Helplines soon for Sabarimala pilgrims from Karnataka

Helplines soon for Sabarimala pilgrims from Karnataka The government had made arrangements for medical and other assistance for pilgrims from the state heading for Sabarimala. It will also set up a call centre for them to meet exigencies. This assurance was given by minister for muzrai and ports Kota Srinivas Poojari on Thursday. According to him, people from Karnataka comprise 30 per cent of the pilgrims heading for Sabarimala. About 18 lakh to 20 lakh pilgrims visit the hill temple from different parts of the state. This year, 30 policemen have already been stationed at Sabarimala. Ninety more will join them when the season starts to help pilgrims from Karnataka. A high level committee meeting of officials from various departments was held to discuss security of devotees. “We will also speak to the director general and inspector general of police Lalrokhuma Pachau,” Poojari said. All the policemen deputed at Sabarimala can speak in English. As for medical assistance, Laskhmi Hospital located near Sabarimala is offering free treatment to pilgrims from Karnataka. The government is tying up with two government hospitals to cater to the needs of pilgrims from Karnataka, he said. “A help desk will be set up at Sabarimala by the revenue department and it will be handled by the department officials. On November 29, we will inaugurate a new website containing all details of the facilities offered by the state government,” he said. Four vehicles from Karnataka will be sent to Sabarimala to help pilgrims. “We will also support the pilgrims and their families through the help desk which can be contacted round the clock. The helpline numbers will be announced soon,” he said. The department is utilising `10 crore allotted in the budget for facilitating smooth pilgrimage to Sabarimala. The Kerala government has come forward to provide six acres of land to the state government near Sabarimala at Nirakkal. “We will take up construction to provide facilities to pilgrims from our state,” he said. “Our pilgrims will reach Sabarimala through four routes. We are trying our best to minimise the harassment by the Kerala officers,” he said.

Udayanapuram Temple

Udayanapuram enshrining Subramanya is located near Vaikom and is closely associated with the Vaikom Mahadevar temple and the Kumaranallur Bhagawati temple. It is believed that worship at the famed Vaikom Mahadevar temple is complete only after a visit to Udayanapuram. Udayanapuram is also closely tied to the grand Ashtami celebration at the Vaikom temple. Udayanapuram is considered to be equivalent to Palani in Tamilnadu. Legend has it that the Bhagawati temple at Kumaranallur nearby was originally intended for Subramanya and that this temple was intended originally for Bhagawati and was known as Udayanayakeepuram. It is believed that Bhagawati occupied the temple intended for Kumaran, and hence her temple town took on the name Kumaran-alla-ooru (not for Kumaran). In conjunction with this legend, Bhagawati Sevai is conducted at the Subramanya temple at Udayanapuram. In terms of structure, it does resemble the Vaikom Mahadevar temple. The temple boasts of several beautiful carvings and paintings. Thai Poosam in the month of Capricorn, is celebrated in great splendour here, when hundreds of Kaavadis line up here in procession. These Kaavadis make their way to Vaikom first and then find their way to Udayanapuram. The most interesting of festivals here is the Vaikkattu Ashtami, the 12th day of the annual festival in the month of Scorpio. This day witnesses a spectacular victory procession of Subramanya from Udayanapuram to Vaikom, symbolizing Kartikeya's victory over the demons, and his greeting Shiva at Vaikom on the occasion. Also accompanying this procession are deities from several other neighboring temples. This three hour long procession with the accompaniment of music and elephants reaches the Vaikom temple, where an image of Shiva on a beautifully decorated elephant greets the procession. This meeting is followed by a farewell, and Subramanya is taken back in procession to Udayanapuram. Interestingly, no food offerings are made at the Vaikom temple sanctum during this festival, as it is believed that Shiva himself fasts, for his son's success in the battle against the demons, while thousands are fed within the temple precincts. The Kidangoor Skanda temple: At Kidangoor in this area, there is a Subramanya temple. Legend has it that this temple was originally constructed for Vishnu, but a sequence of events involving local legends caused this to be consecrated as a Subramanya temple (in a manner similar to the Kumaranalloor temple). The annual festival at Kidangoor is celebrated in the month of Kumbham. Kartikai and Thai Poosam are the other festivals celebrated here. The Thottagam Skanda temple: Located in Thalayazham near Vaikom, this Subramanya temple celebrates its annual utsavam for 8 days from Chathayam to Rohini in Dhanur month.

