Pooja Booking - Daily Ayyappan Vilakku currently available for the dates below for devotees to book:
Saturday, 19th November 2022 - Pooja Booked by a devotee - Not Available for Booking
Saturday, 26th November 2022 - Kent Hindu Samajam 10th Annual Ayyappa Pooja - Day -1
Saturday, 3rd December 2022 - Kent Ayyappa Temple Prathishta Dinam (Prathishta Day / Idol installation Day)- (The anniversary celebration of idol installation & Kent Hindu Samajam 10th Year - Annual Ayyappa Pooja (Day-2). The idol installation anniversary celebrations will begin on Saturday morning from 6:00 A.M to 9:00 P.M on 3rd December 2022. Special rituals will be held prior to the poojas in the afternoon. Routine poojas including Ganapathi homam, Usha pooja, Ucha pooja, Deeparadhana and Athazha pooja will also be performed as part of the celebration). Pooja Booked by a devotee - Co-Sponsorship Available for Booking.
Saturday, 10th December 2022 -
Pooja Booked by a devotee - Not Available for Booking
Saturday, 17th December 2022 -
Pooja Booked by a devotee - Not Available for Booking
Saturday, 24th December 2022 -
Pooja Booked by a devotee - Not Available for Booking
Tuesday, 27th December 2022 - (Mandala Pooja & Aarattu Mahotsavam – immersion of the procession idol and return of the Lord Ayyappa idol to the temple) - Pooja Booked by a devotee - Not Available for Booking
Saturday, 31st December 2022 -
Pooja Booked by a devotee - Not Available for Booking
Sunday, 1st January 2023 - (New Year Pooja) -
Pooja Booked by a devotee - Not Available for Booking
Saturday, 7th January 2023 -
Pooja Booked by a devotee - Not Available for Booking
Saturday, 14th January 2023 - (Makaravilaku Pooja) -
Pooja Booked by a devotee - Not Available for Booking
Daily Ayyappan Vilakku Pooja will be held from 6:30 P.M. (18:30 Hrs) to 7:30 P.M. (19:30 Hrs) at Medway Hindu Mandir. All other Special Ayyappa Poojas events on Saturdays and other dates, the Poojas will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M (17:00 Hrs to 21:00 Hrs) at Medway Hindu Mandir.
Devotees
participating in Vilakku Pooja On Saturdays and other Special Ayyappa Pooja days / Monthly Poojas are requested to bring Nila Vilakku (Puja Oil
Lamp), Nalikeram (Coconut) and Pooja Pushpam (2 Bunches of Flowers).
Neeranjanam during Ayyappa Pooja on Saturdays with one coconut, ellukizhi and oil. Devotees offering Neeranjanam are requested bring one Coconut.
We have been receiving contributions and donations from various Ayyappa devotees in the UK for our Daily Vilakku Poojas and our monthly Ayyappa Poojas and Annadhanam. This helps us conduct the pooja successfully, all happens with the good gestures of Ayyappa devotees around us. Kent Ayyappa Temple & Kent Hindu Samajam thank everyone for the support all these years and request to continue the same in this year as well.
Daily Ayyappan Vilakku Donation / Contribution: £41.00
Special Ayyappa Pooja on Saturdays & Other major events Donation /Contribution: £401.00
Annadanam - £151.00
We welcome your donations / contributions and support!
Please forward your generous contributions by Bank Transfer to Kent Ayyappa Temple Trust:
Account Name: KENT AYYAPPA TEMPLE TRUST
Sort Code: 23-05-80
Account Number: 32167004
For pooja bookings and Donations please click the link below.
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Kent Ayyappa Temple Event Updates please click the link below:
Please ensure that your name and Reference as: “Ayyappan Vilakku 2022” is quoted as a reference to allow us to identify your donation/payment. Once you have made the transfer please notify/contact us via email at
kentayyappatemple@gmail.com with details about the donation including your name, location, and contact details.
Please note: At the time of booking, If you have not already provided your Name, Birth Star (Nakshatram), contact Telephone Number and E-mail address please provide us the details as soon as possible by email at
kentayyappatemple@gmail.com. If you are requesting us to perform the Ayyappan Vialakku / Archanai to benefit someone else please provide us with the Name of the Beneficiary and their Birth Star (Nakshatram).
As part of the Daily Ayyappan Vilakku Pooja, A Special Archana will be performed for you and your family by our Official Priest on the following Saturday after your booked daily Vilakku or at one of our major events day or Saturday Speical Ayyappa Pooja event day: The Daily Ayyappan Vilakku will be done / performed by a dedicated Lord Ayyappa devotee and volunteer of Kent Ayyappa Temple Trust Management Committee member.
