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The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has initiated steps to bring astir a broad alteration successful the Sabarimala pilgrimage. The archetypal gathering for the Mandalam-Makaravilakku festival for 2026-27 and an valuation of the erstwhile play were held astatine the TDB office present connected Friday.
The Festival Control Office for the upcoming play volition commencement functioning successful Pampa successful April. A abstracted Budget volition beryllium prepared exclusively for the festival, successful summation to the TDB’s wide Budget. It was besides decided to audit the festival accounts successful existent clip nether the enactment of a chartered accountant.
TDB president K. Jayakumar presented the caller attack papers for the adjacent pilgrimage play successful the meeting. The elaborate attack papers is nether 5 headings—safety, cleanliness, services, atmosphere, communication, and nationalist relations. The attack document, which gives utmost value to work to devotees, is aimed astatine ensuring nonrecreational standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
Special grooming volition beryllium fixed to each Devaswom employees who volition beryllium portion of Sabarimala work successful the months of August and September. More method assistance volition beryllium ensured for assemblage absorption and information of devotees. Instructions volition beryllium issued to implicit the renovation works astatine slightest a period earlier the commencement of the festival season. Free mobile charging points volition beryllium installed for devotees astatine assorted points successful the Sannidhanam. If necessary, much additions volition beryllium made to the attack papers successful the upcoming Devaswom Board meetings.
