In addition to the daily poojas offered to Lord Ayappa,Siva, Ganesha, Devi and the Naga devtas, special poojas are performed during the festivals. All important Hindu festivals are celebrated at the temple and special poojas are performed on these days. "Pankuni Uttiram"- the birthday of Shree Ayyappa, Prathista dinam, Vishu(New Year)- April 14, Onam, Ganesh chathurthi, Vijaya Dashami, Deepawali are some of the special festivals. Special poojas are also arranged for Lord Ganesha and Devi on all Tuesdays and Fridays.
In addition to the above festivals,the major festival celebrated here is Mandala Makara Vilakku Festival (Mid Nov to mid Jan.), which starts with the Mudhradhanam for the devotees who undertake pilgrimage to Sabarimala. Devotees visit the temple in large numbers during this season. Like Sabarimala, prasadams such as Appam, Aravana, etc are kept for sale. During the Mandala Vilakku season devotees can book Special Deeparadhana (Chirappu) ,by contacting temple office.
Rudrabhishekam, Sampoorna Narayaneeyam, Sarvaishwariya Pooja, Laksharchana, Bhagavata Prabhashanam, Aazhi Pooja, Navagraha Homam & Nakshatra Pooja, Pravachanams (Religious Discourse), Pallikkettu Procession, Mandala Vilakku, Makara Vilakku, different type of Cultural Programmes which can be presented at the temple complex, classical music programmes, dance programmes, Vedikkettu etc are the main attractive programmes.