Sabarimala – Interstate devotees forced to return without darshan, criticism mounts over mismanagement
Pathanamthitta, Kerala. Devotees undertaking arduous journeys, covering vast distances, and enduring intense fasting, returned without getting darshan of Lord Ayyappa at Sannidhanam in Sabarimala. Despite hours of waiting, they couldn’t progress beyond Pampa, leading them to perform symbolic rituals like removing their Tulsimala, Neyyabhishekam (an offering to Lord Ayyappa), and coconut breaking at the temple…
