After days of unending traffic snarls and chaos, Sabarimala pilgrims who reached Nilackal and Pampa on Wednesday were greeted by scenes of smooth traffic and order.
Although the inflow of pilgrims remained the same as in the previous days, the rapid measures introduced by the authorities have eventually succeeded in bringing the desired results. A vast majority of the pilgrims, who had been stuck on the roads and in the queues along the trekking path, completed the pilgrimage and returned.
At the same time, those who made their way to the hillock during the day needed to wait in queues along the trekking path to reach Sannidhanam from Pampa. As per estimates, 50,162 people visited the temple through the virtual queue on Wednesday till 6 p.m. The number of people who reached Sannidhanam the previous day was 90,889.
