Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Carrying capacity assessment for religious crowd management - An application to sabarimala mass gathering pilgrimage, India Subject The topic of the resource Carrying capacity; Crowd capacity; Crowd safety; Pilgrimage crowds; Sabarimala Description An account of the resource Crowd Management is always a challenging task when people gather in large numbers. Crowd disasters in India, including recurring incidents at religious venues, demands a crowd management system developed on the characteristics of the place, event, and participants. Assessment of carrying capacity is the prime process to design crowd management protocols and regulations. Carrying capacity assessment of religious gathering venues in India is often an overlooked process. The present study assessed the crowd carrying capacity of Sabarimala pilgrimage, Kerala, India. Physical carrying capacity assessment methods used for tourism venues have been applied and contextualised for crowd carrying capacity assessment. Characteristics of the venue, pilgrimage and pilgrims were studied to map the active crowd area and space utilisation zones. The physical carrying capacity was estimated based on the comfortable crowd density and threshold crowd density assessments. The study identified two factors influencing pilgrim movement within the venue viz. service level at the holy step and capacity of the darshan facility. Service level at the holy step is the prime factor that regulates the flow of the pilgrim within the venue including the pilgrim movement for deity darshan and hence the comfortable capacity of the holy step was distinguished as the effective carrying capacity of the venue. Physical carrying capacity at the comfortable crowd density has to be maintained throughout the event to avoid the triggering of crowd crushes. The crowd carrying capacity assessment (CCCA) method applied in this study is a simple process. Considering the crowd density and crowd regulation factors, the CCCA method can be applied to design crowd management protocols of other religious pilgrimage destinations in India. International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Illiyas F.T.; Mani S.K.; Babu N. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, Vol-8, No. 8, pp. 79-93. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Dublin Institute of Technology Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099716449&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=cbbe58de7bc4e8f401493e39ed9e94e8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099716449&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=cbbe58de7bc4e8f401493e39ed9e94e8</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20097379 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Illiyas F.T., Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India; Mani S.K., CHRIST University, School of Engineering and Technology, Bengaluru, India; Babu N., Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India