Opening and closing of Sabarimala Sree

Dharmasastha Temple for the year 2016 - 2017

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 2016 - 2017.

Month	Pooja	Opening date	Closing date
January 2016	Makaravilakku Day	15/01/2016
February 2016	Monthly Pooja – Kumbham	13/02/2016	18/02/2016
March 2016	Monthly Pooja – Meenam	13/03/2016	18/03/2016
	Sabarimala Utsavam	13/03/2016	23/03/2016
	Kodiyettu	14/03/2016
	Painkuni Uthram (Ayyappan Nakshatra Birth Date) & Arattu	23/03/2016
April 2016	Meda Vishu Festival	10/04/2016	18/04/2016
	Vishu	14/04/2016
May 2016	Monthly Pooja – Edavam	14/05/2016	19/05/2016
June 2016	Idol Installation Pooja	13/06/2016	14/06/2016
	Idol Installation Day	14/06/2016
	Monthly Pooja – Midhunam	14/06/2016	19/06/2016
July 2016	Monthly Pooja – Karkkidakam	15/07/2016	20/07/2016
August 2016	Monthly Pooja – Chingam	16/08/2016	21/08/2016
September 2016	Onam Pooja	12/09/2016	16/09/2016
	Onam Day	14/09/2016
	Monthly Pooja – Kanni	16/09/2016	21/09/2016
October 2016	Monthly Pooja – Thulam	16/10/2016	21/10/2016
	Sree Chithra Atta Thirunal	29/10/2016	30/10/2016
November 2016	Mandala Pooja Maholsavam	15/11/2016	26/12/2016
	Madala Pooja	26/12/2016
December 2016	Thirunada opens for Makaravilakku	30/12/2016	20/01/2017
January 2017	Makaravilakku Day	14/01/2017

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.