Thousands take part in Onasadya at Sabarimala

By Express News Service

SABARIMALA: Thousands of devotees participated within the Onasadya held at Sabarimala temple on the primary day of the Onam pageant on Monday. Thantri Kandararu Mahesh Mohanaru inaugurated the ceremony by lighting a conventional lamp within the presence of melsanthi Jayaraman Nampoothiri at 11.30am.

Special Commissioner M Manoj, Sabarimala devaswom government officer V Krishnakumar, assistant government officer S Vinodkumar and administrative officer O G V Biju have been current. An extended queue of devotees was witnessed for the feast. Onasadya shall be supplied to devotees until August 31.

Kalabhabhishekam was the particular ritual carried out on the temple. As a part of the ritual, the thantri carried out brahmakalasa pooja on the mandapam of the temple within the presence of the melsanthi at 9am.

The ritual concluded with kalabhabhishekam on the idol of the deity throughout uchcha pooja after the procession carrying the brahmakalasam led by the thantri circumambulated the sreekovil. Udayasthamana pooja, ashtabhishekam, pushpabhishekam and padi pooja are the opposite rituals carried out. The temple shall be closed on August 31 after athazha pooja and harivarasanam at 10pm.

SABARIMALA: Thousands of devotees participated within the Onasadya held at Sabarimala temple on the primary day of the Onam pageant on Monday. Thantri Kandararu Mahesh Mohanaru inaugurated the ceremony by lighting a conventional lamp within the presence of melsanthi Jayaraman Nampoothiri at 11.30am.

Special Commissioner M Manoj, Sabarimala devaswom government officer V Krishnakumar, assistant government officer S Vinodkumar and administrative officer O G V Biju have been current. An extended queue of devotees was witnessed for the feast. Onasadya shall be supplied to devotees until August 31.

Kalabhabhishekam was the particular ritual carried out on the temple. As a part of the ritual, the thantri carried out brahmakalasa pooja on the mandapam of the temple within the presence of the melsanthi at 9am.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The ritual concluded with kalabhabhishekam on the idol of the deity throughout uchcha pooja after the procession carrying the brahmakalasam led by the thantri circumambulated the sreekovil. Udayasthamana pooja, ashtabhishekam, pushpabhishekam and padi pooja are the opposite rituals carried out. The temple shall be closed on August 31 after athazha pooja and harivarasanam at 10pm.