‘Padi pooja’, the special ritual to worship Lord Ayyappa, will be conducted for four days from January 16 for the first time during the ongoing Mandala-Makaravilakku season. ‘Padi pooja ...

Devotional fervour marked performance of ‘Padi Pooja’ to Lord Ayyappa by Transport Minister Sidda Raghava Rao here coinciding with the Makaravilaku pilgrimage season at Sabarimala. Amidst ...

SABARIMALA: The four-day Padi pooja ritual, the first time during the Mandala-Makaravilakku festival, began at the Sabarimala temple here on Wednesday. The ritual, which began after deeparadhana ...