Sannidhanam: The Sabarimala temple will open at 5 pm today for Kumbhamasa pujas. The temple main priest VK Jayaraj Potti will light the lamps at the temple shrine.
There will be no poojas today. The temple will open at 5 am tomorrow, the first day of the month of Kumbha. Only Ayyappa devotees who have booked a ticket through the virtual queue will be allowed to enter Sabarimala during the Kumbh month puja. Admission is limited to 5,000 devotees daily.
Ayyappa devotees must keep in hand the negative certificate of Corona RTPCR / RT Lamb / Experts NAT test conducted within 48 hours. Anyone who does not get a pass through the virtual queue will not be allowed to visit. Devotees will not have accommodation at Pamba, Nilakkal, and Sannidhanam. After completing the Kumbhamasa poojas, the temple will close on the night of February 17 singing Harivarasana.
