This would also help know the total number of devotees expected to visit the shrine each day beforehand and enable authorities make better security arrangements, he said."Worshippers have to wait for 8-10 hours in long queues for darshan and women devotees also need to be prepared for the same.Chief Secretary Tom Jose, Chief Minister&China Changan Automobile B pillar Body Factory39;s Private Secretary M V Jayarajan, Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) member K P Sankardas and DGP Loknath Behara were among those who participated in the meeting.The direction was issued by a bench comprising Justices P R Ramachandra Menon and Devan Ramachandran while considering a periodical report by the Sabarimala special commission.
Those who are prepared to wait for hours in long queues only (they) need to come," Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran told reporters after the meeting.There were also plans to restrain devotees from staying back at the 'sannidhanam' after worship. "The BJP will take all steps to check the ruling CPI(M)'s efforts to destroy Sabarimala under the garb of the top court's order," he said.However, separate washrooms and bathing ghats would be provided for women worshippers, Kerala govt said.Women devotees would mostly be accompanied by their male relatives and other worshippers. They would be encouraged to leave the shrine to avoid rush of pilgrims, he said.The Monday's meeting also held that it would be "impractical" to have separate queues for women at the 'sannidhanam', the temple complex.Women police personnel would be posted at the holy 'padinattam padi' (18 steps) if needed, he added.
