How the Mandala is related to the devotional activity of Shri Ayyappa? The concept of Ayyappa is HARIHARATHMAJA, i.e, a molecular re-union of Hari and Hara. Among four and one in the forty one, four symbolists Vishnu and the One symbolists Siva. The morph of Vishnu is having four arms, having bodily resemblance of four Vedas. The number of letter in the Mantras related to Lord Vishnu is also the multiples of four like 8,12,16 and 32.

The one is the real Sivaswarupa. The Lord Siva or Mahadeva is the one who has no transformation, unrelated to any aspects, the God or Gods and dwells in the solitude as the single and unrealized form the time before the creation of the world and after the merge( Pralaya). Eka, the one, as the meaning of the truth or reality, i.e., Eswar or Omkara. This is a word of Sri SANAKARA.

The forty one is very important number in the mantra sastra. When we add four and one get five, if one is reduced from four get three. The 3,4,5 are the formulae of the Universe. The three is the form of time (like yesterday, today and tomorrow), the four is the form of the world( four directions) and the five is the form of Panchaboothas used to create this Universe, viz., sky, wind, water, fire, and earth.

The Universe can be called a Manadala ( Akhilanda Mandala), the pooja Mandala, the Vayu mandala and other mandalas are in use.