In case of un controllable crowd just like yester day ie on 30th Dec due to opening up after 3 days of closing shrine could be a great miseries for devotees came with little children for blessings of Lord Shri Ayyappa. They, who had to spent 14 hrs more on queue from Pamba to Sannidanandam, laid their bed sheets on the soaked soil with urine to take rest for their children.
6. In case of any stampede during trekking, by fearing wild animals or any other calamities just like tragedy occurred at Pulmedu two years back in which hundreds of devotees died and injured, there is no adequate security forces and measures to handle the situation. The same situation is faced aswell as witnessed my self on 30th Dec at the place Marakkuttam, a rendezvous, where devotees stuck with 10 hours en route. Stampede of thousands of people was could not only be managed by the only three security personnel including a sub Inspector and I was also trapped with my two children who totally exhausted in queue without water and food for them. During these 10 hours I had to keep my two young children on our shoulders. The situation at Sannidanandam too has no change. I don’t understand why the Sabarimala Dewaswam Board neglects to redress the agonies of devotees by making proper urine sheds, Latrines, clean water for taking bath at Pamba and provision of drinking water and food for devotees and provision for smooth darsanam (vision) of Shri Ayyappa. In case of recurrence of long queue which hours more time, Sabarimala Dewaswam Board should make privileges on either sides of mountainous trekking path.
If eyes of Sabarimala Dewaswam Board is not opened to rectify these things, common public should come forward and make action counsel to full fill these short comings. Our judiciary can also give ultimatum to responsible authorities to ensure necessary privileges to devotees.
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