Vaikom Mahadeva temple Kodiarchana and vadakkupurathu pattu

Important telephone number at sabarimala

അയ്യപ്പസേവാസംഗം  ഓഫിസ്  (Ayyappasevasagam office)            04735 -   202043
ഗവ; ആശുപത്രി   (Govt: Hospital)                                                      04735 -  202101
ആയുര്‍വേദ  ആശുപത്രി       (Ayurveda Hospital)                               04735 - 202102
ഹോമിയോ  ആശുപത്രി   (Homio Hospital)                                        04735 - 202843
സഹാസ്‌      ആശുപത്രി    (Sahas Hospital)                                        04735 - 202080
എന്‍.എസ് .എസ്  ആശുപത്രി  (N.S.S Hospital)                               04735 - 202010
പോലീസ്‌  സ്റ്റേഷന്‍       (Police Station)                                             04735 - 202014
പോലീസ് കണ്‍റോള്‍റൂം        (Police control Room)                           04735 - 202016
പോലീസ്‌ സ്പെഷ്യല്‍  ഓഫിസര്‍ (Police Special Officer)                04735 - 202029
കെ.എസ് .ഇ .ബി    (K.S.E.B)                                                            04735 - 202024
പോസ്റ്റോഫിസ്      (Post office)                                                           04735 - 202130
ഫയര്‍ഫോഴ്സ്    (Fire force)                                                              04735 - 202033
ദേവസ്വം ഇന്‍ഫര്‍മേഷന്‍  (Devoswam Information)                         04735 - 202048
ടെലഫോണ്‍  എക്സ്ചേഞ്ച്‌   (Telephone Exchange)                             04735 - 202000
വാട്ടര്‍ അതോറിറ്റി    (Water Authority)                                                 04735 - 202111
ഗെസ്റ്റ്ഹൌസ്        (Guest House)                                                      04735 - 202056 
ടെലികോം സെന്റര്‍   (Telecom Center)                                               04735 - 202836

What are the items contained in the pallikettu

Contents of pallikettu

The pallikettu have main two parts munmudi (മുന്‍മുടി) contains betel leaves arecanut and a coin. To return safe and healthy after the pilgrimage to the lord Ayyappa sannidhanam, Lord devotees pray to the gramadevatha.
He keep betel leaves arecunut and coin in the pallikettu as dakshina to be offered to the gramadhevatha on his safe return. The most important offering to lord Ayyappa is neyi thenga(Ghee filled cocunut). The Lord Ayyappa loves to be washed in Ghee. The Ghee that is filled by sanding the saranam is symbolic of the pure mind of the devotee. The cocunut to be filled with Ghee id a symbol of 3 eyed god Lord Shiva Shankara. The padithenga - The coconut when broken near the 18 sacred steps symbolize shattered ego and obstacles faced by the devotee. The devotee must throw a break the jeevathmabodham before ascending 18 steps that led to moksha become one with the lord - Sayoojya.
The Pilgrim has to light camphor and pray at numerous spots at pamba and sannidhanam as they climb their way up.Lord Ayyappa likes camphor burning in many place on the forest path. The lit camphor heaps must have kept wild animals at bay long ago. The camphor burns completely without any remnant symbolizes that the sign of pilgrim are burned away in the divine sannidhanam and it is an important pooja item.
Turmeric powder is to be sprinkled over the serpent gods and precincts manjambika namely maalikappurathamma. Virgin and everchaste maalikappurathama awaits the lord everyday adorned and bathed in turmeric powder. Science has recognized the fact that turmeric is not only used for augmenting beauty but is medicinal as an antiseptic for it can ward off poison.The bed of turmeric power is soft and comforting to the tired naked feet of the pilgrim who have walked over thrones and stones.
Rice, jaggery and plantain(kadhali) are the offering for the lord ayyappa.
Aval, malar, sugar raisins and fried rice power these items tucked in a special small bag placing in the pallikettu are offering for kaduthaswami.
Pepper is offered to vavar swamy.
Tobacco leaves is a dhakshina for karuppuswami.
Rose water and incense sticksre the favorite item for the vavar swami.
Pinkettu contains food kept in the rear portion of the irumudikettu.
Rice, Rice flakes, jaggery, chammanthipodi etc.
The travel facilities have developed surprisingly and shops dots the way, today the rear part of the irumudikettu is not as large as it was years ago.

