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Sabarimala Makaravilakku 2026 Holiday in Kerala Today: Several Districts Announce Holiday on January 14, Check List | 🙏🏻 LatestLY
The Sabarimala hill shrine is set to culminate its annual pilgrimage season with the Makaravilakku festival today, January 14, 2026. The Sabarimala Makaravilakku festival marks the end of the two-month-long Mandala-Makaravilakku season, which has seen over 51 lakh pilgrims visit the temple since November. 🙏🏻 Sabarimala Makaravilakku 2026 Holiday in Kerala Today: Several Districts Announce Holiday on January 14, Check List.
Chaos at Sabarimala Temple as massive Makara Vilakku festival rush triggers protests over traffic curbs
Chaos broke out at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple due to a massive rush of pilgrims ahead of the Makara Vilakku festival, prompting strong police action and protests by devotees. Wednesday marks the most sacred and significant Makara Vilakku festival, during which the celestial flame is witnessed. Thousands of devotees have been arriving at Sabarimala to attend the event, leading to heavy congestion on the hill shrine. With a surge in crowd …
Chaos prevailed at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala on Wednesday due to the huge crowd just before the Makaravilakku festival. Makaravilakku is considered the most sacred and important festival of the temple, for which thousands of devotees from across the country are reaching Sabarimala. The hilly region is already overcrowded with pilgrims. The situation worsened. In order to control the crowd, the police stopped vehicles going to …
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