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[[File:Makara jyothi.jpg|thumb|Makaravilaku appears in Ponnambalamedu]]<br />
[[File:SabarimalaRush2010.JPG|thumb|Devotees gather at Sabrimala sannidhanam to get glimpse of ''divya [[Makara Jyothi]]''. ]]<br />
'''Makaravilakku''' is an annual festival held on [[Makar Sankranti|Makara Sankranti]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]] at the shrine of [[Sabarimala]]. The festival includes the [[Thiruvabharanam]] (sacred ornaments of Lord [[Ayyappan]]) procession and a congregation at the hill shrine of Sabarimala. An estimated half a million devotees flow to Sabarimala every year to have a [[Darśana|darshan]] (vision) of this ritual this day.<br />
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==Legend==<br />
Lord Sri [[Rama]] and his brother [[Lakshmana]] met [[Shabari|Sabari]], a tribal devotee, at Sabarimala. Sabari offered the Lord fruits after tasting them. But the Lord accepted them gladly and whole-heartedly. The Lord then turned and saw a divine person doing tapas. He asked Sabari who it was. Sabari said it was Sasta. Rama walked towards Sasta and the latter stood up to welcome Rama. The anniversary of this incident is celebrated on Makara Vilakku day.<br />
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== Agents behind the Makaravilakku ==<br />
Makaravilakku, is a part of a religious ritual that is practiced in the past by the Malayaraya tribe who are believed to be the descendants of Malayaman Kaari in the forest of [[Ponnambalamedu]] (the place where Makaravilakku appears) and then later secretly continued by The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Nothing celestial about Sabarimala’s divine flame; it’s man-made - Firstpost|url = http://www.firstpost.com/politics/after-sabarimala-officials-admit-celestial-fire-is-man-made-pilgrim-flow-dips-183797.html|access-date = 2015-09-22}}</ref> There is nothing supernatural in the Makaravilakku. It has been a practiced for more than hundreds of years by the tribes.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Makarajyothi is man-made, aver leaders|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/makarajyothi-is-manmade-aver-leaders/article1109340.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2011-01-21|access-date = 2015-09-22|issn = 0971-751X|language = en}}</ref> Actually there is a temple in the Ponnambalamedu, the place is not open to the public it is under the control of Forest department of Kerala. When the [[Sirius]] star appears in the sky on Makaram 1st, these tribes too perform their rituals in that temple. Like in the temple of Sabarimala they also perform Arathi encircling the fire around the Idol. It is performed by lighting camphor and ghee in a vessel and is circled around the idol 3 times. This lamp or fire is what we see from the Sabarimalai temple and call it Makara Jyothi but the fire in the Ponnabalamedu is the actual Makaravilakku. The holy Light...<br />
"The Jyothi is a star that appears on the skies on the Makarasamkrama day above the Ponnambalamedu towards the eastern direction of Sabarimala. The lamp lighted during the time of Deeparadhana (arati) in the temple is known as Makara Vilakku," .<br />
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Makarajyothi: The Sirius Star<ref>{{cite news|author=Special Correspondent |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article1118935.ece |title=Makarajyothi is a star: senior Thantri |publisher=The Hindu |date=2011-01-24 |access-date=2014-01-18}}</ref><br />
Makaravilakku: The Arathi that performed by The tribes and later continued by The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB)<br />
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The Makaravillakku can be seen from Sannidhanam, Pandithavalam, Pulmedu, Hilltop, Chalakayam, Attathodu, Saramkuthi, Neelimala, Marakootam, Panjipara.<ref>{{cite web|last1=K|first1=Kandaswamy|title=Makara Jyoti, Makaravillakku Date This Year|url=https://skanda-news.blogspot.com/2017/01/when-is-makara-jyothi-sabarimala-makaravilakku.html|website=Live Trend|publisher=K Kandaswamy|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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The name refers to the lighting of a bright "vilakku" (lamp) three times atop [[Ponnambalamedu]]<ref name="Zee">{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/kerala/the-light-on-markarsamkarama-day-an-aarti_751058.html|title=The light on Markarsamkarama day an 'aarti’|date=7 January 2012|work=[[Zee News]] India|access-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> the [[sanctum sanctorum]] of Sabarimala, which were used to communicated the completion of Deeparadhana{{clarify|date=January 2011}} in Ponnampalamedu{{clarify|date=January 2011}} (and compare [[Makara Jyothi]]).<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:January events]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu festivals in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Festivals in Pathanamthitta district]]<br />
[[Category:Winter events in India]]<br />
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