The Pujas

After having taken bath and worshipping the house diety, the devotee shall make all arrangements for the pooja. The photo or idol of swami Ayyapa has to be placed on a raised platform with 18 steps decorated with flowers.

The pooja procedure is as below

1. Ganapathy Pooja
(Offer workship to Ganesh's Photo / Idol / Deepam)

2. Sri Ayyappan Pooja
Ayyappan Mala Mantram-(Mantram to wear the mala)
Ayyappan Astottaram
Ayyappan Saranam- (108 saranams)
Ayyappan Moola Mantram
Ayyappan Gayathri
Ayyappan Namaskaram
Harivarasanam
Mantram for taking off mala- (This has to be recited after coming home from Sabarimala and before removing the Sacred Mala).