Abhishekam
Bathing the Divine
Pal Abhishekam
‘Abhishekam‘ means ‘bathing of the divinity to whom worship is offered.’ It is a religious rite or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or murti (idol) of a God or Goddess.
‘Pal Abhishekam’ is the offering of bathing the deity with milk.
‘Pal Abhishekam’ is the offering of bathing the deity with milk.
₹100/-
Jal Abhishekam
‘Abhishekam‘ means ‘bathing of the divinity to whom worship is offered.’ It is a religious rite or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or murti (idol) of a God or Goddess.
'Jal Abhishekam' is done with fresh water, immediately after opening the Temple (bathing the Vigraha).
'Jal Abhishekam' is done with fresh water, immediately after opening the Temple (bathing the Vigraha).
₹100/-
Neyy Abhishekam
Neyyabhishekam is the ablution of the deity with ghee (Neyy). This is one of the most important offerings to Lord Ayyappa. The Neyyu required for this offering is stored and carried by the devotee in Neythenga (coconut). The ghee symbolizes the human soul and through the abhishekam of the ghee on Lord Ayyappa the soul merges with the Supreme Being. The jeevatma is ghee and the paramatma is Lord Ayyappa. Once the ghee is removed from the coconut, then the coconut symbolizes Jadam or dead body.
₹500/-
Karikku Abhishekam
‘Abhishekam‘ means ‘bathing of the divinity to whom worship is offered.’ It is a religious rite or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or murti (idol) of a God or Goddess.
'Karikku Abhishekam' (bathing with tender coconut water) is an offering to Lord Ayyappa in the early morning during Nirmalya Darshana to please Lord.
'Karikku Abhishekam' (bathing with tender coconut water) is an offering to Lord Ayyappa in the early morning during Nirmalya Darshana to please Lord.
₹100/-
Rudra Abhishekam
Maha Rudrabhishekam is a ritual of worshiping Lord Shiva in his Rudra form. Rudrabhishekam is also performed for all Saiva deities like Ayyappa, Vettakoru makan etc. Our ancient scriptures say that Sri Rudram is the oldest vedic hymn of various names of Lord Shiva and it is one of the most powerful Puja for seeking the blessings of Lord Shiva.
₹400/-
Jal Abhishekam For Nagayakshi
This offering is made to Devi Nagayakshi, Mother & Queen of Nagadevadas to please the Serpant Goddess. This abhishekam (bathing) is usually done with milk or tender coconut water.
₹100/-
Pushp Abhishekam
Pushpabhishekam is the showering of flowers on the idol of deity. This offering is made by devotees persons who have committed offences as atonement.
₹1,000/-
Archana
Honouring the Divine
Swayamvara Archana
Archana being performed for those young men and women whose marriage are delayed on account of unfavorable horoscopes or remove any obstacles for marriage.
₹100/-
Mrityunjaya Pushpanjali
Pushpanjali offered to Lord Shiva by chanting Mruthyunjaya Manthra.
₹100/-
Ikamatya Pushpanjali
Offering puja by chanting the Samvada Sukta manthras is done to build unity among family members. This Archana can also be offered on a specific date every month.
₹100/-
Medhasukta Archana
Medha Suktam is a ode or prayer to a God or Godess requesting his or her grace and bestowing of blessings. It is a prayer for retentive power and concentration addressed to Goddess Saraswati, the presiding deity of knowledge, wisdom and concentration.
₹100/-
Bhagyasukta Pushpanjali
Offering puja by chanting the Bhagya Sukta manthram. This will shower luck and blessings from the Deity.
₹100/-
Archana
Archana is also called Pushpanjali. It is offering of flowers by chanting manthra of the deity concerned. Pushpanjali is offered for health, longevity, prosperity.
₹100/-
Sahasranamarchana
Chanting 1000 names of Bhagavan and doing archana. (Various Sahasranamarchana like Ayyappa Sahasra Nama,Vishnu Sahasra Nama,Lalitha Sahasra Nama can be offered). This is offered to please Bhagavan and pray for His blessings.
