The Sabarimala temple is likely to open on Thursday afternoon for the Mandala Makaravilakku festival. The reopening will mark the beginning of the two-month-long pilgrimage season. The temple's chief priest, PN Mahesh Namboodiri, will light the ceremonial lamp at 4 PM.
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Pilgrims from various states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu faced difficulties on their visit to the Sabarimala temple. Most of the pilgrims who came to Kottayam along with their children got caught in trouble.
Kottayam is the middle resting place of Sabarimala temple pilgri
"At present, there is no control on distributing Aravana at Sabarimala temple. During the Mandal season, we have given an agreement to a Maharashtra company for supplying the jaggery needed. Every day, 32 tonnes of jaggery is been supplied," Prashant said.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has written to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday requesting him to deploy adequate personnel and staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees.
The protests came days after a surge in pilgrims strained the crowd management system in the hill temple, causing long queues and several hours of waiting for the pilgrims to get the Darshan
The Southern Railway will operate a Vande Bharat Sabari special train between Chennai Central and Kottayam to cater to the extra rush of passengers during the ongoing Sabarimala season.
BJP Yuva Morcha held a protest against the Kerala government over the Sabarimala mismanagement issue in the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram, on Wednesday.