Swamy Ayyappa Mandalam Utsav in Nagpur on Dec 21-22

Nagpur: Sarvajanik Swamy Ayyappa Bhakta Mandal, Nagpur, will celebrate Swamy Ayyappa Mandalam Utsav of Shri Dharmasasta Ayyappa Devasthan, Gawande Layout, Suyog Nagar Square, Narendra Nagar Ext. on December 21 and 22.
The two-daylong utsav will commence at 6am on December 21 with Ganpati Homam, which will be followed by veda parayan by vedic scholars under the leadership of Pt Anupam Tiwari. Ponnu Pathinettan Padi Puja will be held at 6pm followed by devotional songs and bhajan by V Panigopal Pothuraju aka Gopi Swamy and group. On December 22, Sahastranama Archana Deep Puja by Ayyappamar and bhajan by members of Akhila Bhartiya Ayyappa Seva Sangham, Nagpur, will be held at 6am.
‘Pettaithulal' (traditonal victory dance of Ayyappa devotees), procession of Lord Ayyappa in palaquin followed by maha aarti and distribution of mahaprasad willbe held later.