SABARIMALA: Sabarimala temple will be opened on Friday for the Onam celebration and also for the monthly pooja for the Malayalam month of Kanni. Melsanthi Mahesh Nampoothiri will open the sreekovil of the temple at 5pm in the presence of thantri Kandararu Brahmadathan. No ritual will be performed at the sreekovil in the evening as part of the ongoing practice of the temple.
Onasadya from September 14
The four-day Onasadya will begin on Saturday. As part of it, the thantri will light the traditional lamp and place the feast dishes, including sweets, on the plantain leaf kept in front of the lamp in the name of the deity.
After the ceremony, the devotees will be offered a feast at the Annadanam Hall. Special rituals, including kalabhabhishekam, padi pooja and pushpabhishekam, will be performed during the festival days.
Udayasthamana pooja and ashtabhishekam will be other rituals to be performed at the temple.
The five-day monthly pooja will be held from September 17. The temple will be closed on September 21 after athazha pooja and harivarasanam at 10pm.