Sabarimala closes on January 21 after Makara Pooja

Sabarimala Sri Dharmasastha Temple will be closed on January 21st at 6 am. Ayyappa devotees will be allowed darshan till the night of the 20th. The shrine will be opened on the 21st at 3 am. Thereafter the Jalabhishekam, Palabhishekam and Ilanir Abhishekam will take place. And then the Ganapati Homam. Thereafter, everyone from the Sabarimala Ayyappa shrine and from Tirumuttam will be evacuated to make way for the Pandalam Royal representative to perform his darshan. After completing the Ayyappa darshan, the temple will be closed singing the lullaby of the Lord Ayyappa, the Harivarasanam. On the morning of the 19th morning the Neyabhiseka by Pandalalam Palace will be held. Immediately after the 25th Kalashabhabisheka, the Kalabhabhisheka will take place jointly done by the Pandalam Palace and the Devaswom Board. After Neyabhisehka on the 19th, there won't have the Neyabhishekam any more. On the 19th, after dinner, at 9 pm, the procession from the Mani Mandapam to the Saram Kuthi temple will be held. After returning to the temple, the nada will be closed at 10.50 am after singing the Hari Harivasanam at 11 am.

The nada will open on January 20 at 3 p.m. After supper at 9 pm, the Harivarasana will be performed at 9.50 am. The guruthi will be followed at Malikappuram. After closing the temple on the 21st, the temple chief priest will come down with the key and handover to the king's representative along with the cash. After receiving it, the king will return the cash to oversee the temple expenses for the next year. This is how the ceremonial rituals are completed. The temple will be opened on the 13th of February for the Kumbamasa Puja.