Sabarimala temple Opening and closing calendar

Opening and closing of Sabarimala Sree Dharmasastha Temple for the year 2016 - 2017
Om Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa
Sabarimala temple Opening and closing calendar gives the information of the seasons in which the temple is open and close for the Year

The Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple in Kerala is open for darshan only during certain specific periods in a year. Below are the dates on which the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple will remain open during 2016 - 2017.

Month	Pooja	Opening date	Closing date
	Makara Vilakku Mahotsavam	30-12-2015	20-01-2016
January 2016	Makara Vilakku	15-01-2016
February	Monthly Pooja (Kumbham)	13-02-2016	18-02-2016
March	Monthly Pooja (Meenam)	13-03-2016	18-03-2016
	Utsavam	13-03-2016	23-03-2016
	Kodiyettam	14-03-2016
	Utsavam Aarattu - Painkuni Uthram	23-03-2016
April	Vishu Mahotsavam (Medam)	10-04-2016	18-04-2016
	Vishu Darsanam	14-04-2016
May	Monthly Pooja (Edavam)	14-05-2016	19-05-2016
June	Prathistha Dinam / Idol Installation Day	13-06-2016	14-06-2016
	Monthly Pooja (Midhunam)	14-06-2016	19-06-2016
July	Monthly Pooja (Karkitakam)	15-07-2016	20-07-2016
August	Monthly Pooja (Chingam)	16-08-2016	21-08-2016
September	Onam (14-09-2016)	12-09-2016	16-09-2016
	Monthly Pooja (Kanni)	16-09-2016	21-09-2016
October	Monthly Pooja (Thulam)	16-10-2016	21-10-2016
	Sree Chithira Thirunal Aatta Vishesham	29-10-2016	30-10-2016
November	Mandala Pooja Mahotsavam	15-11-2016	26-12-2016
December	Mandala Pooja	26-12-2016
	Makara Vilakku Mahotsavam	30-12-2016	20-01-2017
January 2017	Makara Vilakku	14-01-2017

Note to the Visitor: Sabarimala temple usually opens at 04.00am and closes at 11.00pm. During the peak seasons like Makara Vilakku Mahotsavam, the timings might altered to accommodate the large number of devotees.