Updated Dec 24, 2020 | 15:12 IST
Kerala government approaches the apex court and files a petition against the high court decision to increase the number of daily arrival devotees from 2000 to 5000.
Sabarimala Temple (File Photo)
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Covid-19 negative certificate RT-PCR test mandatory for devotees to Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala
Earlier, a negative certificate from antigen test was enough for the devotees to visit the shrine
It said that to control the Covid-19 pandemic during the Sabarimala Temple festival season between December 20 and January 14 next year, the state had constituted the high-level committee to consider all aspects and to fix the number of pilgrims