₹100/-
General
Daily Offerings to the Divine
Panchamrutam
As the name suggests, it is a combination of five elixirs – milk, yogurt, honey, sugar and ghee. This is made as an offering at temples during festival times
₹200/-
Niramala (flower decoration)
The Niramala where the Idol and sanctum sanctorum are specially bedecked with flowers.
₹1,000/-
Mango in Brine & Curd (for sree krishna)
Nivedyam offered to Sree Krishna with mango in brine & curd.
₹200/-
Idichu Pizhinju Payasam (ഇടിച്ചു പിഴിഞ്ഞ് പായസം)
This is an offering to Swami Ayyappa & Bhagavati. This payasam is a typical Kerala style, made of raw rice, jaggery, ghee, coconut milk etc.
₹500/-
Annaprasham (choroonu)
Annaprashan is performed across India; it is known as Choroonu in Kerala. Literally meaning ‘rice initiation’, it marks the transition a baby will undertake from consuming only liquid food to solid food.
₹200/-
Vishukkani
Vishu is an Indian festival celebrated in one of the Indian state Kerala and in coastal Kanyakumari nearby regions and their diaspora communities.The festival follows the solar cycle of the lunisolar as the first day of month called Medam. The Malayalam word “kani” literally means “that which is seen first”, so “Vishukkani” means “that which is seen first on Vishu”. The traditional belief is that one’s future is a function of what one experiences, that the new year will be better if one views auspicious joyful things as the first thing on Vishu.
₹100/-
Kettu Nira
A ritual related to Sabarimala Pilgrimage. The materials like Coconut filled with Ghee, Poha, Jaggery, Rice etc etc being paked in small cloth bags called irumudi and tied with small thread. This cloth bag being carried on head by Devotte for pilgrimage.
This offering is to ward off Sani dosha.
₹100/-
Thidappalli Nedyam
Special Puja being performed for Brahmarakshas after drawing “Padmam” and lighting a lamp. Palpayasam being offered for Brahmarakshas to get relief from Brahmana Saapa.
₹300/-
Meen Oottu
An offering of pleasing Lord Vishnu or other incarnations by feeding fish of Temple pond. This is a practise in so many Kerala Temples. Fish being considered as as the first incarnation of Bhagavan.
Benifit: For please Vishnu or other incarnations.
Benifit: For please Vishnu or other incarnations.
₹100/-
Gaja Oottu
A ritualistic Elephant feeding ceremony that takes place during Vinayaka Chathurdhi day. The special feed for the Elepant is made of Sugarcane, rice, Ghee, Coconut, Jaggery etc.It is in one way Pratyaksha Ganesha Puja. This is an offering to please Lord Ganesha.
₹100/-
Appam
A small round snack made from rice, jaggery, banana, ghee etc. It is believed that Appam was the first offering given to to Lord Ganesha in all Temples. Appam is offered to Lord Ganesha and Lord Krishna. This offering can be done everyday or once in a month on a specific date or nakshatra.
₹600/-
Aval Nivedyam
Aval is nothing but “POHA” rice flakes. A Nivedyam is made of Poha, Jaggery, coconut and Ghee. This is one of the favorite offering for Lord Sree Krishna.
₹200/-
Ellupayasam
Payasam made of Ginjelly, Jagerry, Ghee etc and offered to Bhagavan Ayyappa to ward off Sani Dosha and bestow with prosperity.
₹300/-
Vilakku Mala
Offering a Garland and Lighting a Lamp in the Sanctum of respective Deity for prosperity.
₹100/-
Trimathuram
This is prepared using 3 ingrediants like Banana (kadali), honey, sugar or jaggery and ghee. They are crushed and mixed together until it becomes a paste, this is offered to the Deity as Nivedyam.
