May 1973, it became a registered body. Since then, the devotees were harbouring a yearning to set up at least a Balalayam (a small modest abode), if not a sacred shrine, for worshiping the Lord. An ad-hoc Committee was formed for this purpose and it was realized in the month of June 1973 in Sector-3 near the DDA flats adjacent to Munirka on Government Land. Worship started with Pujas before a portrait of the Lord. Soon, this improvised hut of the Lord turned into a shrine, attracting a swelling number of devotees from all over Delhi. His Holiness Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamikal of the famous Kanchi Kamakoti Peetom visited this Ayyappa Shrine which was indeed an auspicious event. He blessed the devotees who initiated this venture. Pujas, rituals, community bhajans all went on uninterrupted. A pujari (priest) from Kerala took over the charge of Pujas and Rituals so as to conform to the style followed in Kerala.