Sabarimala pilgrimage: Tamil Nadu-Keralam meet finalises route plan, safety measures
Officials from Kerala and Tamil Nadu have finalized safety and logistical arrangements for the upcoming Sabarimala pilgrimage season. New measures include relocating the online booking counter to Walardie and implementing mandatory health screenings for pilgrims using the forest route.
Why it matters
Effective coordination between states is critical to managing the massive influx of pilgrims and ensuring public safety during a major religious event.
Sabarimala pilgrimage: Tamil Nadu-Keralam meet finalises route plan, safety measures left Idukki District Collector Dineshan Cheruvatt addressing the Sabrimala interstate meeting inThekkady on Friday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/p0udj8/article71620531.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/80759_24_10_2026_19_20_17_1_SABARI.JPEG SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Idukki District Collector Dineshan Cheruvatt addressing the Sabrimala interstate meeting at Thekkady on Friday. The TDB’s online booking counter will move to Walardie near Vandiperiyar, with pilgrims allowed to use the forest route via Sathram only after health screenings; those with cardiac or serious conditions will be guided to the conventional Pampa route. IDUKKI An interstate coordination meeting between District Collectors of Keralam and Tamil Nadu, held at Thekkady in Idukki on Friday (October 23), decided that the Travancore Devaswom Board’s (TDB) online booking counter for the upcoming Sabarimala pilgrimage season will operate at Walardie near Vandiperiyar. Officials noted that in previous years, the counter functioned at Sathram.
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