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Makar Vilakku 2023: Know About The Annual Puja Performed In Sabarimala Temple
Makar Vilakku is the annual puja performed at Sabarimala at the end of the 41 days of practicing austerities. Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Makara vilakku festival in Kerala at which time, simultaneously, a special annual puja for Lord Ayyappan is also performed. Lord Ayyappa is also called "Hariharasutha or the son of Harihara. He is the son of two supreme Lords, of Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva and is referred to as Manikantan since he sports a bell in his neck. Girls who haven't menstruated yet or elderly married women are allowed to attend the Makaravillakku puja which means that any woman aged more than 12 years and less than 60 years cannot enter this temple.
Makar Vilakku 2023: Date
• Makar Vilakku is celebrated on 14 January, 2023.
Makar Vilakku 2023: Legends Associated With This Day
Lord Ayyappa is also called "Hariharasutha or the son of Harihara. He is the son of two supreme Lords. Abandoned at birth with a bell tied to his neck, on the river Pamba by his parents, Ayyappa grew up in parental absence. Once day, the ruler of Western Ghats, King Rajashekhara a childless king, visited this area where he saw little Ayyappa in an unattended state. The king accepted Lord Ayyappa as a gift from God. Lord Ayyappa before leaving for heavenly abode, asked the king to build a temple for him at Sabari. It was Parashuram who sculpted his figurine and consecrated it on Makar Sankranti on the Makar Vilakku day.
Makar Vilakku 2023: Rules To Follow
1.
Devout
folk
wear
black
dhoti
and
shirt
and
participate
in
the
night
aarti.
Addictions
and
physical
closeness
between
genders
is
strictly
prohibited.
2.
Celebrated
between
November
and
January,
coconut,
camphor
rice
and
ghee
are
offered
as
prasad
to
God.
3.
Another
important
part
of
the
dress
code
is
to
wear
a
garlanc
of
Tulsi
or
Rudraksha.
4.
With
the
wearing
of
the
garland,
the
ritual
of
41
days
begins.
5.
A
devotee
who
has
made
18
successful
visits
to
Sabarimala
is
titled
as
Guruswamy,
who
will
gain
rights
to
provide
the
mala
to
others
after
performing
the
puja.
The
devotee
then
will
be
called
"Swami".
6.
Twice
a
day
bath
should
be
taken,
by
the
Swami.
7.
Devotees
must
observe
celibacy
as
the
Lord
himself
is
brahmchari.
8.
The
devotee
should
eat
very
less
and
most
of
the
times
be
on
fasting
mode.
9.
A
Swami
is
not
supposed
to
utter
a
lie
and
commit
sin
during
the
41
day
period.
10.
Swamis
should
walk
barefoot,
and
black
black,
saffron
or
dark
blue
dress.
11.
The
devotees
usually
won't
shave
the
beard
or
get
a
haircut
during
the
period.
12.
He
should
sleep
on
the
floor,
relinquishing
the
comfort
of
bed
at
night.
He
cant
attend
funerals
or
shraadhs
as
well.at
this
time.
Makar Vilakku 2023: Celebrations
On
the
day
of
the
festival,
a
procession
carrying
the
jewellery
from
the
Pandalam
reaches
the
Lord
Ayyappan
temple
where
in
a
ritual
of
lights
called
Sandhya
Deeparadhana
begins
with
the
entire
city
is
decked
up
with
the
light
emitting
from
their
serial
and
diya
lights
that
light
up
the
night
sky.
Lastly
a
special
Aarti
called
Ponnambalamedu
is
performed
to
God
Ayyappan
which
is
a
sight
that
is
tailor
made
for
the
devout
as
it
blesses
them
with
wish
fulfilment.
This
is
not
any
regular
Lord
Ayyappa
temple;
it
is
special
as
the
devotee
is
expected
to
observe
a
mandatory
fast
of
41
days,
that
begins
on
the
first
day
of
the
Malayalam
month
of
Vrishchikam
from
Mid-November.
The
fasting
indicates
self-control
over
the
palate
including
abstinence
and
austerity
of
all
other
kinds.
The
41-day
ritual
ends
on
the
day
of
Makara
Vilakku
celebration
and
puja
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