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https://facebook/Kempammadevitemple?hc_location=timeline !!! Swamy Saranam !!! Thiruvabharanam procession sets off Thousands of people thronged the town of Pandalam on Monday to witness the annual ceremonial Thiruvabharanam procession carrying the sacred jewellery from the Pandalam Valiyakoickal Sastha temple to Sabarimala for the Makaravilakku festival. The Thiruvabharanam was shifted from the strong room of the Srambickal Palace to the adjoining Valiyakoickal temple at 4.30 a.m. for the devotees to have darshan. The sacred jewellery was put in three wooden boxes to be taken to Sabarimala by a 22-member team headed by Kulathinal Gangadharan Pillai. The temple head priest performed special rituals at the Sastha temple. A Neeranjanam Aarati was performed by12.50 p.m. The entire atmosphere was charged with devotion and Ayyappa Saranam chants rented the air. The eldest male member of the Pandalam royal family Revathinaal P. Ramavarma Raja handed over the ceremonial sword to royal representative Makayiramnaal Kerala Varma Raja, who is escorting the sacred jewellery. The palace representative was taken in a palanquin to the Kaippuzha palace ahead of the start of the procession. Devotees accorded receptions to the procession at different places before it reached the Puthiyakavu Devi temple at Ayroor. The procession will resume journey on Tuesday and will halt at the Laha Sathram, near Plappally, on the Mannarakulanji-Chalakkayam main trunk road leading to Sabarimala at night. The procession will reach Valiyanavattom, near Pampa, on Wednesday and the royal representative will stay back at Pampa for the next two days. Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) authorities and Ayyappa Seva Sanghom volunteers will accord a reception to the procession at the Sannidhanam by 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Tantri Kandararu Rajeevararu, assisted by Melsanthi E.N. Krishnadas Namboodiri, will adorn deity with the jewellery prior to the ‘deeparadhana’ between 6.30 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. Another ritualistic ‘deeparadhana’ be held at Ponnambalamedu, a hill facing Sabarimala. !!! Swamy Saranam !!!
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 07:20:47 +0000

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