The Kerala High Court directed the Travancore Devaswom Board and the Cochin Devaswom Board to ensure that proper facilities are provided to Sabarimala pilgrims in the temples under their management during Mandala-Makaravilakku festival.
“The Temple Advisory Committees of those temples, which are identified as Sabarimala Edathavalams, and also other temples which are identified by the concerned Devaswom Board to provide facilities to Sabarimala Pilgrims during Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season, shall render necessary assistance to the concerned Sub Group Officer/Devaswom Officer in providing proper facilities to Sabarimala pilgrims in the respective temples,” said the court.
The division bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar also directed Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Committee to ensure that proper facilties are provided to the Sabarimala pilgrims in the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple.
