Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 14 -- President of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), K. Jayakumar, said that the much-awaited Sabarimala pilgrimage will begin on November 16, with the temple opening at 4 pm.

Jayakumar stated that about 25,000 devotees have already made bookings.

He said, "The much-awaited Sabarimala pilgrimage commences in a few hours, I should say. On the 16th of November at 4 o'clock, the temple will be opened, and I'm sure on the very same day there will be more than 20,000 devotees. Already, I think 25,000 devotees have booked, and the shrine will be open till 11 o'clock. For the last 10 months or so, we have been planning for this festival. We joined the board. The new board came into being around November 2025, when t...