₹300/-
Ada Nivedyam
It is a small cake made from ingredients such as rice powder, jaggery, elachi. This mixture is baked in steam and offered to the deities to invoke special blessings.
₹400/-
Noorum Palum
Noorum Palum is a mixture of rice powder, turmeric powder in the medium of cow’s milk. This paste is applied on the Idol (Vigraha) of the Naga Devadas on Aslesha nakshatra day during Ayilyam Puja to ward off Rahu dosha (Sarppa dosha).
₹200/-
Neypayasam
This is the offering of payasam made of jaggery, ghee and rice as Nivedyam to please the Lord.
₹300/-
Namaskaram
Namaskaram is an offering made in rememberance of our forefathers. Cooked rice being offered to them after drawing a padmam and also lighting a lamp. This special puja is performed inside the Thidappalli (a term used for temple kitchen) to please them.This is a type of Sradham.
₹40/-
Mukha Charth/ Chandana Charth
Mukha charthal is anointing of the whole body or face of the stone or metal idols with sandal paste mixed with perfumes. In Chandana charth the entire Vigraha is covered with sandal paste. This offering is for curing from diseases particularly skin diseases and fulfilment of desires.
₹300/-
Annadanam
Offering of Food
Annadanam
Among all the forms of charity, Annadanam is considered as an act of highest virtue. Annadanam is a way of viewing the life as precious and aiding its survival. Sharing food is sharing life. That is the reason Annadhanam is even called jeevandan. It is believed that this offering brings Punya for the offerer and removes sins of past birth.₹8,000/-
Homa
to invoke blessings
Ashta Dravya Ganapati Homam
Ashtadhravya Ganapati Homam is offered for invoking the blessings of Lord Ganesha. He is the Lord of knowledge and represents Pranava. This offering is done to get rid off all obstacles in the path of success, overcome all the hurdles in life and leads to completion of the intended work.₹1,000/-
Ganapati Homam
Havan offered to lord Ganesha in the morning to ward off the obstacles in our life.₹200/-
Kuchela Dinam
Food offerings to Krishna
Aval Kizhi Samarppanam on Kuchela Dinam
Offering Aval (Poha) to Lord Sree Krishna.₹100/-
Puja Items
Items needed in a Puja
Pujas
Pujas to the Divine
Mala Puja
This is puja of sanctifying the Mala being worn by the devotees who take Vritha and go to Sabarimala.
₹100/-
Sree Krishna Jayanti Puja
In Kerala, Tamil Nadu and in some parts of Karnataka, Krishna Janmashtami is popularly known as Ashtami Rohini and is observed based on Solar Calendar.
₹200/-
Thread Puja (Charadu Japam)
This is puja of sanctifying the thread and the devotees can wear this thread to avoid all bad omens.
₹100/-
Ramayana Month - Ganapati Homam & Bhagavati Seva
Ramayana Masam is an important observance in the state of Kerala. It is observed in the month of 'Karkidakam' of the Malayalam calendar while in the Gregorian calendar it corresponds to the months of July to August. This festival is also popularly known as 'Karkadaka Masam'. During this time, there is a ritual to read 'Ramayana' on all the days of the month in almost all Hindu households and Temples. During the Ramayana Masam, the recitation of Ramayana starts from the first day of the Karkidakam Masam and continues till the last day. Every day begin with a Ganapathy Homa and in the evening, Bhagavati Seva (Puja) also will be there. Offerings can be made for each day for the prosperity of the Family.
₹500/-
Udayasthamana Puja
Offering Udayasthamana Pooja is one of the most popular offering to Swami Ayyappa. There are 18 Pujas with Tantric Rituals conducted from sunrise to sunset. The Udayasthamana Pooja commences on previous day at 7 pm with Ganapathy Puja followed by "ari alakkal" for Nivedyam by Donor under the guidance of Priest. On the day of Udayasthamana Pooja, the Garbhagriha will open at 5 am for Nirmalya Darshanam, Usha Pooja followed by 18 Pujas, Homam, Navaka Pooja, Abhishekam, Namaskaram, Kalabham Charthal and Niramala. The second session will start at 11 am for Nivedyam, Uccha Puja and Deeparadhana. The third session will start at 6:30 pm for Deeparadhana, Athazha Puja and Unniappam Nivedyam and conclude with deeparadhana at 8:15 pm.
