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Makarasankrama puja on January 14 midnight

PATHANAMTHITTA: The Makarasankrama puja at Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala will be held at midnight on January 14.

Tantri Kandararu Maheswararu said here on Sunday the preparatory rituals in connection with the Makarasankrama puja would begin with ‘prasadasudhikriya,’ to be held after ‘deeparadhana,’ on January 12. Makaravilakku falls on January 14. The Thiruvabharanom, sacred attire of the presiding deity, will be brought to the Sannidhanam in a customary ceremonial procession on January 14 afternoon. The temple would be closed after the Athazhapuja at 11 p.m. to reopen after 30 minutes for the Makarasankramapuja, he said.

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