Mandalakala-Makaravillakku festival under Covid restrictions The annual two-month-long pilgrimage to the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala’s Sabarimala began on Monday amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Devotees were only allowed to enter the temple on Monday morning with strict Covid-prevention measures in place. Pilgrims were allowed to start trekking at 3 am through a virtual queue system, temple officials said. Most pilgrims who reached were from neighbouring states, said the Travancore Devaswom Board which manages […]