₹1,00,000/-
Bhagavati Seva
Offering of archana by chanting Lalitha Sahasranama archana or Devi Trisati to please Bhagavati.
₹500/-
Mandala Puja
A Special Puja offered to Lord Ayyappa during the Mandalam period. It is observed from the 1st day of "Vrischigam" month till 11th or 12th day of "Dhanu". As per the English dates it will fall in between 17th November and 26th December. This is offered to please Lord Ayyappa and to ward off Sani Dosha.
₹300/-
Sarvaiswarya Puja
Offering the puja by chanting of Sri Lalitha Sahasranam archana to achieve all Prosperity in life.
₹100/-
Vahana Puja
A new vehicle being blessed in front of a Deity. The Temple Priest will do the Puja and apply sandal paste, kumkum etc on the new vehicle to protect us from mishappenings while driving.
₹100/-
Thakol Puja
Sanctifying the key by doing a Puja. The key being taken to sanctum by the Temple Priest and Puja is performed to get the Blessings from the Deity.
₹100/-
Shasvata Puja
Pujas are offered to all deities once a year for a period of 15 years, in the name of the devotee, to celebrate special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries or any other chosen occasions. Once the Puja is performed, the devotee is intimated accordingly. For devotees residing in India, puja prasadam will be sent to them. These offerings are made to get the blessings from Bhagavan.
₹1,001/-
Ayilyam Puja
A Puja dedicated to the serpent god and goddesses Nagaraja and Nagayakshi. Sarpa Bali is performed to remove sarpa dosham. Pulluvanpattu is also performed in temples during the Ayilyam Puja. Sarpa Bali is performed to remove sarpa dosham.
₹1,500/-
Shani Puja
A puja done to appease the shani graha or the Saturn planet. Among all planets, Saturn is the most dreaded. In order to overcome risks of accidents and major life threats during the negative period of Saturn in your chart, it is good to offer Shani Dev a puja. It will provide you protection from any kind of evil.
₹200/-
Uthram
Mahotsavam
Divine Celebration
Uthram Puja
Uttaram is celebrated on Uttara Phalguni (uttaram) star in the month of phalguna (March/ April ). This star is considered as the birth star of Lord Ayyappa.
The Puja is performed to please Lord Ayyappa.
The Puja is performed to please Lord Ayyappa.
₹5,001/-
Chariot Decoration
A Chariot being created and decorated for carrying Bhagavan during ceremonial procession on Uthram Day.
₹2,501/-
Mukhya Yajaman
Special pujas will be performed for the entire family members of the Mukhya Yajaman. Besides Swayambhu Ayyappa (Main deity), there are seven other Upadevatas like Ganesha, Sree Krishna, Sree Rama, Vettaykkaran (Kiratha Shiva), Naga Raja & Naga Yakshi, Bhuvaneswari and Brahmarakshas (an Amsha of Lord Vishnu) are also there. The offering os any puja as the Mukhya Yajaman brings prosperity in life.
₹10,001/-
Cultural Programme (For One Day)
In relation with the Annual Festival (Uthram Festival) after evening Arati, there will be Cultural events like music or dance programmes.
₹10,001/-
Chuttuvilakku (Lighting 1008 Oil Lamps)
Light symbolizes knowledge, and darkness symbolizes ignorance. The Lord is the “Knowledge Principle” (Chaitanya) who is the source, the enlevener and the illuminator of all knowledge. As a part of the festival, 1008 lamps surrounding the Sanctom will be lit.
