Special queue in Sabarimala from tomorrow onwards

PATHANAMTHITTA: The special queue system for children, the sick and the elderly will start tomorrow at Sabarimala. The special queue will be there on busy days. More than one lakh pilgrims have booked for darshan tomorrow. If the rush extends to Marakkoottam, children, women and differently-abled persons will be moved from the queue and taken to the Valiya Nadapandal along Chandranandan Road. From here, they will be taken to the Thirumuttam below the 18th step through the 1st or 9th row. An able-bodied pilgrim will also be brought to the Valiya Nadapandal for assistance. Among the pilgrims coming in groups, those who need a special queue will be brought out. After darshan, they should wait for their companions in Sannidhanam. Drinking water and snacks will be provided to them.

With the rush getting out of control, the High Court had directed that separate queues be set up for women, children and differently-abled persons.

People in special queue

• Children up to ten years of age,
• Differently abled, old and sick.

Those booked for tomorrow..........1,04,945
Those booked for Dec 20............................... 94,953