Massive Pilgrim Turnout At Sabarimala, But Revenue Declines By Rs 20 Crore
1 year, 3 months ago

Massive Pilgrim Turnout At Sabarimala, But Revenue Declines By Rs 20 Crore

ABP News  

In the face of protests by the Opposition regarding the mismanagement of the crowd at Sabarimala temple, the authorities responsible for the pilgrimage found themselves unprepared due to the substantial turnout in recent days. Despite the significant turnout, the revenue generated at the renowned temple seemed to have decreased compared to the previous season. On Friday, Travancore Devaswom Board, the entity overseeing the temple, reported that the total revenue generated from the sale of 'appam' and 'payasam' at Sabarimala amounted to Rs 134.44 crore in the 28 days from November 17 this year. The turnout was lower compared to the previous year's 28-day period, which recorded a profit of Rs 154.77 crore.

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Despite high airfares, heavy rush on Kochi-Prayagraj sector
1 month, 1 week ago

Despite high airfares, heavy rush on Kochi-Prayagraj sector

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Despite the Centre announcing a 50% cut in airfares for those travelling to the Mahakumbh Mela, the Kochi-Prayagraj sector is witnessing a heavy rush of pilgrims with airfares continuing to soar over Rs 25,000 as the religious gathering enters its final phase. Airfares on direct flights are hovering above Rs 25,000, instead of the normal Rs 8,000-10,000,” said a …

Sabarimala pilgrimage season draws to close
2 months ago

Sabarimala pilgrimage season draws to close

The Hindu  

Marking the conclusion of a pilgrimage season that witnessed an unprecedented influx of devotees, the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala closed its portals on Monday after a Pandalam palace representative visited the temple and offered prayers here in the morning. Prashanth, president of the Travancore Devaswom Board, the pilgrimage season recorded a significant rise in the number of devotees, with approximately …

Rise in pilgrims flying in to Sabarimala
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rise in pilgrims flying in to Sabarimala

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: More Ayyappa devotees are opting to fly in this Sabarimala season, in a visible change in trend, with a good number of devotees travelling from Malaysia to Kochi. While the Sabarimala Pilgrim Facilitation Centre at Kochi airport recorded a footfall of around 6,000 pilgrims during the entire last season, as many as 4,238 pilgrims have availed of the facilities …

Kerala: Daily footfall crosses 1 lakh at Sannidhanam
3 months ago

Kerala: Daily footfall crosses 1 lakh at Sannidhanam

New Indian Express  

SABARIMALA: The number of devotees visiting the Sannidhanam at Sabarimala crossed the one lakh mark on Monday, with 1,06,621 devotees making the pilgrimage. The TDB reported that 22,769 people visited through spot booking, while 5,175 came through Pulmedu. As of Monday, 30,78,049 devotees have visited Sabarimala, a significant increase from last year’s 26,41,141. There has also been a substantial increase …

Sabarimala Virtual Queue: Devaswom Board To Cap Daily Pilgrim Quota; 50,000 Limit Set For December 25
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3 months ago

Sabarimala Virtual Queue: Devaswom Board To Cap Daily Pilgrim Quota; 50,000 Limit Set For December 25

ABP News  

As part of the Mandala Makaravilakku festival, the Travancore Devaswom Board has issued restrictions on daily tickets for the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple during peak times in order to manage the large influx of visitors. On December 25, when the ceremonial procession of the "Thanka Anki" for the Mandala Puja take place, a maximum of 54,000 devotees will be permitted to …

Preparations for crowd control ramped up at Sabarimala
3 months, 1 week ago

Preparations for crowd control ramped up at Sabarimala

The Hindu  

With less than a week remaining for the first leg of the annual pilgrimage season at the Sabarimala temple to conclude, authorities have ramped up preparations to manage the expected surge in devotees starting Sunday. A high-level meeting, chaired by Sabarimala Additional District Magistrate Arun S. Nair, on Thursday focussed on strategies to handle the anticipated rise in footfalls due …

Over 22L visit Sabarimala, revenue rises to Rs 163 crore in 29 days
3 months, 1 week ago

