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Ayyappa Mandala Puja

48-Day Vratam

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Forty-one/forty-eight day vratam of austerity undertaken before the Sabarimala pilgrimage.

Purpose: Festival Celebration — Penance, spiritual discipline, wish fulfilment

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About this ritual

Deity
Ayyappa
Approximate duration
41-48 days
Complexity
Complex
Performed at
Home, Temple, Pilgrimage site
Performed on
Vrishchikam-Dhanu months (Nov-Jan)
Scriptural source
Multiple Sources
Region
South India
Festival
Makara Vilakku
Recommended muhurat
Festival Day

Original scriptural sources: Regional Tradition, Puranas.

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