On the Makar Sankranti day in 2020,
Lakshadeepam marks the culmination of ‘murajapam.’ Murajapam
is nearly two month long chanting of mantras for the welfare people and the land.
The tradition of murajapam and lakshadeepam was started in 1750 AD by the then
Travancore King primarily to mitigate the sins occurred during wars and
annexations. Murajapam and Lakshadeepam are held once in six years.
Laksha-Deepam was last held on January 14, 2014.
From January 14, 2020 to January 17, 2020, the entire Sree Padmanabhaswamy
Temple will be adorned
with traditional lamps. The aazhivilakkula in the Sheveli Pura, and temporarily made Thatti vilakkukal and Edinjilvilakkukal will be lit for four days.