Attukal gears up to welcome Sabarimala pilgrims

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: If everything goes as per the district authorities' plan, Ayyappa devotees will have a hassle-free time at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple this season. Both the district administration and the temple trust are giving final touches to the special arrangements at for the Sabarimala pilgrims arriving at the temple.

It was last year that the district authorities decided to set up a halting point (idathavalam) at Attukal with the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple turning a must-visit pilgrimage centre and a large number of Sabarimala pilgrims flocking to the city.

Devaswom and health minister V S Sivakumar inaugurated the 24X7 police control room and KSRTC service on Friday evening. The neatly asphalted two-and-a-half acre parking bay that can accommodate up to 150 buses at a time, will be ready by Monday.

"Apart from that, the health department will provide a mobile clinic at the temple for the devotees and steps will be initiated towards controlling epidemic diseases. Suchitwa Mission, Thiruvananthapuram corporation and health department will ensure cleanliness on the premises and a team of 200 policemen will manage the security, traffic and smooth flow of devotees. We hope the devotees will have hassle-free time at Attukal," said Thiruvananthapuram revenue divisional officer Mohammed Mustafa.

Apart from these, the temple authorities are arranging showers, water taps, free food, open kitchen, shelter and bed space for the pilgrims.

"We are spending Rs 20 lakh to asphalt the parking bay and Rs 50 lakh to construct permanent refreshment complex for this season which will be ready in a few days. We also constructed a building for an Indian Coffee House outlet and a shopping complex at a cost of Rs 20 lakh and Rs 18 lakh, respectively," said Attukal Bhagavathy Temple Trust secretary M S Jyothishkumar.

District authorities said KSRTC services have already started connecting Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple and Attukal Temple. "This would help ease traffic congestion in city due to Ayyappa devotees' vehicles. Services made available at Attukal and Sree Padmanabhaswamy temples will be exhibited and announced in five languages at Attukal. A meeting of hoteliers, roadside tea-food stalls and vendors is convened on Saturday to reach a consensus on the rates of food items to be distributed," said the RDO.

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Sabarimala shrine opens for annual pilgrimage

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The Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala, Kerala’s famous mountainous Hindu pilgrim centre, opened on Thursday evening for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage amidst tight security measures.
The pilgrimage season starting on the morning of Friday, the first day of Vrischikam month of the Malayalam calendar, will conclude on January 20 after the sighting of the holy Makara Jyoti on the eve of the Makaram month, falling on January 14. There will be a four-day recess after the conclusion of the 41-day Mandalam phase with special Poojas on December 26.
The sanctum sanctorum of the temple was opened for the two-phase, 66-day pilgrimage at 5.30 PM Thursday by the outgoing Melshanti (chief priest) in the presence of Tanthri (traditional chief priest) Kantararu Rajeevaru. No special Poojas were performed on Thursday. Thousands of pilgrims had reached to have Darshan of the deity on Thursday evening itself.
At 7.00 PM Thursday, the ceremony marking the installation of the new Melshantis was held at the Sannidhanam, the abode of the Lord. N Damodaran Potti took over as the Melshanti of the Lord Ayyappa shrine and AN Unnikrishnan was installed as the chief priest of the adjoining Malikappuram temple for the next one year.
The Melshantis for the next one year were selected through draw of lots on October 17, the first day of the Thulam month of the Malayalam calendar. The annual pilgrimage would formally start early Friday morning with new Melshanti Damodaran Potti opening the sanctum sanctorum for Poojas.
VS Sivakumar, Devaswom Minister looking after temple affairs in Kerala, said extensive arrangements had been made for the smooth conduct of the annual Sabarimala pilgrimage. He held a video-conference with concerned district collectors and department heads to review the arrangements.

