Sabarimala temple opens for devotees
October 17, 2020 11:13:07 am
The temple, which opened for the per month puja on Friday night time, will permit pilgrims to provide prayers until October 21.
The famed Lord Ayyappa temple right here opened to devotees Saturday morning after last closed for over six months because of the coronavirus pandemic, with a couple of worshippers dressed in mask and wearing COVID-19 detrimental certificates providing prayers.
The temple, which opened for the per month puja on Friday night time, will permit pilgrims to provide prayers until October 21.
Speedy antigen checks are being performed at Nilackal for the ones now not wearing a detrimental take a look at record for COVID-19.
That is the primary time since March 25, when a national lockdown got here into power, that pilgrims are being allowed to provide prayers on the hill shrine, which opened at five am, assets within the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the temple, stated.
As many as 246 folks have booked in the course of the digital queue machine for darshan on Saturday. Every day simplest 250 folks shall be allowed throughout the temple.
The standard rush of devotees used to be lacking this time.
Regardless that the temple opened on Friday night time for the per month puja, access of devotees used to be allowed simplest from Saturday, the primary day of ‘Thulam’ (malayalam month).
Most effective the ones between 10-60 years, having a scientific certificates pointing out that they had been have compatibility to trek the holy hill, are being allowed to provide prayers.
Because of the pandemic, the pilgrims may not be allowed to stick at Sannidhanam, Nilackkal or Pamba.
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