Navi Mumbai: Kharghar Ayyappa Seva Sangham's 22nd Mandala Pooja To Be Held On December 20-22

The 22nd Mandala pooja of Kharghar Ayyappa Seva Sangham will be held on December 20 and 22.

On the first day, there will be a Sarvaishwarya pooja at 6.45pm and Bhakthiganamela by "Voice of Kharghar' at 8 pm followed by annadaanam. On the 2nd day, there will be a spiritual talk by Praveen Namboothiri at 10.00am, followed by annadaanam.

The evening procession will start from Shiv temple at Sector-12, Kharghar. An image of Lord Ayyappa will be carried on a decorated chariot with thalapoli and chendamelam (orchestras with traditional music instruments) and thereafter 'double thayampaka' by Irinjjalakuda Rajeev Warrier, Kalamandalam Sumesh and party,  followed  by annadaanam.  On the 3rd Day various rituals will be conducted including Kalasha pooja and Ayyappa sahasranamarchana and annadaanam.

At 6.30pm, there will be a pushpabhishekam, followed by cultural programmes. At 7.30pm, there will be a Kathakali performance by Kalashree Kalamandalam C Gopalakrishnan who will enact the Kuchelavrutham story. This will be followed by mahaannadaanam.