Bhopal: Makara Sankranti was celebrated as Makara Vilakku at the Ayyappa temple in Shivaji Nagar on Monday. The day is marked with special puja and bhajans throughout the day. The Makara Vilakku ...

Mumbai: The Nilgiri Garden Ayyappa Seva Samiti, CBD Belapur, will be celebrating its 33rd Mandala Puja Mahotsav on 19 and 20 December. A variety of programmes will be conducted within the temple ...

After a three-year interlude Ayyappa devotees in the city are preparing to usher in the annual puja in the traditional way, with religious programmes and much awaited cultural events. The pujas, held ...

Mandalakala refers to the 41-day spiritual period dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, beginning on the first day of Vrishchikam Masam in the Malayalam calendar. During this time, devotees observe celibacy, ...

Thousands of pilgrims on Saturday thronged the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple here to witness the Mandala puja, marking the culmination of the 41-day-long first leg of the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku ...

Hyderabad: A large number of devotees took part in the Ayyappa Maha Padi Puja performed by state BJP president and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy and his wife Kavya at the Keshav Memorial College ...

The Mandala puja, with the deity adorned in golden attire, will be held at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple on Saturday. The auspicious time for the ritual is between 10.10 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. Pujas were ...

The Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple will reopen today i.e. on 17 October 5 pm for 'Thula Masam' pooja, The Travancore Devaswom website has stated. The Travancore Board is an autonomous body constituted ...

Come November, the Mandala puja season begins with celebration of the Ayyappa puja at different venues. Community celebration is one of the binding factors that bring people together. This has been ...