Annual Sabarimala pilgrimage to start today

The temple opened on Thursday evening and installation rites of one year resident head priests at Ayyappa and Malikappuram temples were performed by tantri (chief priest) Kandraru Rajeevarau. The new head priests will perform poojas at the temples for next one year from Friday when Malayalam month of Vrischikom begins. They start by opening  the sanctum sanctorum at the early morning.

Having performed Thursday night rites, the serving head priests bade farewell to the presiding deities whom they served for the past one year and handed over the keys of sanctum sanctorum to the executive officer of the temple. Then they left the holy hill to their home.

The pilgrimage is held in two sessions. The first one is 41-day Mandalam period which begins on Friday and will end on December 26. The temple will open for the second Makaravilakku season on December 30 and the Makaravilakku falls on January 14. The temple will be closed on January 20.

Every year, nearly 30-40 million pilgrims from across the country visit the hill shrine located in the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Western Ghats. Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the temple with the help of various government departments, is conducting the pilgrimage which fetches nearly Rs,150 crore for TDB coffer. 

Southern Railway will run special trains for Ayyappa pilgrims from various South Indian cities, including Chennai and Bangalore. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will operate special services from all parts of the state. Buses will also ply round-the-clock during the pilgrimage from Chengannur Railway Station, the gateway to Sabarimala.

Two month Sabari pilgrimage set to start

Sabari pilgrimage set to begin

Sabarimala (Ker): Devotees have started assembling at the foothills of the holy hillock of Sabarimala as the two-month long annual pilgrimage season of Lord Ayyappa temple is all set to begin in the wee hours of Friday.

The 41-day 'Mandala pooja' season of the shrine will start from Friday at the dawn of the month of 'Vrishchikam' of Malayalam calendar, followed by the 'Makaravilakku" phase lasting till mid-January next year.

One of world's largest religious events, Sabarimala attracts an average three crore devotees every year. Various government departments, Travancore Devaswom Board and voluntary agencies are engaged in last-minute preparations to cope the inflow of devotees both at the Sannidhanam atop and the base camp on the banks of holy Pampa river.

Large contingents of police had been deployed to maintain security, crowd management and traffic control. According to official sources, ensuring hassle-free darshan to pilgrims through effective crowd management and keeping the fragile ecosystem of the hill-shrine situated in the buffer zones of Periyar Tiger Reserves in Pathanamthitta district are some of the vital tasks.
 
The first phase of the pilgrimage will culminate with the 'mandala' pooja on December 26. It will be followed by the 'makaravilakku' with the 'jyothi darshan' as its highpoint on January 14.

Railways have announced Sabari special trains from different destinations like Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

Sabarimala pilgrimage season to begin on Friday

Thiruvananthapuram: The famous Sabarimala temple pilgrimage season is all set to begin when the sanctum sanctorum opens in the early hours of Friday. The pilgrimage season coincides with the first day of Malayalam month 'Vrishickam' (this year it falls on Nov 16). Situated on the mountain ranges of the Western Ghats, at an altitude of 914 metres above sea level, Sabarimala temple is four kilometres uphill from Pamba in Pathanamthitta district. It is one of the most famous Hindu pilgrim centres in India and has earned the tag of 'Mecca for Hindus'. The temple, which bars the entry of women who have attained puberty, is accessible only on foot from Pamba.
Even though the temple is now open on the first few days every month of the Malayalam calendar, the peak pilgrimage season begins on the first day of the Malayalam month in November and ends in January. Like the previous season, the unique online Q-booking has also been opened. Last season 7.43 lakh pilgrims used this facility, while 32 lakh pilgrims could book their darshan this season.
Pilgrims desirous of obtaining an advance Q-coupon for booking a darshan can log on to www.sabarimala.keralapolice.gov.in and book their time of darshan. Over the years more people from the southern states are turning up for the pilgrimage. The Indian Railways, on account of the pilgrim season, will put more number of bogies in trains to facilitate smooth travel for the pilgrims from the nearby states. Likewise, the state-owned transport corporation has also made elaborate arrangements.

