Attukal pongala to be confined to ‘pandara aduppu’
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Apprehensions over crowd management
Apprehensions over crowd management
The Attukal Bhagavathy Temple Trust has decided to confine the Pongala on February 27 to the ‘pandara aduppu,’ the main hearth, at the Attukal temple, according to trust authorities.
The decision seems to have been taken in the wake of apprehensions over adherence to COVID-19 protocols.
Trust authorities say limiting the Pongala to the temple premises could not preclude overcrowding for entry, thus creating problems for crowd management. People could offer Pongala at their houses, they said.
A high-level meeting chaired by Minister for Devaswom Kadakampally Surendran last week had decided that the annual Pongala, billed the largest congregation of women, would be held within the premises of the temple in compliance with COVID-19 protocols.
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Thursday 24 December, 2020 | 4:10 PM
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), South Asia’s largest hospitality company, announced the opening of a new amã Stays & Trails heritage bungalow – Ambika Vilas in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Located in God’s own country, the sprawling villa with three suites is a living legacy built in the early 1900’s by a young aristocrat, who served the government and the armies of the king of Travancore.
The beauty of the bungalow lies in its architecture, which blends harmoniously into its surroundings. Based on the principles of an ancient science of carpentry – ‘Thatchusastra’, which believes that every man-made structure has a life and personality of its own, the interior of the house merges seamlessly into the garden to create a holistic living space.