Thiruvananthapuram: Sabarimala Temple Ayyappa Opened for ‘Karkkidaka Pooja Period’ at 5am on Saturday.
Because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, entering the hill temple has been restricted.
Only 5,000 pilgrims ordered their slots through a virtual queue given permission to travel to the temple.
Pilgrims are asked to bring the negative RT-PCR certificate obtained in the last 48 hours or multiple vaccination certificate, the authorities of the Devaswom Travancore council.
The temple, opened for seasonal monthly Pooja off, will be closed after five days on July 21.
‘Neyyabhisheksam’, ‘Udayasthamana Pooja’, ‘Kalasabhishekam’ and ‘Pooja rice’ will be done during a monthly pooja.
After Poojas’s settlement, the temple will be closed on July 21 night.
Meanwhile, limiting locking greatly affects the financial health of all temples managed by the state government that runs the Devaswom Board.
The Board, to avoid a severe financial crisis, even Mulling to sell unused equipment that follows the temple.