6-language app launched for Sabarimala pilgrims – Read

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Pathanamthitta, Nov 11:

In an initiative to assist millions of Ayyappa devotees heading for the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season, the Pathanamthitta district administration has launched a multi-lingual portal and mobile application available in six languages.

Pathanamthitta District Collector S. Premkumar announced that the portal—sabariportaldcpta.in—and its companion mobile app will function in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English. The digital platform provides real-time updates on temple rituals, virtual queue bookings, live crowd status, parking slot availability, and transit schedules for KSRTC feeder buses and special trains.

The portal also features an automated WhatsApp chatbot and dedicated grievance tracking to help devotees register complaints, report missing persons, or trace lost baggage with the temple police. The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa is scheduled to open for the two-month pilgrimage season on November 16 at 5 pm, with temple authorities confirming an advance buffer stock of 30 lakh tins of ‘Aravana’ prasadam.

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