KOTTAYAM, INDIA, November 17, 2002: The famous Ponkala celebration, popularly known as “Ladies’ Sabarimala,” at Chakkulathukavu in Neerattupuram, Kerala, will be held on November 20. At the famous hill shrine of Sabarimala women are not allowed to visit the temple of Lord Ayyappa during the reproductive time of their life. This has led to the rise of a Ladies Sabarimala, where all women offer worship to Lord Ayyappa after observing a 41-day vrata. Thousands of women from all over India, irrespective of their religious beliefs, are expected to attend the rituals.
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