Guidelines for Requesting Accommodation at Pampa_and

Guidelines for Requesting Accommodation at Pampa and Sabarimala

Requests for Arranging Accommodation at Sannidhanam/Pampa

Please view:

http://www.saranamayyappa.org/Accommodation_Availability.htm

http://www.saranamayyappa.org/Guidelines_for_Requesting_Accommodation_at_Pampa_and_Sabarimala.htm

E-mail addressed to gensecy@saranamayyappa.org is received by the Web Master at Bangalore. The Web Master in in charge of the technical aspects of the web site and does not attend to administrative requirements such as booking of accommodation.

Due to lack of Internet connectivity between the headquarters at Trivandrum and the Web Master at Bangalore, however much I wish to render the service, I am unable to do so. For your requirement of accommodation, kindly contact:

Shri N Velayudhan Nair at ABASS Hq
Land Line : 0471 2451296
FAX: 0471 2573434

saranam_nvnair@yahoo.co.in

or respective Camp Officers directly. Their names and contact particulars have already been placed on the 'Contact Details' page of our web site.

The facilities at Sabarimala are located in a `bowl' shaped area which is quite small in terms of spread. There is a physical limit to the number of people that it can hold at a time and no one can afford to overlook this natural constraint. Rate of arrival of pilgrims is increasing year after year. The only way to ensure that maximum number of pilgrims have a comfortable darshan of Ayyappa is to ensure that there is a steady outflow of pilgrims commensurate with the inflow of pilgrims. Because of this, long duration stay of 3 or 4 days during peak seasons is considered unwise.

Limited accommodation, belonging to ABASS, is available at Sannidhanam. The accommodation provided by ABASS consist of rooms, halls and dormitories. The number of rooms/dormitories is extremely limited. This is sparse and spartan type of accommodation and is not 'hotel' type of accommodation. The limited accommodation is is insufficient to cater for the huge crowds of pilgrims.

We have to constantly rotate the accommodation so that maximum pilgrims could benefit. Please note that this accommodation is meant to afford a place to recuperate one's breath and refresh oneself for a few hours before moving on. This can be stretched to a maximum of an overnight's stay. Further, most of the accommodation has been built up through donations from individuals/groups. Such individuals /groups have a certain lien on these rooms by which these rooms have to be placed at the donors' disposal for a certain number of days every year, Most of the donors exercise this lien during peak periods for their own use or for the use of their relatives of friends. Thus, such accommodation is not available for public booking when the donor chooses to exercise his lien.

Another aspect is the unpredictability of arrival timings. The pilgrims may indicate that they will reach Sannidhanam at a particular time. But suddenly they encounter long queues and time delays. They find it impossible to reach Sannidhanam at the appointed time. We cannot afford to keep the accommodation unoccupied for a long time. So even though you have reserved accommodation, when you reach Sannidhanam you may find that the accommodation has been occupied by some other pilgrims.

It is patently unfair to us and other pilgrims, if you request that we reserve accommodation for a party of 15 or 20 pilgrims during peak pilgrimage days such as Jan 13/14th. We would not be in a position to accommodate your request.

Majority of the accommodation available at Sannidhanam is owned by the Devaswom Board and they control allocation of such accommodation. Some of the guest houses listed on our contact pages are controlled by respective government departments i.e., Electricity Board, Forest Dept etc. For reservation of such accommodation, you have to deal directly with the Devaswom Board or the concerned departments.

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