30/12/2015	20/01/2016
January 2016	Makaravilakku Day	15/01/2016

Please Note: Sabarimala temple usually opens at 04.00am and closes at 11.00pm. During the peak seasons like Makara Vilakku Mahotsavam, the timings might altered to accommodate the large number of devotees.

Arulmigu Ananda Ayyappan Temple

(Sri Ramakrishna Iyer Ayyappa Baktha Sabai),
Pattabiraman Kovil Street, Aruppukottai - 626101
Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, India
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