KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) to ensure that the standards prescribed by the Food Safety Commissioner are strictly followed in the preparation of ‘appam’ and ‘aravana’ at the Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala. The Division Bench also held that if any batch of the ‘prasadam’ is not prepared in conformity with the standards it should not be distributed to devotees.
The Bench, comprising Justice P N Raveendran and Justice P B Suresh Kumar, passed the order based on a report by the Special Commissioner on the preparation of appam and aravana.
In 2012, the court had directed the TDB to follow the suggestions of the Commissioner on the production, packaging and handling of aravana and appam at the Sabarimala temple.
The court also observed that the laboratory on the temple premises should be functional during the monthly poojas and in the ‘mandalam makaravilakku’ season. There should be a complete regulatory mechanism in place with regard to the procurement of materials, as well as the production and packaging of aravana and appam.
The Bench held that the District Collector and the Sabarimala Special Commissioner should ensure the compliance of the order.
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