Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa The Sree Dharma Sastha Temple at Shabarimala is the abode of Lord Ayyappa. Devotees flock here, to obtain his darshan after observing a vratam (fast) of forty one days. The temple opens on the first day of the Vrishchikam month in the Malayalam / Kollam Calendar. This roughly corresponds to 16th / 17th November in 2019. The Lord will grace devotees with his darshan for ar ...