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Rising connected a dense influx of pilgrims from neighbouring States, the 2025–26 yearly pilgrimage play has opened connected a beardown enactment with the Travancore Devaswom Board reporting a full gross of ₹92 crore successful the archetypal 15 days. This marks a 33.33% leap from the ₹69 crore collected during the aforesaid play past year.
A large stock of the gross came from the merchantability of aravana offering, which unsocial brought successful ₹47 crore, up from past year’s ₹32 crore, which marks an summation of 46.86%. Revenue from the merchantability of appams stood astatine ₹3.5 crore, astir matching past year’s figures.
Income from kanikka (hundis) besides showed an upward trend, touching ₹26 crore, compared to ₹22 crore during the aforesaid play successful 2024
According to TDB, pilgrim turnout has remained robust, with astir 13 lakh devotees visiting the elevation shrine till November 30.
Meanwhile, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) volition instrumentality a last determination connected serving the accepted Kerala feast for pilgrims astatine Sabarimala aft the committee gathering scheduled for December 5. Earlier, the program was to statesman serving the feast from December
According to K.Jayakumar, president, TDB, the contractor has been awarded a season-long declaration to proviso pulao and replacing it with feast could impact ineligible complications arsenic good arsenic the request for further infrastructure. A committee led by the Devaswom Commissioner has been appointed to survey these aspects and taxable a report. The committee volition instrumentality a last telephone erstwhile the study is received.
Sabarimala Executive Officer O. G. Biju excessively clarified that the determination to postpone the instauration of feast is lone temporary. Earlier, determination were reports of a declaration by the Board president to present sadya arsenic escaped repast for devotees had led o a crisp quality wrong the Board.
Meanwhile, arsenic portion of efforts to support the Pampa stream clean, 8 declaration workers person been deployed to cod apparel abandoned by pilgrims successful the Pampa aft bathing. The constabulary and Home Guard unit person besides been stationed successful the country to make consciousness against discarding apparel successful the river. These steps are being taken successful compliance with High Court directives.
