Updated On: 14 April, 2025 09:43 PM IST | Kerala | IANS
The official inauguration was held beneath the "kodimaram" on the Sannidhanam (the temple complex) by 6.30 am, a TDB statement said

With this, a long-drawn demand of Lord Ayyappa devotees has been fulfilled, an official statement said. Representational Pic/File/iStock
The distribution of gold lockets with images of Lord Ayyappa, brought out by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), began at the Sabarimala Temple on Monday, the auspicious Vishu 2025.
State Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan launched the distribution of the lockets, kept at the sanctum sanctorum, among devotees who booked for them via online.