Mandal or Mandala Puja 12th day: Deeparadhana puja and other ritualistic prayers at Sri Ayyappa temple, Mahalaxmi Nagar on Saturday
Deeparadhana puja and other ritualistic prayers at Sri Ayyappa temple, Mahalaxmi Nagar on Saturday
During the 60-day Mandal Puja at Sri Ayyappa temple, Mahalaxmi Nagar, the 12th day was celebrated specially with Panthrandu Vilakku Puja on Saturday. The 12th day is essential to the entire puja, as it denotes special meanings.
‘Panthranduvilakku’ means 12 lamps in Malayala is a devotional festival that is dedicated to universal consciousness and permits all people despite of their caste and creed, as shared by temple committee president Sajan Panicker.
The doors opened with Udayasthamana Puja at 6 am. During the day-long celebrations, 16 types of pujas were performed. Out of this 12 pujas were performed in the morning and another 4 in the evening worship.
The evening worship started with Diparadhana, a grand rendition of Bhajan Sandhya by Bhajan Samrat Murali Panicker Mandali, who was specially invited from Kerala. Devotees flocked and sang along with hymns
On this occasion, hundreds of Malayali devotees participated in worship in traditional costumes of Kerala in the temple. The mandala puja will conclude on January 14 on Makarsankranti.
In the evening Deeparadhana Puja was performed in the temple. After which, the Bhajan were sung by devotees. There was a food donation drive before the temple was closed.
“The strict vrat that the individual observes during the Mandal Puja helps cleanse his soul and enhance clarity of vision,” Sajan Panicker heading the temple committee said. He added that the divine power propitiated through the Mandala Puja blesses the devotee with incredible boons that would change his life forever.
During the 60-day Mandal Puja at Sri Ayyappa temple, Mahalaxmi Nagar, the 12th day was celebrated specially with Panthrandu Vilakku Puja on Saturday. The 12th day is essential to the entire puja, as it denotes special meanings.
‘Panthranduvilakku’ means 12 lamps in Malayala is a devotional festival that is dedicated to universal consciousness and permits all people despite of their caste and creed, as shared by temple committee president Sajan Panicker.
The doors opened with Udayasthamana Puja at 6 am. During the day-long celebrations, 16 types of pujas were performed. Out of this 12 pujas were performed in the morning and another 4 in the evening worship.
The evening worship started with Diparadhana, a grand rendition of Bhajan Sandhya by Bhajan Samrat Murali Panicker Mandali, who was specially invited from Kerala. Devotees flocked and sang along with hymns
On this occasion, hundreds of Malayali devotees participated in worship in traditional costumes of Kerala in the temple. The mandala puja will conclude on January 14 on Makarsankranti.
In the evening Deeparadhana Puja was performed in the temple. After which, the Bhajan were sung by devotees. There was a food donation drive before the temple was closed.
“The strict vrat that the individual observes during the Mandal Puja helps cleanse his soul and enhance clarity of vision,” Sajan Panicker heading the temple committee said. He added that the divine power propitiated through the Mandala Puja blesses the devotee with incredible boons that would change his life forever.