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In a large measurement to streamline pilgrim flow, Devaswom Minister K. Muraleedharan has announced the instauration of a virtual queue strategy astatine the Sreekrishna Temple, Guruvayur, connected a proceedings basis. The inaugural aims to guarantee a smoother and much comfy darshan acquisition for devotees.
Speaking to the media astatine Guruvayur connected Monday (June 15, 2026) aft a high-level reappraisal gathering held successful the beingness of Devaswom committee members and section heads, the Minister said modern facilities would beryllium introduced to alteration Guruvayur, Sabarimala, and Kottiyoor into world-class pilgrimage centres.
Master plan
As portion of the temple’s broad improvement plan, a maestro program volition beryllium prepared and onshore acquisition procedures volition beryllium expedited. The Minister directed officials to implicit the acquisition of onshore required for improvement wrong 9 months, assuring that immoderate hurdles would beryllium resolved done discussions. The wide improvement is expected to instrumentality signifier wrong 3 years.
Mr. Muraleedharan besides made it wide that nary temple onshore would beryllium mislaid nether immoderate circumstances. “Not adjacent a tiny portion of Guruvayurappan’s onshore volition beryllium allowed to beryllium taken away,” helium asserted, adding that encroached temple onshore would beryllium reclaimed.
To code issues astatine the Goshala astatine Vengad, an adept committee volition beryllium formed. Plans are besides nether mode to person the historical Punnathur Kovilakam successful the Anakkotta into a practice monument. Measures volition beryllium taken to amended facilities for temple elephants, including adept attraction for ailments specified arsenic ft diseases.
Devaswom Chairman A.V. Gopinath, Revenue Devaswom Secretary M.G. Rajamanikyam, committee members, District Collector Shikha Surendran (holding further complaint arsenic head of Guruvayur Devaswom), and different officials attended the meeting.
