Sabarimala pilgrimage begins on a positive note
The Hindu
Over 58,000 visit temple in the first six days
It may take a while for long queues and packed crowds to be back at Sabarimala, but the ongoing annual pilgrimage season at the Ayyappa temple has kicked off on a positive note for the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which now counts on offsetting a portion of the economic loss suffered the previous season.
As per estimates by the board, the number of pilgrims who visited the temple this season already crossed 58,000 in the first six days of the pilgrimage while the total income during the period stood around ₹4 crore. Of the total income received, revenue from the sale of offerings (appam, aravana) and the donation boxes stood around ₹1 crore while about ₹1.5 crore was generated through the auctioning of shops at Sannidhanam.
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