More facilities for Sabarimala pilgrims

Pilgrimage corridor under Malabar Devaswom Board.

Pilgrimage corridor under Malabar Devaswom Board.

Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has ruled out programs and initiatives for the next financial year, saying the state government will give top priority to the development of the Sabarimala temple.

More facilities will be provided at the Lord Ayyappa temple for the pilgrims reaching the holy hill. “As a measure to enhance the facilities and amenities for Sabarimala pilgrims, among the pilgrims’ shelters” [Idathavalams] will be strengthened,” the governor said in his customary policy address on the occasion of the commencement of the annual budget session in the state assembly on Friday.

He also said that the state government has taken steps to start a pilgrimage corridor connecting the famous temples under the Malabar Devaswom Board.

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