Guruvayur Temple in Kerala is one of the most revered temples in South India. Lord Vishnu is the presiding deity at this temple with the idol being over 5000 years old. Every day scores of devotees flock to this temple to worship Lord Vishnu. Recently, a devotee took to X (formerly Twitter) to state that it takes 6 to 8 hours to wait for darshan at Guruvayur Temple. Read on to know more.
Guruvayur Temple In Kerala Has Extremely Long Queues For Darshan, Says Devotee
Recently, @nach1keta took to X (formerly Twitter) to raise their grievance about the time it takes to have darshan at Guruvayur Temple in Kerala. Sharing a picture of the ticket counter, the Netizen narrated his story and called the temple inaccessible to devotees.
Guruvayur Temple is fast becoming inaccessible for poor Hindus. With family I waited for 4 hrs & later decided to pay Rs.1000/head & enter. Only cash was accepted. Without payment u may endup waiting 6 to8 hrs, The crowd could be easily managed but the corrupt system won't allow! pic.twitter.com/cwQ8qbnzNq
— നചികേതസ് (@nach1keta) August 25, 2023
In the caption, the devotee stated that he waited with his family for 4 hours in the queue and later decided to pay ₹1000 per head and enter the temple. @nach1keta stated that only cash was accepted at the temple. And without payment to the authorities, devotees could end up waiting for 6 to 8 hours. He further stated that this crowd could be managed but the “corrupt system” won’t allow.
He further added that he waited with his family for 4 hours in the free queue, but it didn’t move an inch. But the paid queue to the temple was moving at a decent pace. He alleged that the general public were ignored and the system only worked in favour of those who paid to enter the temple quickly.
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Netizens Share Their Experiences
His post about entry to the Guruvayur Temple led to many Netizens sharing their experiences in the comments section. @pv_mk stated “The Udayasthamama pooja of Monday, Wednesday and Friday chokes the system. Nothing can be done about it as its a money spinner and long waiting lists over years. The darshan is intermittent these three days.”
An early morning ceremony namely Vakacharth is considered to be of great significance. But even if you are in the queue much before midnight, you never get a chance of to get a darshan.
— Viswanath Pillai (@PillaiViswanath) August 25, 2023
@22layam said “Clearly temple management (most officials/staff members) is apathetic. For them, this is just another job & are not bothered about devotee concerns. Surely, things can be better managed with humane approach & devotee convenience as focus. But sadly, we r in commie control…”
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@PillaiViswanath adds” An early morning ceremony namely Vakacharth is considered to be of great significance. But even if you are in the queue much before midnight, you never get a chance to get a darshan.”
Do let us know if you have visited Kerala’s Guruvayur Temple and if you have faced such issues.
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