The Airoli Ayyappa Temple, Navi Mumbai, will begin its Mandala Utsavam today at 7 PM. The festival will be inaugurated by Sri Shakti Shantananda Maharshi, Abbot of Senkottukonam Sri Ramadasa Ashram. The inauguration will be followed by a spiritual discourse, cultural programs, Athazha Puja, Maha Deeparadhana, and Annadanam.
Tomorrow, the first day of the festival, programes include Vilakku Puja at 8:30 AM, Annadanam at 12 PM, evening Deepa Radhana, and a devotional music concert by Dr. Omanakuttan Nair at 7 PM, followed by a dance performance by Geetha Nritha Vidyalaya.
On December 13, there will be Udayasthamana Puja at 8 AM, Kalashabhishekam, and Annadanam. A procession from the Sector 20 Soter Shiva Temple will begin at 5:30 PM.
On December 14, Laksharchana will be held at 8:30 AM, followed by Mahaprasadam at 12 PM. In the evening, Pranathosmi will present Kathakali ‘Karnaspatham’ at 7 PM, followed by Athazha Puja and Annadanam. For more details, contact on *919820232687.