Travancore Devaswom Board bars women from bathing in river Pampa

Sabarimala: The women devotees who visit Sabarimala along with men should not take bath in the river Pampa, said Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president Prayar Gopalakrishnan on Thursday. “This new instruction is in the context of the complaints that those coming to Pampa are taking bath in the river. According to the norms, the pilgrims should enter Sabarimala only with the rituals associated with the pilgrimage," he said. An evaluation of the preparations as part of the Mandala Makara Vilakku festival will be held in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, he added. Mr Gopalakrishnan was distributing the awards for mediapersons who covered Sabarimala festival at Sannidhanam.