Darshan time extended

The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has extended the holy darshan time at Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala from Saturday in view of the increase in the number of pilgrims visiting the holy hillock in the past few days.

Revised schedule

In a statement issued here on Friday, Sabarimala Devaswom Executive Officer K. Sankaranarayana Pillai said that as per the revised schedule, the temple would be opened at 3 a.m. from Saturday and close after Utchapuja at 1.30 p.m.

The temple would reopen at 3 p.m. and close after Athazhapuja at 11.30 p.m., the statement said.