Please note: Kent Ayyappa Temple Trust & Kent Hindu Samajam / Medway Hindu Mandir management committee reserves the right to postpone, alter, cancel or make necessary changes to the events / programmes schedule if a need arises or circumstances beyond our control. Children’s safety is paramount therefore all Parents / Carers are reminded to be responsible for their children at all times while attending the Kent Ayyappa Temple & Kent Hindu Samajam programmes / events. All Kent Ayyappa Temple & Kent Hindu Samajam events will be filmed and photographed and possible live streamed on Kent Ayyappa Temple's Official YouTube Channel and other Social media networks. Please advise the Kent Ayyappa Temple & Kent Hindu Samajam event coordinators or the management committee members if you do not wish to be filmed or photographed.
Prasadams should be collected on the same day of pooja only. If you choose not to collect the prasadam, the temple will distribute the prasadam to the devotees present.
In addition to your Ayyappan Vilakku, please contact us If you would like to further donate for our Special Major events or sponsor the
Kent Ayyappa Temple idol installation anniversary celebration (Prathishta Dinam / Prathishta Day / Idol installation Day) scheduled for Saturday, 3rd December 2022. Main Lord Ayyappa Pooja / Abishekham / service at our Kent Hindu Samajam Annual Ayyappa Pooja event day currently scheduled for Saturday, 26th November 2022, or the Mandala Vilakku Pooja Day (41st Day of Ayyappan Vilakku) on Tuesday, 27th December 2022 or on Makara Vilakku day on Saturday, 14th January 2023.we are aiming to do the online live stream of our Daily Ayyappan Vilakku Pooja and Lord Ayyapa Darshan every day from 17/11/2022 to 14/01/2023 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (18:30 Hrs to 19:30 Hrs).
Online Live streaming: We aim to LIVE STREAM all of our special ceremonies and Daily Ayyappan Vilakku Pooja.
You can watch our Daily Ayyappan Vilakku Pooja ceremonies via our official YouTube channel or Facebook page:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtYhDJSPQ0_lI5cgFSKrSjghttps://www.facebook.com/kentayyappatemple.orghttps://www.facebook.com/kenthindusamajam.kentIf you would like to join please click and subscribe to the above YouTube channel.
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https://www.facebook.com/kentayyappatemple.orgIf you are considering to attend the Daily Ayyappan Vilakku Pooja / Special Ayyappa Pooja events on Saturdays or other major events or attend / participate this Kent Ayyappa Temple / Kent Hindu Samajam event please fill up the google form by Sunday, 13th November 2022. As a responsible Organisation, For the purpose of official documentation and complying with the regulations and to ensure that we are safely organising the event while reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission, It is important you fill this form if you are attending the event.
For further information and Registration please email:
kentayyappatemple@gmail.com or Contact Mr. Sanjeev Menon on Tel: 07507766652.
For further details:
E-mail:
kentayyappatemple@gmail.com Tel: 07838170203 / 07985245890 / 07478728555 / 07507766652 / 07747178476 / 07973151975 / 07906130390 / 07753188671
https://www.facebook.com/kentayyappatemple.orghttps://www.facebook.com/kenthindusamajam.kenthttp://kentayyappatemple.org/Your donation of £41 towards the daily Ayyappan Vilakku will support sustaining our local Temple; Medway Hindu Mandir during these uncertain times.
Thank you for your ongoing support, understanding, and cooperation.
May Lord Ayyappa shower abundant blessings on you and your family!
Swami Saranam
Kent Ayyappa Temple Trust
*Daily Ayyappan Vilakku Pooja Booking Slots currently available for the days / dates listed below;
SATURDAY SPECIAL AYYAPPA POOJA BOOKINGS / MANDALA VILAKKU POOJA BOOKINGS / MAKARA VILAKKU POOJA BOOKINGS MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR DEVOTEES TO CO-SPONSOR THE EVENTS. PLEASE CONTACT US THE ABOVE NUMBERS FOR THE AVAILABILITY / CONFIRMATION.
UPDATE: SATURDAY SPECIAL POOJA BOOKINGS HAS NOW BEEN CLOSED - ALL SLOTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY DEVOTEES.
*Please note: We have had an overwhelming response to Daily Ayyappan Vilakku for the last 2 years. All Slots may have been booked by now. However please do add yourself on the waiting list. We will try our best to accommodate booking from every devotees and we will notify the devotees with alternative days if your preferred slots / dates are not available. You can send a request for the Daily Ayyappan Vilakku Pooja Booking. if the above slots / dates are taken please book yourself in the waiting list. The confirmation will be sent via email or phone or WhatsApp message. If we do not acknowledge via phone or email or WhatsApp message, your daily Ayyappan Vilakku booking may not be confirmed. Your booking is only confirmed once you receive a
message advising that the Pooja booking has been accepted.