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In the photo, Vignesh, who is dressed in khavi mundu and a black shirt, can be seen looking at a board which points to Erumeli.
The 'Makaravilakku' ritual at Sabarimala temple would be held on January 14. The shrine would be closed on January 20, marking the end of the pilgrimage season.
The authorities have decided to boost the security measures at Sabarimala in view of the upcoming Makaravilakku festival. There are plans to seek more police personnel from the state government.
The slew of directions came with an increase in footfall at the famed Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala during the ongoing pilgrimage season.
A high-level meeting including the Devaswom Minister will be convened every week to evaluate the situation.
The increase in footfall also resulted in crowd management and traffic control issues, especially on Saturday when close to a lakh bookings were made via the virtual queue system and around 90,000 devotees arrived for 'darshan'.
Thursday marked the beginning of the 41-day 'Mandala' phase of the two-month-long annual pilgrimage season at Sabarimala, which will culminate with the 'mandala pooja' on December 27.
Outgoing head priest N Parameswaran Namboothiri opened the sanctum sanctorum in the presence of chief priest (tantri) Kandararu Rajeevaru at 5 pm.
In 2018, Supreme Court allowed girls and women of all ages to visit the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala, saying discrimination on physiological grounds was a violation of fundamental rights.
State police chief Anil Kant visited Pamba on Wednesday to inspect the arrangements to handle hordes of devotees expected this year as part of Makaravilakku season.