Civil aviation minister Ok Rammohan Naidu introduced on Saturday that pilgrims headed to Sabarimala temple in Kerala will probably be allowed to hold coconuts within the cabin baggage of flights until January 20, 2025, reported information company PTI.
Underneath present norms, coconuts aren’t permitted within the cabin baggage on the grounds that they’re flammable, nevertheless the bureau of civil aviation safety has allowed pilgrims to take action for the two-month-long Sabarimala pilgrimage season which can begin in mid-November.
Naidu on Saturday stated that the exemption on “carrying coconuts in ‘Irumudi’ as cabin baggage throughout the Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage interval” was to make sure the benefit of journey for Sabarimala pilgrims.
In a publish on X, he acknowledged that the order will probably be in impact till January 20, 2025, with all needed safety checks in place.
Coconuts will probably be allowed to be carried within the cabin solely after the requisite X-Ray, ETD (Explosive Hint Detector) and bodily checks.
The Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala will probably be open from mid-November to late January for the auspicious season when lakhs of devotees go to the hill shrine yearly.
These enterprise the pilgrimage to Sabarimala often put together and pack ‘Irumudi Kettu’ (the sacred bag containing choices, together with coconut stuffed with ghee) as a part of the ‘Kettunirakal’ ritual to supply to Lord Ayyappa.
Through the ritual, ghee is crammed inside a coconut, which is then saved within the bag together with different choices. The bag additionally carried abnormal coconuts to be damaged at numerous holy spots throughout the pilgrimage.
Solely these pilgrims who carry the ‘Irumudi Kettu’ on their head are allowed to climb the 18 sacred steps to succeed in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. These not carrying it must take a distinct passage to succeed in the sanctum sanctorum.
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