Pathanamthitta, Wednesday, August 10, 2011: The Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala will open for monthly pujas at 5.30pm on August 16.

A Travancore Devasom Board release issued here on Tuesday said special pujas like ‘Padi Puja’ and ‘Udayasthamana Puja’ will be held in addition to ‘Ganapathy Homam’, “Usha Puja”, ‘Utcha Puja’, and ‘Athazha Puja’ between August 17 and 21.

The temple will be closed at 10pm on August 21 and be opened for Onam pujas on September 7.