Over 22L visit Sabarimala, revenue rises to Rs 163 crore in 29 days

New Indian Express  

PATHANAMTHITTA: Within 29 days since the opening of the sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala temple for the annual pilgrimage season, it witnessed a footfall of 22.67 lakh devotees and the revenue reached Rs 163.89 crore. According to Travancore Devaswom Board president P S Prashanth, the hill shrine witnessed more than 4,51,043 devotees compared to previous year. The turnover of Aravana …

Police urge Sabarimala devotees to adhere to time schedule of virtual queue slots
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Police urge Sabarimala devotees to adhere to time schedule of virtual queue slots

The Hindu  

Noticing a significant rise in pilgrims arriving at the Sabarimala hill shrine outside their allotted time slots in the virtual queue, which has upset the crowd management plans on the hillock, the police have urged devotees to adhere to their scheduled timings as much as possible. “If devotees who book in the virtual queue stick to their allotted schedules, it …

Sabarimala sees 54 per cent surge in devotees; revenue touches Rs 63 crore
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sabarimala sees 54 per cent surge in devotees; revenue touches Rs 63 crore

New Indian Express  

PATHANAMTHITTA : In just 12 days since the Sabarimala temple opened for the Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season, it witnessed a 54 per cent increase in devotees compared to last year. According to TDB president P S Prashant, over 3.5 lakh more pilgrims visited Sabarimala compared to last year, generating a revenue of over Rs 63 crore. Smooth darshan despite increased crowd …

Sabarimala temple’s annual pilgrimage begins today
4 months, 1 week ago

Sabarimala temple’s annual pilgrimage begins today

Hindustan Times  

The doors of the Sabarimala temple will open on Friday evening for the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku festival, a period that will draw lakhs of devotees from Kerala and neighbouring states, and for which the state government has made extensive arrangements, people familiar with the matter said. The TDB, which had initially announced that it will solely rely on virtual queue slots …

Sabarimala temple logs ₹357 cr record revenue
1 year, 2 months ago

Sabarimala temple logs ₹357 cr record revenue

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: The Sabarimala temple in Kerala collected donations worth ₹357.47 crore during the 2023-24 Mandalam-Makaravilakku annual pilgrimage compared with ₹347.12 crore in the preceding year’s pilgrimage, according to the Travancore Devaswom Board that administers the hill shrine. There has been a rise in the number of pilgrims who made the trek to the Sabarimala temple located in the Periyar Tiger …

Sabarimala hill shrine logs ₹204 crore revenue
1 year, 3 months ago

Sabarimala hill shrine logs ₹204 crore revenue

Hindustan Times  

The revenue clocked at the Sabarimala hill shrine during the ongoing Mandala-Makaravilakku annual pilgrimage season till December 25 was ₹204.3 crore, a senior official of the Travancore Devaswom Board, which administers the temple, said on Tuesday. The TDB president said that over 3.1 million pilgrims offered prayers at the temple between Nov 17 and December 25 during the pilgrimage season, …

Sabarimala Crowd Row: Protests Surge in Kerala, CM Vijayan Says Situation Under Control
1 year, 3 months ago

Sabarimala Crowd Row: Protests Surge in Kerala, CM Vijayan Says Situation Under Control

ABP News  

Widespread protests have erupted in Kerala following perceived mismanagement at the Sabarimala temple, exacerbated by a surge in pilgrim numbers this year. In the first days of the last Mandala season, the average number of pilgrims was 62,000 but it increased to 88,000 in the 4 days from December 6." On Sabarimala mismanagement issue, SP Pathanamthitta V Ajith Kumar said, …

Why Sabarimala Shrine Sees Huge Crowd in Dec & How Managing Massive Footfall is a Mammoth Task
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Sabarimala Shrine Sees Huge Crowd in Dec & How Managing Massive Footfall is a Mammoth Task

News 18  

Sabarimala Shrine in Kerala is witnessing a huge footfall this month leading to chaos and anger among the pilgrims as many of them have to turn back without completing their pilgrimage. An average of 62,000 pilgrims visited the hill shrine daily during the first 19 days of the Mandala Pooja season, however, the number increased to 88,000 in the four …

Heavy rush continues at Sabarimala, darshan time extended by one hour
1 year, 3 months ago

