The Vratham or Vrata for visiting Sabarimala Ayyappa Sannidhanam or Swamy Ayyappa Temple starts on the first day of the Malayalam month of Vrichikam (this year on 17th November 2023) and culminates on Mandala Pooja Day (27th December 2023) or Makara Sankranti day (15th January 2024). On observing this Sabarimala Vratham (austerities), the mind and soul get purified as the devotees undertake