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This pilgrimage season, Sabarimala pilgrims get a one-click gateway to essential services

This pilgrimage season, Sabarimala pilgrims get a one-click gateway to essential services

File photo of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple.

A bus schedule, the nearest medical centre, a complaint against an overpriced purchase or help tracing a missing person will soon be just a few clicks away for Sabarimala pilgrims.

Ahead of the annual pilgrimage season beginning on November 17, the Pathanamthitta District Disaster Management Authority has expanded its Sabari Portal and WhatsApp-based chatbot to a range of services onto a single digital platform.

  • pilgrimage
  • season
  • sabarimala
  • gateway
  • service
  • act
  • guide
  • pampa

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