Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple will reopen on Saturday night for a interval of six days within the Malayalam month of Thulam.
The doorways of the sanctum sanctorum will likely be opened at 5 pm by the chief priest VK Jayaraj Potty. The Travancore Devaswom Board, which runs the temple, mentioned devotees can be allowed to enter the temple from Sunday morning until the night time of October 21.
Only those that have accomplished two doses of COVID-19 vaccination or obtained a detrimental RT-PCR report inside 72 hours will likely be allowed entry by way of the digital queue system of the state police. The transfer is geared toward controlling the group within the backdrop of Kerala persevering with to report over 7,000 circumstances a day.
After the Usha Puja rituals on Sunday, a draw will likely be held to pick the subsequent chief priest of the Sabarimala and Malikappuram temples. Their tenure will likely be for one yr. There are 9 candidates within the shortlist for the submit of chief priest of Sabarimala.
The Mandalam-Makaravilakku pageant on the temple will start from November 15.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