₹5,001/-
Prasada Oottu (Annadanam)
In Indian culture, the sharing of food has always been considered a sacred duty. No ceremony or festival is complete without Annadanam. According to Vedas, the one who does Annadanam to Devotees attains Heaven (Punya loka) within Universe itself.
₹2,001/-
Oil (Full Tin)
This oil is used for lighting the entire lamps inside and outside the Sanctum of main Deity as well as Upadevatas.
₹2,001/-
Oil (Half Tin)
This oil is used for lighting the entire lamps inside and outside the Sanctum of main Deity as well as Upadevatas
₹1,001/-
Niramala (Temple Decoration)
Decoration of Nalambalam (outer area of temple) and Santum with flowers and Garlands is called Niramala.
₹2,001/-
Pancha Vadyam (An ensemble of 5 Musical Instruments)
Panchavadyam is not a Puja, but an orchestra of five instruments, basically a temple art form that has evolved in Kerala. Of the five instuments, four – timila, maddalam, idakka and ilathalam – belong to the percussion category, while the fith one, Kombu is a wind instument.
₹1,001/-
Kalasa Puja (All Kalasas)
Kalasa (Pot) made of brass or Copper will be filled with pure water, then presiding Deities of Kalasa are invoked. The Temple Thanthri sanctifies the water with Pranava Manthra, Moola Manthra etc and perform Abhisheka inside the Sanctum. This puja can be offered for the Prosperity of the Family.
₹1,001/-
Kalasa Puja (Single)
Kalasa (Pot) made of brass or Copper will be filled with pure water, then presiding Deities of Kalasa are invoked. The Temple Thanthri sanctifies the water with Pranava Manthra, Moola Manthra etc and perform Abhisheka inside the Sanctum. This puja can be offered for the Prosperity of the Family.
₹101/-
Ganapati Homam (Havan)
By offering this, Ganesha Preeti, prosperity and fame will be showered to the offerer and his Family.
₹201/-
Para Nirakkal (Offering Paddy)
Para is a traditional measuring unit used in Kerala. Here it is a Culture of offering Paddy to the Deity during Annual Festival. Paddy represents Godess Lakshmi and by offering this, prosperity and fame will be showered to the offerer and his Family.
₹201/-
Sarpa Bali Puja
Offerings to the Serpant
Sarpa Bali Puja
Sarpabali is a unique ritual followed in temples dedicated to snakes or serpents in Kerala. It is widely believed that participating in the Sarpabali will help in overcoming all forms of Naga Doshas. Sarpabali is usually performed in the evening. The ritual is dedicated to Nagas and Ashta Nagas. The most auspicious day to perform the ritual is the Ayilyam Nakshatram (Aslesha birth star) day or any other auspicious day suggested by the Thanthri. As part of the ritual a colorful sketch is drawn on the ground. The flower of areca nut tree is used in the ritual for decorating the Nagadevata’s. Conducting or participating in the ritual solves problems as a result of performing Sarpabali. Conducting or participating in the ritual solves problems as a result of performing Sarpabali.
₹300/-
Vilakku
Light to the Divine
Pin Vilakku – Vettaykkaran
A lamp being lit behind Vettaykkaran (Vettaykkoru Makan). This is in sankalpa that Sri Parvathi is with Bhagawan as Kiratha Parvati. This offering is made for prosperity in life
₹100/-
Neeranjanam
Lighting ellutiri in Coconut inside Ayyappa Swami’s sanctum to ward off Shani Dosha. This can be offered every month on a specified nakshatra
₹100/-
Elluthiri
Elluthiri (Sesame wick) .This being lit in a Diya in front of Lord Ayyappa to please Bhagawan
₹100/-
Chuttu Vilakku
Chuttu vilakku or lighting oil lamps around the temple is a traditional offering to Lord Ayappa to overcome all difficulties, bring prosperity and peace to the individual and world at large.