Overview

• Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the Pampa meet and detailed ₹1,033.62 crore in phased works through 2039 plus ₹314.96 crore for pilgrim facilities between 2025 and 2030.
• Organisers reported 4,126 registrations with media estimating about 3,500 attendees, while the BJP and Congress boycotted the event alleging political motives.
• Messages from Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath were read out and Tamil Nadu ministers participated, as bodies like NSS and SNDP attended but the Pandalam Palace stayed away.
• The Travancore Devaswom Board formed an 18‑member committee to evaluate ideas from sessions on the master plan, spiritual tourism corridors, and crowd management.
• Temporary structures were set up at Pampa with assurances of ecological care, and political contention persisted with a parallel ‘Sabarimala Protection Sangamam’ announced in Pandalam for September 22.