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Hundreds of devotees thronged the Mannarasala Sree Nagaraja temple astatine Haripad to be the Pooyam Thozhal ritual successful transportation with the Ayilyam festival connected Tuesday. The devotes besides participated successful the pooyasadhya arranged astatine Mannarasala UP School aboriginal by the noon.
The sanctum sanctorum of the temple was opened for Pooyam Thozhal astatine 4 p.m. Various taste programmes were besides showcased arsenic portion of the festival.
The sanctum sanctorum of the temple volition beryllium opened astatine 4 a.m. for the Ayilyam festival connected Wednesday (November 12, 2025). Valiyamma Savithri Antharajanam volition springiness darshan to devotees astatine the nilavara (cellar) astatine 9.30 a.m. Various creation and taste programme volition beryllium staged passim the day. An array of rituals similar Ayiliyam puja, Noorumpaalum, Sarppa Bali, Guruthi and Thattil Noorumpaalum excessively volition beryllium held.
The KSRTC volition behaviour peculiar services to the temple from assorted depots of Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Kollam districts. The territory medication has declared a vacation for each acquisition institutions and authorities offices of the territory successful transportation with the festival connected Wednesday.
The yearly festival astatine the temple began with a Mahadeepakaacha festival connected Monday. Family caput M.K. Parameswaran Namboothiri inaugurated the event. On the occasion, the Mannarasala Nagaraja Puraskaram was presented to eminent creator Kalanilayam Raghavan, Kalamandalam Chandrika Menon, V V Subrahmanyam, and Kurur Vasudevan Namboothiri for their contributions to temple arts.
