Sabarimala temple to have closed circuit TVs

The Kerala high court today granted permission to the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which administers the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala, to invite tenders to install closed circuit televisions in the temple complex.

The direction in this regard was issued by a division bench comprising justice CN Ramachandran Nair and justice PS Gopinathan on a petition by the TDB seeking permission to install the close circuit televisions.

The TDB proposal is for the police to monitor security to ensure that all pilgrims are properly managed and temple authorities were attending to their responsibilities.

The bench held that it was important to have sufficient number of closed circuit TVs in front of the sanctum sanctorum to ensure that devotees get darshan.