Two day worship to Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy

Ottayam: The Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy Temple will be opened on Thursday evening as part of the ‘Chithira Atta Tirunal’ festival.

K Sudheer Namboothiri, the high priest, will open the sanctum sanctorum on the evening of the Tantrik Kandaradi Rajiv.

The temple will be closed on Friday after Athalapuja (night worship). Devotees are not allowed into the temple these days.

Those who are not enrolled in the health insurance scheme can seek care at public sector hospitals

Emergency medical centres and oxygen parlours will be set up in various places from Pampa to Sannidhanam, where pilgrims can seek supplemental oxygen, first aid and general check up. Nurses trained in Heart attack management and automated external defibrillators will be available at these centres round the clock.

The Director of Health Services will be in charge of all activities at Sabarimala, while senior officials are camping at Sabarimala to supervise activities. Medical officers of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki and Alappuzha districts will be the nodal officers responsible for respective districts.