KottayamThirunakkara temple gets ready for Sabarimala season

KOTTAYAM: The Thirunakkara temple is gearing up for the busy Sabarimala season, which will begin in a few days' time. Hordes of pilgrims from other states visit this temple on their way to the hill shrine.
Arrangements were being made for pilgrims to rest in the auditorium at the temple compound, said Jayan Thadathumkuzhy, president, temple advisory committee.
An information counter will be opened on November 16 inside the compound. "We have also requested the home minister to open a police post here," he said. KSRTC will send a bus to the temple compound if there are a minimum 51 pilgrims waiting to board bus. Throughout the season, pilgrims will be provided food at night. The temple ground will have facilities to park vehicles. Twenty bathrooms and toilets have also been built near this ground.
The temple advisory committee with the aid of the municipality has chalked out a plan to keep the temple and its premises clean during the entire season. The devaswom board, KSEB, KSRTC, police, municipality and many voluntary organizations are now working round the clock to make the pilgrims' stay here as comfortable as possible.

Sabarimala Special Trains

MANGALORE: The Southern Railway will run special trains to clear the extra rush during the Sabarimala season.
Train number Chennai Central - Kollam Superfast Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 3.15 pm on Mondays from November 19 to January 21, 2013 and arrive Kollam at 5.30 am on Tuesdays.
Train 06002 Kollam - Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Kollam at 11.15 am on Tuesdays from November 20 to January 22, 2013 and arrive at Chennai Central at 3.30 am on Wednesdays. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam. 06002 will stop at Perambur also.
06005 Chennai Central - Kollam Superfast Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 3.15 pm on Fridays from November 23 to January 18, 2013 and arrive at Kollam at 5.30 am on Saturdays. Train 06006 Kollam - Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Kollam at 11.15 am on Saturdays from November 24 to January 19, 2013 and arrive at Chennai Central at 3.30 am on Sundays.
The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam. T.No.06006 will stop at Perambur also.

Chithira Aattathirunal at Sabarimala temple

Sabarimala temple opens for Chithira Aattathirunal

Special Arrangement Festive occasion: Head priest N. Balamurali opening the sanctum sanctorum of the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala on Sunday.

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The Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala has been opened for the Chithira Aattathirunal festival on Monday.

Melsanthi (head priest) N. Balamurali, accompanied by Tantri Kandararu Rajeevararu (chief priest), opened the sanctum sanctorum at 5.30 p.m. on Sunday.

The rituals will begin with an Ashtadravya Maha Ganapathi Homam in the morning. Kalabhabhishekom, Pushpabhishekom, Ashtabhishekom, Udayasthamanapuja and Padipuja will be performed in connection with the festival. The temple will be closed after Athazhapuja.

Annual pilgrimage

The temple will reopen on Thursday afternoon for the two-month Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season beginning the next day.

The new head priests of the Ayyappa Temple and the Malikappuram Devi temple would be installed on Thursday evening, Devaswom Executive Officer K. Sankaranarayana Pillai said.

Special trains during sabarimala season

South Western Railway (SWR) today announced estension of tri-weekly express specials between Kochuveli-Bangalore City-Kochuveli upto January 2013 to clear extra rush during ensuing Sabarimala festival and winter season. Train No 06316 Kochuveli-Bangalore will depart at Kochuveli at 1630 hrs on Sundays, Mondays, Fridays, commencing from November 2 and arrive at Banglaore City 1000 hrs the next day. The last special from Kochuveli is on January 28, according to a SWR release here. In the return direction, Train No 06315 Bangalore City- Kochuveli will depart at Bangalore at 1715 hrs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Saturdays, commencing from November 3 and arrive at Kochuveli at 0925 hrs the next day. The last special from Bangalore City end is on January 29, 2013. Consequently, Train No12684 Bangalore-Ernakulam Bi-Weekly Express and Train No.22608 Bangalore-Ernakulam Weekly Express will depart Bangalore City station at 1850 hrs instead of 1715 hrs and arrive Ernakulam Station at 0610 hrs instead of 0415 hrs. Also Train No 16321 Bangalore City-Trivandrum Weekly Express will depart Bangalore station at 1715 hrs instead of 1850 hrs and arrive at Thiruvananthapuram at 1030 hrs instead of 1110 hrs.

