New Delhi: The Kerala authorities on Thursday (October 7) issued sure guidelines for devotees visiting Lord Ayyappa hill shrine in Sabarimala throughout Mandala-Makaravilakku in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When the pilgrimage season commences from November 16, round 25,000 devotees can be permitted entry every day, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan knowledgeable. In case of any adjustments within the variety of devotees allowed to go to Sabarimala, a name might be taken later, he added.
Check the opposite guidelines here:
1. The digital queue system will proceed.
2. Pilgrims beneath the age of 10 and above 65 might be allowed entry.
3. Only those that have taken each vaccine doses or have a adverse RTPCR report can be permitted to enter the shrine.
4. Devotees wouldn’t be allowed to remain on the Sannidhanam after Lord Ayyappa’s darshan.
5. Devaswom Board has been directed to make preparations to provide ‘Neyyabhishekam’ (the anointed ghee) to all.
6. Like final 12 months, pilgrims won’t be allowed on the forest path by way of Erumeli or on the normal path to Sannidhanam by way of Pulmedu.
7. Vehicles would solely be allowed as much as Nilackal and from there KSRTC buses ought to be used to succeed in Pampa river the place permission for bathing has been granted.
The choice was taken in a gathering attended by the state ministers of Devasom, Transport, Forest, Health and Water assets in addition to the State Police Chief whereby the entry state of affairs earlier than the pilgrimage season was reviewed.
The state authorities additionally determined to hike the salaries of the cleansing workers and set up smoke detectors in buildings as fireplace security measures. The devotees who’re COVID-19 adverse, however endure from comorbidities ought to come for the pilgrimage solely after a well being check-up, the CM mentioned.
Meanwhile, Kerala reported 12,288 new COVID-19 instances and 141 deaths on Thursday, which pushed the caseload to 47,63,722 and fatalities to 25,952, the official press launch mentioned.
(With PTI inputs)
