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The court said it will take up the matter on Wednesday when the Commissionerate of Food Safety has to file its response to the petition as was directed on November 17.
Though authorities had banned pilgrimage to Sabarimala citing hazardous conditions, new orders on Saturday saw it withdrawn. However, with news that dam shutters are raised, questions linger.
The Board told the high court that the jaggery received from the contracting company is first tested at Pamba by the Food Safety department and after their clearance it is stored in the godown there.
During the hearing, the state government informed the bench that counters for spot booking for the pilgrimage have been set up at 10 locations.
The Kerala government has decided to limit the number of pilgrims to the hill-top shrine considering the prevailing rain crisis in the state.
After the ritualist poojas, the new priests - N Parameshwaran Namboothiri for Sabarimala and Shabhu Namboothiri for the Malikappuram Devi temple - took charge.
The restrictions placed at Sabarimala in the light of COVID-19 are keeping devotees away from visiting the Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, the Devaswom Board has found.
Gavi has once again opened its doors to visitors.
The auspicious Makaravilakku festival falls on January 14 and the shrine would be closed on January 20.
The court also said that the high-level committee in this matter can consider if more devotees should be allowed during the Mandala-Makaravilakku season. However, the ban on pilgrims from offering ghee (neyyabhishekam) in person would continue.