Tirupati has answer to Sabari woes

Expert proposes one-time darshan in Sabarimala similar to Guruvayur and Tirupati systems PROF S. SITARAMAN SUGGESTS On no count will a devotee on his way back enter the forward path to Sannidhanam.
With the season for Sabarimala pilgrimage approaching, about 50 million devotees from all over India are set to descend on the hill shrine. The number of pilgrims is increasing year after year and the pressure on the Periyar Tiger Reserve where the shrine is located, is beyond its threshold limit now.
Restricting the number of devotees visiting the shrine would be conflicting with the faith of millions and what calls for is the effective management of the numbers, keeping the conservation of the tiger reserve and the forest in mind.
Currently, devotees stand in serpentine queues for up to 24 hours to get the Lord's darshan during rush hours. Such a long wait adds to a multifold crowd density at Sannidhanam. So what would be an ideal situation at Sabarimala? How could the crowd be better managed to allow a smooth flow for darshan this time and also in future?
At present, devotees enter Sabarimala and Sannidhanam through multiple routes and after climbing the holy Pathinettampadi they move through a fly over, have darshan with their irumudi and proceed to their stay at the temple site.
Then the devotees come again and again over the flyover for repeated darshans, thereby increasing the crowd density.
Further, they break and transfer the abhishekam ghee, stand in a queue again to get the same ghee back as prasadam.
Since they get repeated darshans, many stay for two days or more. On festive occasions, this goes up. For effective crowd management, environmental research scientist Prof S. Sitaraman has now come up with a proposal, in which a new system for Sabarimala darshan, similar to Guruvayur and Tirupati temples with onetime darshan with other supporting measures, is suggested. According to this plan, the basic hubs for Sabarimala darshan have to be Pampa and Nilakkal (currently utilized mainly as parking areas).
“Devotees after crossing Pampa should proceed as in a one way to reach Marakkoottam and Saramkuthi and Nadapanthal. From Nadapanthal the devotees with their irumudi will have to proceed in a queue to the Pathinettampadi/Sannidhanam.
And from this point devotees will take a straight/right turn to the sanctum sanctorum and have darshan of Lord Ayyappa. (Similar to the system in Tirupati /Guruvayur)“, says Prof Sitaraman.
According to the plan, further to darshan and kanikka, the devotees proceed left to have darshan of Lord Kannimoola Ganapathy. From here they need to go left to reach an open terrace (to be built) having sufficient space. Here the devotees will take out the mudra and other offering from their irumudi.
“On one side of the terrace, temple authorities are to provide sufficient number of counters with experts, who shall break the mudra, hand over the ghee and receipts for offerings/prasdams like appam, aravana etc. One half of the coconut would be handed over to the devotee and other half will be conveyed to the holy Ganapathy Kundam Agni through automated means like conveyors“, says Prof Sitaraman.
The devotee/guruswamy along with others can now proceed to the stainless steel tank (to be provided) at the other end of the terrace and pour the ghee for abhishekam with all devotion. The ghee tank to be maintained with utmost care should have controlled heating arrangements so that ghee can be pumped to the storage near Sreekovil.
“The priests in the Sreekovil should conduct abhishekams continuously and after this the ghee would flow through a pipeline to the prasadam delivery counters in the exit route. The merchandise of aravana/appam also could be organised here. Devotees after darshan of satellite temples like Malikappuram etc can proceed back to Pampa after collecting prasadam, ghee, etc. On no count will a devotee on his way back enter the forward path to Sannidhanam“, says Prof Sitaraman.
He suggested that on peak days like Makaravilakku, only preregistered devotees should be allowed. This can be done by online registration and computers shall select a predetermined number taking into account the converging capacity at Sannidhanam.
Each of them shall carry the permit so issued. The entry of pilgrims through Pullumedu, in the Vandiperiyar route and other pocket road entries are to be closed. This system will keep the area serene and less contaminated /polluted and there will be lesser pressure on sanitation as well.