The darshan as part of the Sabarimala Makaravilakku Mahotsavam will end on the night of January 19. Devotees will be allowed to enter and leave Pampa till 6 pm that evening. Darshan at Sannidhanam will be allowed only till 10 pm. The Makaravilakku pilgrimage will conclude with the Guruthi ceremony in front of the Manimandapam after the evening puja on the 19th.
On January 20, only the Pandalam Rajapratnidhi will have darshan. After the Ganapati Homam at 5.30 am, the Thiruvabharanam return procession will set off. After the darshan of the Rajapratnidhi, at 6.30 pm, the Melshanthi will perform Vibhutiyabhishekam on the Ayyappa idol and close the temple by chanting Harivarasanam.
The Neyyabhishekam will end on January 18 at 10.30 am. This will be followed by the Kalabhabhishekam in the presence of the Pandalam Rajaprathanidhi. The Kalamezhut ceremony at the Manimandapam and the lighting of the lamp at the Sannidhanam will end that night. The procession will reach Saramkuthi on the night of the 19th.
