Sabarimala(Kerala): The Lord Ayyappa Temple here has been opened for a two-month-long Mandalam-Makaravilakku annual festival beginning today, the first day of Malayalam month 'Vrichikam.'
The temple rituals began with the new Thantri performing Ashta Dravya Maha Ganapathi Homam. The Neyyabhishekam began after Ashtabhishekam.






