As preparations for the Mandala Puja at Sabarimala has gathered momentum, the ceremonial procession carrying the golden attire, ‘Thanka Anki’, set off from the Sree Parthasarathy Temple at Aranmula on Saturday.
The procession, on a motorised chariot, will be accorded rousing receptions at different points en route before it reaches Pampa on Tuesday. The main deity at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple will be adorned with the attire prior to the Mandala Puja the next day morning.