Edamannaillathu N Balamurali was appointed as the Sabarimala melshanti on Tuesday October 18th. He was serving as head priest of Kollam Puthiyakavu Devi Temple. Attukal Koramangalam T K Eeswaran Nampoothri, who was head priest of Attukal Devi Temple, has been appointed as the Maalikapuram melshanti.