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It is assumed that a short circuit led to the accident.
TDB officials said there would be no spot bookings for pilgrims from January 10, and the virtual queue bookings are limited to 40,000 on January 15, the day of the Makaravilakku.
There was an increase of Rs 18.72 crore in the total revenue this year compared to the Rs 222.98 crore last year during the same period.
The deceased are Santosh (19) from Chennai and Avinash (21) from T Nagar.
As per reports, pilgrims have been waiting for over 15 hours to get darshan on Christmas day as well, with queues starting from Neelimala.
The police regulated the entry of vehicles from Erumely till 10.30 in the morning
According to official figures, the number of pilgrims who arrived at the temple from the start of the ongoing Mandalakalam-Makaravilakku season to Friday was 17.56 lakhs, which is 1.50 lakhs lesser than last year.
The latest “big-time” initiative is in connection with the annual ‘Nadathurarappu’ festival of Thiruvairanikulam temple near Kalady of Ernakulam district.
Devaswom minister K Radhakrishnan has instructed the officials to take immediate action to control the rush.
The ticket rate for Pamba-Palani (Super-Fast) is Rs 408 per person, while that for Coimbatore (FP) is Rs 535 and Tenkasi Rs 303.