In connection with Mandal Puja, which will be held tomorrow, the procession will reach the Sannidhanam (Sabarimala Sannidhanam) today evening, carrying the Thangaangi to be placed on the Ayyappa idol. The timing for Mandal Puja with Thanga Anki Charti is on December 27 between 10.30 am and 11.30 am. Meanwhile, Sabarimala is witnessing a huge crowd of devotees in connection with Mandala Puja. Devotees wait for 15 hours. From Appchimedu to Nadappanthal you can see a long line. The police informed that restrictions have been imposed on virtual queue booking today and tomorrow as a part of controlling traffic.
Control over virtual queues
The police is taking measures to reduce the number of devotees booked through virtual queue. Today, the eve of Mandala festival, 64000 people will be let through the virtual queue. The control will be tightened by allowing only 70000 people to pass tomorrow, which is Mandal Puja day. As part of the control, the police have also informed that not a single vehicle will be allowed to pass from Nilakkal to Pampa after 11 am today. The main reason for this restriction is that the Thanga Angi procession comes to Sannidhanam via Pampa.
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After 1 pm, the devotees are not allowed to enter the Sannidha from Pampa. To control the crowd, the police have put in place restrictions by pulling a rope from Sabaripeeth to Sannidhanam. Under the supervision of police officers, the devotees are escorted from the Sabaripeeth to the Sannidhanam in stages.
The High Court intervened
Meanwhile, the High Court directed to provide emergency facilities to the stranded Sabarimala devotees. The High Court intervened in blocking the vehicles of Sabarimala pilgrims at places like Kottayam, Pala, Ponkunnam and Vaikom. The High Court gave this instruction by holding a special sitting on a holiday.
The High Court said that the government should provide necessary facilities to the devotees as they are suffering without food and water. Devotees are stuck for 14 hours. This must be put to an end. The state police chief should make a significant intervention in this regard. The High Court also directed that the state police chief should intervene directly if necessary. There is a situation where many people arrive without booking.
There must be a solution. The court also said that if restrictions are introduced in the matter of letting them in, then a solution can be found in controlling the traffic. The court asked the government to consult what can be done in this regard.
Central government intervention
At the same time, the central government was caught in the rush of pilgrims at Sabarimala. Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan asking him to ensure basic facilities at Sabarimala. In the letter, it is requested that the problems faced by the devotees including long queues should be resolved. About 15 lakh devotees come from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh every year. The letter also says that water and medical care should be ensured for them.
But the information came out the other day that despite the increase in the number of devotees in Sabarimala, there has been a big drop in income. The Devaswom Board states that there is a shortfall of 20 crores compared to last year
2023-12-26 02:38:25
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