Procession by Ambalapuzha, Alangad groups at Sabarimala
2 min readBy Express News Service
SABARIMALA: The customary procession by Ambalapuzha and Alangad group was held at Sabarimala on Sunday. The hour-long procession by the Ambalapuzha group carrying the ‘thidambu’ started from Malikappuram Devi Temple at 5pm.
The group, led by N Gopalakrishna Pillai, set off the procession after pasting sandalwood pulp on the brow and carried the flag and ‘golakam’ within the thiruvabharanam containers introduced from Pandalam. The procession concluded in entrance of the holy steps at 6pm.
The procession by the Alangad group, led by Vijayakumar, started from Malikappuram temple at 7pm after deeparadhana. The group chief carried the thalam through the procession, which concluded in entrance of the holy steps at 7pm.
Padi pooja held
Padi pooja, one of many vital rituals of the hill shrine, started for the primary time because the ongoing pilgrimage on Sunday.
As a part of the ritual, thantri Kandararu Rajeevaru lighted conventional lamps in any respect the 18 holy steps, marking the start of the hour-long providing at 7pm after deeparadhana.
Adorning the steps with flowers and garlands, the thantri carried out pooja. The ritual concluded with aarati.
SABARIMALA: The customary procession by Ambalapuzha and Alangad group was held at Sabarimala on Sunday. The hour-long procession by the Ambalapuzha group carrying the ‘thidambu’ started from Malikappuram Devi Temple at 5pm.
The group, led by N Gopalakrishna Pillai, set off the procession after pasting sandalwood pulp on the brow and carried the flag and ‘golakam’ within the thiruvabharanam containers introduced from Pandalam. The procession concluded in entrance of the holy steps at 6pm.
The procession by the Alangad group, led by Vijayakumar, started from Malikappuram temple at 7pm after deeparadhana. The group chief carried the thalam through the procession, which concluded in entrance of the holy steps at 7pm.
Padi pooja held
Padi pooja, one of many vital rituals of the hill shrine, started for the primary time because the ongoing pilgrimage on Sunday.
As a part of the ritual, thantri Kandararu Rajeevaru lighted conventional lamps in any respect the 18 holy steps, marking the start of the hour-long providing at 7pm after deeparadhana.
Adorning the steps with flowers and garlands, the thantri carried out pooja. The ritual concluded with aarati.
