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6K views · 63 reactions | ₹332.77 crore collected in the 2025 Mandala pilgrimage season! The Sabarimala Ayyappa temple witnessed a massive rush of devotees, with over 30.56 lakh pilgrims visiting between Nov 17 & Dec 27. The previous Mandala season had seen a collection of ₹297.06 crore Tapasya Iyer brings you more details #Sabarimala #SabarimalaAyyappa #MandalaSeason #Pilgrimage #CNBCTV18Digital | CNBC-TV18 | Facebook

17K views · 148 reactions | The Sabarimala temple opened at 5 pm today for the 41-day annual pilgrimage season, hours after 10 women from Andhra Pradesh were sent back from the hill shrine in Kerala this afternoon. Read here: https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/as-sabarimala-opens-today-kerala-governments-reminder-10-points-2133394 | NDTV | Facebook

3.3K views · 24 reactions | #BreakingNews: The sanctum sanctorum of the famed Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district was opened on Wednesday evening-the eve of the beginning of the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. The two-month-long annual pilgrimage is set to commence today. #LordAyyappa #SabarimalaTemple #Kerala #MandalamMakaravilakku | News18 | Facebook

Lord Ayyappa is a revered Hindu deity worshiped mainly in the southern Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. He is believed to be the son of Lord Shiva and the Mohini avatar of Lord Vishnu. According to Hinduism Lord Ayyappa was born to destroy the demoness Mahishi who was terrorizing the gods and goddesses. Lord Ayyappa is also known as “Manikandan” because he was found by the king of Pandalam, Kerala as an infant in a forest, resting on a bed of golden flowers, he