The Kerala High Court had recently stopped mass drill and martial training conducted by the RSS in temples on the premises of the Sarkara Devi Temple in the state. The Travancore Devaswom Board, following the order, has banned the RSS from operating on the premises of temples run by the Board
The High Court has mandated that the pilgrims take an RTPCR test within 48 hours of reaching Nilakkal, from NABL accredited ICMR approved laboratories instead of antigen tests, and be allowed after getting a negative certificate.