Sabarimala temple to open on October 17
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Pathanamthitta (PTI): The Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple, situated in a dense forest in this district, will open for the monthly poojas on October 17, the Travancore Devaswom Board said on Wednesday.
The ceremony will take place at 4 pm on Friday, when chief priest Arun Kumar Namboothiri opens the temple doors and lights the ceremonial lamp in the presence of head priest Kandararu Mahesh Mohanaru, the board said in a statement.
The temple will open at 5 am for darshan on October 18, the first day of the Malayalam month of Thulam, it said.
The draw to select the melshanthies (chief priests) for the next year for the Sabarimala and Malikappuram temples will also be held that morning at the Sannidhanam (temple complex).
President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit the hill shrine for darshan on October 22, the concluding day of the monthly poojas, it said.
The TDB has already begun preparations to welcome President Murmu, and in view of her visit, restrictions will be in place for devotees on October 22, the statement said.
The Sree Chithira Attathirunal festival will be observed at the Sannidhanam on October 21, it added.
Sabarimala is opening for monthly poojas when a political row is raging in connection with the alleged irregularities in gold-plating in the temple.
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J&K: One dead, seven hospitalised after consuming wild vegetable in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): One person died while seven others, mostly children, were hospitalised after allegedly consuming a wild vegetable in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Saturday.
The incident was reported from Mohra village in the Kotranka subdivision, where members of two families consumed a wild vegetable following which they started showing symptoms of food poisoning on Friday evening, they said.
The affected persons were initially shifted to the Community Health Centre in Kandi and later referred to the Government Medical College Hospital Rajouri for specialised treatment.
Officials said an elderly man, identified as Mohammad Hussain (60), died during treatment, while seven other members of the two families are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
“Prima facie, it is a case of food poisoning, but the matter is still under investigation,” a doctor said.
Officials said an investigation into the incident has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the poisoning.
