Those Ayyaappa devotees coming after the difficult trek through the jungle via Pullumedu and Erumeli entry points will be given a special tag in collaboration with the forest department, he said.
"They can also come to the hill shrine from Pampa via Swami Ayyappan Road. Those who want to go via Neelimala can also take that route," he said. Devotees can also enter the shrine via Chandranandan Road by skipping the Saramkuthi route at Marakkoottam.
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