Administration
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), a government owned body, administers the temple. TDB has insured the Ayyappa's shrine for a value of Rs 30 crore ($7 million) and also introduced a free-of-cost accident insurance project for pilgrims visiting the temple. The pilgrims' insurance scheme offered up to Rs 1 lakh to the devotees suffering from injuries or death at a stretch of about 18 km from Nilakkal to uphill Sannidhanam where the temple is located. An estimated 5 crore (50 million) pilgrims visits the temple every year.
Sabarimala is the main income source of the board, with Rs.50 crore accruing to it from there during the previous pilgrimage season (Nov.2010-Jan.2011). The monthly income from the rest of the temples in Kerala was Rs.57 crore.
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