The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has introduced the non permanent suspension of issuing particular passes for Sabarimala devotees arriving on foot by way of the forest route.
This determination was taken to forestall extended ready occasions for darshan amongst devotees arriving by Pamba utilizing the digital queue system and spot reserving, Devaswom Board member A Ajikumar mentioned in a launch right here.
Beforehand, preparations had been in place to difficulty particular passes for five,000 devotees strolling by the forest route.
Nevertheless, the variety of devotees arriving by way of the forest route has elevated fivefold.
In gentle of this, restrictions have been imposed on issuing particular passes. The discharge said that the board has determined to not difficulty particular passes till additional discover.
The forest division issued particular tags to such pilgrims, which grantedges, together with a separate queue for darshan.
The Lord Ayyappa temple reopened on December 30 for the Makaravilakku pageant on January 14.
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