On the 41st day of 60-day Mandala Puja at Lord Ayyappa temple, Mahalaxmi Nagar, ‘Nalpothunu Puja’ with 16 types of prayers was performed to celebrate the special day. Devotees from Malayali community joined the celebrations in large numbers and participated in the day-long prayers.
The Ayyappa idol was decorated with flowers and ornaments as per the customs.
Malayali Samaj of Kerala performed the at Lord Ganesha and Shri Ayyappa temple. “The 41st day of Mandala Puja in Scorpio month is of prime importance in the 60-day-long puja as it comes one phase,” Tankappam Panicker, one of the devotees, said.
President of temple society Sajan Panicker shared that the day-long celebrations and prayers started from 6 am. “There were 16 types of prayers performed by devotees and priest starting from ‘Udayasthamana Puja’,” he said.
Out of the 16, 12 were morning prayers and 4 were performed in evening. In evening, a procession of Lord Ayyappa's Talapoli was taken out by devotees. Everyone dressed in traditional attire for the procession and sang hyms. The procession was taken out from Malaxmi temple to Ayyapa temple.
Vijayan Pillai shared that a grand rendition of Bhajan Sandhya by Bhajan Samrat Murali Panickar and Janardhan Panickar was organised at the temple after the procession.
“The 60-day Mandala Puja will conclude on Makar Sankranti, i.e. January 14,” devotee Mohan Nair said.
The Ayyappa idol was decorated with flowers and ornaments as per the customs.
Malayali Samaj of Kerala performed the at Lord Ganesha and Shri Ayyappa temple. “The 41st day of Mandala Puja in Scorpio month is of prime importance in the 60-day-long puja as it comes one phase,” Tankappam Panicker, one of the devotees, said.
President of temple society Sajan Panicker shared that the day-long celebrations and prayers started from 6 am. “There were 16 types of prayers performed by devotees and priest starting from ‘Udayasthamana Puja’,” he said.
Out of the 16, 12 were morning prayers and 4 were performed in evening. In evening, a procession of Lord Ayyappa's Talapoli was taken out by devotees. Everyone dressed in traditional attire for the procession and sang hyms. The procession was taken out from Malaxmi temple to Ayyapa temple.
Vijayan Pillai shared that a grand rendition of Bhajan Sandhya by Bhajan Samrat Murali Panickar and Janardhan Panickar was organised at the temple after the procession.
“The 60-day Mandala Puja will conclude on Makar Sankranti, i.e. January 14,” devotee Mohan Nair said.