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Thousands of people paid their last respects to Karnan when the tusker’s body was kept at Mangalamkunnu before the funeral, which took place in Walayar forest in the evening.
It is believed that couples who solemnize their weddings at this temple have the divine bond of seven births.
On Thursday, the Collector also removed the restriction limiting the number of weddings that could be held at the temple to 25.
It will be a boon for the 300,000-plus devotees who throng there on every month, and around 50,000-plus during weekends and festivals, besides tourists, who have to trudge up the gruelling 1,400 steps to reach the summit.
The tantric rituals and religious customs of the Mahadeva Temple in Vaikom, one of the oldest temples in Kerala, are unique.
Once in a year, on the Taipooya festival during the Malayalam month of Makaram, the idol of Murugan would be taken to Peruvaram, in a grand procession.
The work on the historic temple is progressing with the support of the community and guidance from the leadership in India and the UAE.
Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time in its history, a scheduled tribe person will soon become a priest in a shrine, managed by the apex temple body Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), in Kerala. In a path-breaking move, the TDB, which manages over 1,200 shrines across the southern state, has
Built in Ming architectural style on an area of 32 acres, the temple has several halls and courtyards extending from the main gate to the central portion.
While allowing reopening of temples and other places of worship earlier, the state government had said only a maximum of five devotees would be allowed at a time.