Kashyap Varma, an 11-year-old boy from the Pandalam royal family, selected the Sabarimala Melsanthi, while the selection of Malikappuram Melsanthi was conducted by Mythili, a nine-year-old girl from the royal family.

Kashyap is a fifth-grade student at the Digitalis Primary School in the Netherlands, while Mythili is a fourth-grade student at Samhita Academy School in Bengaluru.

ED Prasad is currently serving as the chief priest of Aareswaram Dharma Sastha Temple. M G Manu Namboothiri has been serving as the priest of Dharma Sastha Temple at Koottikkada in Kollam district for the past 26 years.

As many as 14 people had applied for the post of Sabarimala Melsanthi, while there were 13 eligible candidates for the post of Malikappuram Melsanthi.