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The number of devotees who completed the darshan increased when more than 4,000 people were allowed on the 18 steps every hour.
Padmashri of Tamil Nadu collapsed at the Appachimedu stretch of the hill temple. Police sources indicated that the child had heart problems earlier.
A dynamic queue control system has been introduced this season to manage crowding at Sannidhanam.
A division bench examined the 19.12-minute video of the draw of lots held in front of the Sabarimala sanctum sanctorum, produced by the Travancore Devaswom Board.
The trek from Pampa to the ‘sannidhanam’ of the temple, which is dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, is both exhilarating and transcendent.
It was in December 2015 that the Centre had sanctioned Rs. 100 crore.
Sabarimala is one of the largest annual pilgrimage sites in the world. The pilgrimage, which began on Thursday, attracts close to 50 million devotees every year.
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.
Despite COVID-19 situation, hundreds of devotees have been trekking the hills to offer prayers at the Ayyappa temple.
The facility will be available at ten locations en route to the hill shrine that opened for the 41-day Mandala Season on Monday.