King cobra visits Sannidhanam to seek Ayyappa’s blessings

Ahead of the popular ‘Makaravilakku’ on 14 a king cobra visited Sannidhanam to seek blessings from Lord Ayyappa. It was noticed by the forest officials on Sunday.

It was caught by the
specially trained snake rescuers of the forest department at sacred ‘basmakulam’ near Sannidhanam.

It’s for the first time that a king cobra was being caught from the shrine premises and never found before.

Surveillance was already intensified in the area after the presence of a snake was reported on the temple premises recently and the king cobra was found amidst this bhasmakulam.

The snake was released into the dense forest after being brought down to Pampa, the base camp.
Earlier, a king cobra had been caught in Pamba.

The forest department has intensified its surveillance at Sannidhanam and its premises ahead of the Makaravilakku festival on January 14.

As per department sources as many as 243 snakes have been caught so far from Sannidhanam and Marakkoottam amidst the ongoing pilgrimage season since November 15, 2024.

News Edit KV Raman