Our Ayyappan Journey Starts On 26th Nov 2009

Swamie Saranam

With the blessing of our Guru's, family, and friends , We will be leaving for our annual Ayyappan Pilgrimage this Thursday ( 26^th Nov 2009 ).Our flight will departure at 6.20am and arrived at Thiruvendrum Kerala at 7.50am. 10 of us will be going in our Pilgrimage journey. 9 will be going for Sabarimala Ayyappan Pilgrimage, expect my wife, she will be joining us on our Pilgrimage journey to few other temples in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra after our Ayyappan Pilgrimage.

We are expected to leave to Sabarimala from Swamiji's Krishnar Temple in Varkala about 9 pm to Sabari Mala on the same day.By 27th Morning we will be at Bamba and start our journey to Sabarimala from there.

Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa.

My 42nd Days of Ayyappan Fasting

Today is my 42nd day of my Ayyappan Fasting.I have 6 days more to complete my 48 Days of my Virutham. It is a beautiful journey of Ayyappan fasting. Attending Ayyappan Pooja is another beautiful experience which i have never felt before. I only wear black clothes and observe a strict period of fasting and abstinence before embarking on my pilgrimage to the infamous Sabarimalai temple

I would like to thank our beloved Guru, The Holiness Late Swamiji Krishnan Sreedharan, Gurusami Maniam Sami , Malikapuratama Manoranjitham Auntie and my family members who were very supportive during my fasting and many thanks for all guidance and they are main reason of me to Ayyapan Pilgrimage.

Swamiye Saranam Ayyappan

Rituals at the Ayappan temple begin today at Sabarimala

Rituals at the Ayappan temple begin today

Sabarimala ,Nov16 (PTI)

Rituals at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple began today with the Chief priest performing a host of poojas.

Heavy rush of devotees from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh were witnessed at the sanctum sanctorum when the Lord Ayappa temple opened last evening for the two-month Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. Elaborate arrangements have been made by the Travancore Devaswom Board administering the hill shrine and various government departments for the smooth conduct of the pilgrimage season. The rituals began with the Chief priest Kandararu Maheswararu performing the 'Ashtadravya Ganapati' homam followed by 'Ashtabhishekom' and 'Neyyabhishekom' (ghee offering). About three crore devotees are expected to trek the holy hillock during the season, additional chief secretary, K Jayakumar, who is the Special Commissioner for Sabarimala. He said a buffer stock of 19 lakh cans of Aravana prasadasm (a sweet delicacy) were prepared and production of appam started few days back. The work of roofing of 'Nadappanthal' (a pandal) on the northern side of Sannidhanam (sanctum sanctorum) was completed.Self-contained toilet blocks were provided at various points along the Pampa-Marakkoottam trekking path, besides resting places at Appachimedu and Sabaripeethom, TDB chief engineer K Ravikumar said. The health department opened dispensaries at Pampa and Sannidhanam. Sree Ayyappa Medical Centre at Pampa opened by Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi provides advanced health care facilties. news : http://www.deccanherald.com/ http://www.deccanherald.com/content/36198/rituals-ayappan-temple-begin-today.html

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