Overview

• Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the Pampa conclave and announced Rs 1,033.62 crore for phased upgrades to Sannidhanam, Pampa and trek routes through 2039, plus over Rs 300 crore for 2025–2030 facilities.
• Officials said 4,126 participants registered, including 182 international delegates, after images of empty seats spurred questions that organisers attributed to parallel sessions across multiple venues.
• Congress and BJP leaders attacked the event as election-driven, reviving demands to withdraw 2018 protest cases and reverse the state’s Supreme Court affidavit on women’s entry, while also raising questions over temple gold.
• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sent greetings, Tamil Nadu ministers attended, and groups like the NSS and SNDP participated, whereas the Pandalam palace and Malayaraya Mahasabha stayed away.
• Sessions focused on the long-term master plan, spiritual tourism and crowd management, and overseas devotees urged cleaner Pampa waters and better facilities for women and elderly pilgrims.