PATHANAMTHITTA: Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President PS Prashant revealed that a record 22,67,956 devotees have visited the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple during the Mandala-Makaravilakku Mahotsavam season till December 14, marking a significant 4.5 lakh increase from the previous year's Mandala-Makaravilakku Mahotsavam season. The TDB president expressed gratitude to all departments and officials who facilitated smooth darshan for pilgrims over the course of a month.

The total revenue collected within 29 days amounts to Rs 163,89,20,204. Of this, the sale of Aravana contributed Rs 82,67,67,050, while donations (kanikka) brought in Rs 52.27 crore. Compared to the same period last year, this year's revenue saw an increase of Rs 22,76,22,481. The revenue from Aravana sales last year during the same period was Rs 65,26,47,320, whereas this year it rose by Rs 17,41,19,730. Similarly, the donations (kanikka) saw an increase of ₹8.35 crore compared to the same period last year.