Sabarimala Temple, a Hindu holy shrine, opens on Sunday, November 15. Devotees have been offered darshan since Monday morning. Currently due to the Corona pandemic .. the temple board has imposed several restrictions on Swami’s visions. Mandala Puja program started from Monday .. December 26th Will take place until 2020. However, at this time, the Travancore Devaswom Board has issued rules that must be followed by the devotees who come to see the Swami.
According to these guidelines, only devotees registered in the virtual queue are allowed to visit Sabarimala Ayyappa Swami. Regularly 1,000 per day Darshan will be open only to devotees. That number will double over the weekend. For 2,000 devotees during the weekend (Saturday, Sunday) Will be allowed. During the worship of Mandala-Makaravilakku .. Permission will be given to 5,000 devotees for Swami Darshan.
However, the slots book was already full for Swami’s visit till December. It seems that some slots are only available during the months of November and January. Mandala Puja will be held from November 16 to December 26, Makaravilakku Puja from December 30 to January 20, 2021 and Makaravilakku Puja on January 14, 2021.
Rules that must be followed ..
All devotees who come to see the Swami must bring along a corona negative certificate. It was also obtained within 24 hours of reaching Sabarimala Should be. However, despite the fact that the devotees brought corona negative certificates with them, corona rules were formulated to conduct corona tests once again at Neelakkal.The Committee of Experts stated.
Masks should be worn as they are currently worn, along with sanitizers, officials said. Devotees are not allowed to bathe in the Pamba river this time. The Travancore Devaswom Board will set up special showers in Pamba for the devotees to bathe. No longer allowed to stay in Pamba or Sannidhanam. Information that there are arrangements for limited accommodation only near Nilakkal.Swami Ayyappan Road There is no need to follow the rules that masks are mandatory while climbing the hill. This is because doctors have warned in the past that wearing masks while climbing a hill can cause breathing problems. However, officials said that devotees must follow the social distance while trekking on the hill.
However, the authorities have made it clear that Swami will not allow children under the age of 10 and those above the age of 60 to visit them. The reason for this there is a possibility that all of them will get corona easily. It seems that they are not allowed for this reason alone.