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Makaravilakku 2023 Date And Timings Sabarimala Jyothi Darshan

by · September 23, 2024

Shiva Venkateswara Sep 23, 2024 Updated Apr 8, 2026 2 min read

Know the latest details about the Makaravilakku 2023 Date And Timings Sabarimala Jyothi Darshan, Makaravilakku 2023 Festival Date Calendar

Makaravilakku also called as the Makara Jyothi is a important festival for the pilgrims of the Sabarimala temple. The Makaravilakku festival occurs once in a year. For the year 2023 also, the Sabarimala temple decided to do the Makaravilakku festival with much more grand manner. Every year, lakhs of pilgrims will be coming to Sabarimala for watching the Makaravilakku festival. Makaravilakku means a big lamp which is lighted on the top of the Sabarimala temple. This is done for only once a year in the temple of Sabarimala. The temple also will be opened in this time span. However the dates of the Makaravilakku will not change and remains standard every year.

Makaravilakku villaku is called in such a name because on this day, the Sun will be in the Makara rasi. This is the reason, this festival is celebrated as the Makaravilakku. Sabarimala temple is one of the important temple which will be celebrating Makaravilakku. About Makaravilakku 2023 Date And Timings Sabarimala Jyothi Darshan as below

Makaravilakku 2023 Date And Timings Sabarimala Jyothi Darshan

Makaravilakku date for the year 2023 is on January 15, 2023, Sunday

The timings of the Makaravilakku festival on this day is between 06.30 PM to 07.30 PM

  • Even though, the temple will be doing the Makaravilakku pooja on this day from morning to evening. The Makaravilakku specifically with lighted on top of the hills in the above timings
  • There will be lakhs of pilgrims who will be visiting the Makaravilakku on this day. Even the pilgrims will be watching live in many TV channels as well
  • The pilgrims need to book for the Makaravilakku through online booking for the Darshan. Previously, the temple use to allow the pilgrims to reach the temple and watch Makaravilakku without online booking
  • But after the COVID and later on development, the temple have put up the Makaravilakku Online booking in to consideration

Click Here to know the Makaravilakku Pooja Details Online

 

Last reviewed: April 8, 2026

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