Every year, multitudes of pilgrims at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in a Kerala forest go into raptures at the sight of a flickering flame far away at Ponnambalamedu grasslands. Their numbers have only increased even after the official revelation that the light, which they thought divine, was purely a manmade one
The High Court directions include separate queues for women,children and disabled people to ensure their safety and provide drinking water and biscuits for the
The Court also directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to cap the number of spot bookings allowed on days when the maximum limit of bookings through virtual queue is reached.
Kochi: As pilgrimage tourism turns big in the post-Covid world, Kerala Tourism is trying to tap the potential of 50 million plus pilgrims who visit Sa.
A division bench of Justices Anil K Narendran and Sophy Thomas asked the Travancore Devaswom Board to discuss with the health secretary and decide on the matter.