HYDERABAD: Good news for devotees going to Sabarimala temple as the Kerala government has agreed to provide five acres for construction of a building to house the devotees from the state and another 20 acres for parking facilities.Of the large number devotees going to Sabaramala, about 35 percent of the devotees hail from Andhra Pradesh.Endowments minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah and endowment commissioner Balaramaiah held discussions with Travancore temple committee president Rajagopal Nair and other committee members at the Secretariat here on Thursday.The minister said a 24hours call centre would be set up at the endowments commissionerate in Hyderabad from December 20 to January 20 to provide information to the devotees going to Sabarimala. A toll free number would be provided and will work round-the-clock. An assistant commissioner, two superintendents will be available all the time at the call centre, he said.A temporary information centre would be established at Sabarimala and will start functioning from December 25 to January 25 to provide latest information to the devotees, he said.Nair said the Kerala government is taking steps to provide hassle-free darshan to the devotees from Andhra Pradesh. He appreciated the efforts of the AP government in providing facilities for its devotees.
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