Opening and closing of Sabarimala Sree Dharmasastha Temple for the year 2015 - 2016

Om Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa

The Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple in Kerala is open for darshan only during certain specific periods in a year. Below are the dates on which the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple will remain open during 2015 - 2016.

Month	Pooja	Opening date	Closing date
January 2015	Makaravilakku Day	14/01/2015
February 2015	Monthly Pooja – Kumbham	12/02/2015	17/02/2015
March 2015	Monthly Pooja – Meenam	14/03/2015	19/03/2015
	Sabarimala Utsavam	24/03/2015	03/04/2015
	Kodiyettu	25/3/2015
April 2015	Painkuni Uthram (Ayyappan Nakshatra Birth Date) & Arattu	03/04/2015
	Meda Vishu Festival	10/04/2015	19/04/2015
	Medavishu	15/04/2015
May 2015	Monthly Pooja – Edavam	14/05/2015	19/05/2015
	Idol Installation Day	28/05/2015	29/05/2015
June 2015	Monthly Pooja – Midhunam	15/06/2015	20/06/2015
July 2015	Monthly Pooja – Karkkidakam	16/07/2015	21/07/2015
August 2015	Monthly Pooja – Chingam	16/08/2015	21/08/2015
	Onam	26/08/2015	30/08/2015
September 2015	Monthly Pooja – Kanni	16/09/2015	21/09/2015
October 2015	Monthly Pooja – Thulam	17/10/2015	22/10/2015
November 2015	Sree Chithra Atta Thirunal	09/11/2015	10/11/2015
	Madala Pooja Maholsavam	16/11/2015	27/12/2015
December 2015	Mandala Pooja	27/12/2015
	Thirunada opens for Makaravilakku	30/12/2015	20/01/2016
January 2016	Makaravilakku Day	15/01/2016

Please Note: Sabarimala temple usually opens at 04.00am and closes at 11.00pm. During the peak seasons like Makara Vilakku Mahotsavam, the timings might altered to accommodate the large number of devotees.