All set for Makaravilakku festival
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With simply hours left for the Makaravilakku festival to start at Sabarimala, all preparations have been accomplished for the sleek conduct of the occasion amidst COVID-19 restrictions.
As a part of it, purification rituals, together with the Bimbasudhi, had been carried out on the temple below the management of Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru. Thiruvabharanam, the sacred ornaments of the presiding deity, might be dropped at the temple in a procession by Thursday night, which might be adopted by Deeparadhana, sighting of the Makarajyothi, and the Makarasamkrama Puja.
As in opposition to the annual common of three lakh devotees solely 5,000 devotees might be permitted to the temple for the festival this time, mentioned N.Vasu, Travancore Devaswom Board president. A strict ban has been imposed on the keep of pilgrims and open cooking of meals throughout the area.
Security tightened
The temple and its premises have been introduced below a thick blanket of safety. Devaswom Minister Kadakampilly Surendran might be current on the Sannidhanam through the day.
Barricades have been erected at varied factors to manage the devotees and ambulance have been organized to face any emergency conditions.
According to Mr. Vasu, the Board has ensured ample inventory of the temple choices, together with Appam and Aravana for the devotees. The facility for providing Neyyabhishekom will shut on January 18.
Traffic plan
The Pathanamthitta police have rolled out a visitors plan for the devotees’ automobiles by dividing the district into 13 totally different zones. Vehicles coming back from Nilackal should take the Elavunkal-Kanamala-Palappalli-Laha-Perunad-Vadasserikkara route. Those continuing from Erumeli to Nilackal should take the Mandirampadi-Vadasserikkara route.
Further, policemen have been deployed in six divisions throughout the area, together with on the varied vantage factors, the place persons are anticipated to converge to witness the Makarajyothi.
In view of the Makaravilakku celebrations, the State authorities has declared an area vacation for the Pathanamthitta district on January 14.
Revenue
As many as 1.32 lakh devotees visited the Sabarimala temple within the first 54 days of the continuing annual pilgrimage season, producing a income of ₹16.30 crore. The revenue through the Makaravilakku season until January 12 was ₹6.33 crore whereas the income throughout the whole Makaravilakku season final yr was ₹60.26 crore.
The revenue through the earlier mandalam season was ₹166 crore. The revenue throughout the identical interval this yr was simply 6% of it.
In view of the extreme monetary crunch, the board might be in search of an help of ₹100 crore from the State authorities, over and above the present allotment of ₹70 crores, Mr. Vasu mentioned. He additionally spoke of the plans to boost the variety of days for month-to-month puja at Sabarimala from the current schedule of 5 days.
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