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Kerala Invites M.K. Stalin as Chief Guest for Global Ayyappa Sangamam at Pampa on Sept. 20

Organisers pitch the conclave as a showcase for Sabarimala’s heritage with a focus on pilgrim welfare.

Devotees throng Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, dedicated to the god Ayyappa | ANI

Overview

  • Devaswom Minister V. N. Vasavan met M. K. Stalin in Chennai to extend the formal invitation for the Pampa gathering.
  • Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the one-day event, which is part of the Travancore Devaswom Board’s platinum jubilee.
  • Organisers expect around 3,000 international delegates and participation from Union Ministers and other state Chief Ministers.
  • A 1,001-member organising committee has been set up with the Kerala Chief Minister as chief patron to oversee arrangements.
  • The summit will discuss the Rs 1,033-crore, three-phase Sabarimala Master Plan and promote the ‘Thathwamasi’ ethos and spiritual tourism, as the BJP criticises the initiative as electoral appeasement.