Makara Jyothi

When the fire is lit for 3 times by the Travancore Devaswom Board Team, the Sirus can be seen directly above it when viewed from Sabarimala.

[1][2] Raman Nair, who headed the Devaswom Board under the Congress government said “It’s the police and officials of the Travancore Devaswom Board who would jointly light the fire at Ponnambalamedu on the orders of the state government.”[3] Makara (Sanskrit: मकर) is the name of a zodiac sign in Indian languages known as Capricorn in English.

[7][8][9] In 1999 the Justice T Chandrasekhara Menon committee that investigated the stampede refrained from going into the details of authenticity of Makara Jyothi.

[contradictory] Amid a renewed debate after this stampede, Kerala High Court wanted to know whether or not Makara Jyoti is a man-made phenomenon, asking about the authenticity of the hallowed celestial light visible from Sabarimala.

But Makara Jyothi is a celestial star", TDB President M Rajagoplan Nair told reporters on 31 January 2011.