The Kerala government on Saturday gave permission to Travancore Devaswom Board to increase the number of pilgrims allowed to trek the Sabarimala hill shrine from the existing 5,000 to 10,000 per day.
The temple was opened for the Karkkadaka masapooja on Saturday and as per the earlier decision, only 5,000 pilgrims who register in advance via the virtual queue system were to be given entry to the temple.