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The New Indian Express
|November 03, 2024
AMID criticism from various quarters over its decision to discontinue spot booking for darshan at the Sabarimala temple, the state government on Saturday announced that 10,000 pilgrims will be allowed entry into the shrine, in addition to those booked through the virtual queue.
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AMID criticism from various quarters over its decision to discontinue spot booking for darshan at the Sabarimala temple, the state government on Saturday announced that 10,000 pilgrims will be allowed entry into the shrine, in addition to those booked through the virtual queue. Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan said to accommodate these pilgrims, daily virtual queue bookings have been reduced from 80,000 to 70,000.
This story is from the November 03, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express.
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