Heavy rush continues at Sabarimala, darshan time extended by one hour

The Hindu  

Less than a day after implementing an abrupt cut in the daily quota of virtual queue bookings, the authorities have decided to extend the darshan time for devotees at Sabarimala during the ongoing pilgrimage season by one more hour. The decision, which followed a discussion between the Devaswom Minister K.Radhakrishnan and the Sabarimala temple Tantri Kandararu Mahesh Mohanararu, is being …

Limit of daily bookings to Sabarimala brought down by 10,000
1 year, 3 months ago

Limit of daily bookings to Sabarimala brought down by 10,000

The Hindu  

Taking a serious note of the pilgrim influx to Sabarimala, the authorities have decided to bring down the limit of virtual queue bookings by 10,000 to 80,000 per day. The dynamic queue system launched by the Board has become fully functional at the Marakuttattam queue complex and this has been helpful in controlling the rush of devotees to a great …

Sabarimala pilgrimage begins with devotees flocking from South India
1 year, 4 months ago

Sabarimala pilgrimage begins with devotees flocking from South India

The Hindu  

Thousands of pilgrims, mostly from Kerala and other southern States, arrived at Sabarimala temple to pay obeisance to Lord Ayyappa as its doors were opened on Friday, commencing a two-month-long pilgrimage to the hill shrine. Devotees from various States, including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, formed long queue at the Sannidhanam as the temple doors were opened by …

Kerala HC proposes extending time of worship at Sabarimala for crowd control
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala HC proposes extending time of worship at Sabarimala for crowd control

Op India  

Kerala High Court on Sunday proposed an extension of the time of worship for devotees at the Sabarimala temple by an hour on busy days. The court had asked the Board to consider extending the time of worship after taking suo motu cognisance of a recent rush of devotees at the Sabarimala temple, which left quite a few of them …

Over 2.5 lakh pilgrims visit Sabarimala in first six days of pilgrimage season
2 years, 4 months ago

Over 2.5 lakh pilgrims visit Sabarimala in first six days of pilgrimage season

Deccan Chronicle  

Sabarimala: More than 2.5 lakh pilgrims have visited Lord Ayappa Temple at Sabrimala in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district in the first six days of the ongoing pilgrimage season, said Kerala Devaswom Department Minister K Radhakrishnan on Wednesday. "2,61,874 pilgrims have visited Sabarimala in the first six days of this pilgrim season. The portals of the Lord Ayappa Temple at Sabrimala opened …

Huge turnout of devotees expected in Sabarimala for post Covid-19 pilgrimage
2 years, 4 months ago

Huge turnout of devotees expected in Sabarimala for post Covid-19 pilgrimage

Deccan Chronicle  

Pathanamthitta : In the absence of COVID-19 restrictions, which were in place the last two years, the famed Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala is all set to receive a huge turnout of devotees from Wednesday evening onwards when the shrine opens its doors a day ahead of the two-month long annual pilgrimage season. Around 28,000 devotees are expected today at …

Kerala: Devotees allowed holy dip at Sabarimala temple amid easing of curbs
3 years, 3 months ago

Kerala: Devotees allowed holy dip at Sabarimala temple amid easing of curbs

India TV News  

Highlights he Kerala government has announced further easing of restrictions for Sabarimala pilgrimage Sabarimala pilgrims can take a holy dip before going uphill for the darshan of Lord Ayyappa Pilgrims can now remain at the temple hilltop for 12 hours and rooms will also be given to the needy In view of the decline in COVID-19 cases, the Kerala government …

Kerala High Court Directs State To Widely Broadcast Its Facilities To Enable More Devotees Attend Sabarimala Darshan
3 years, 3 months ago

Kerala High Court Directs State To Widely Broadcast Its Facilities To Enable More Devotees Attend Sabarimala Darshan

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed the State and the Travancore Devaswom Board to broadly promulgate the facilities recently made available to Sabarimala pilgrims to facilitate entry to more devotees to the temple and to attend darshan therein, in view of the two month pilgrimage season.In a suo moto matter taken up based on the Sabarimala Special Commissioner's report, the …

Sabarimala: Kerala govt increases daily limit of pilgrims for monthly pooja. Details here
3 years, 8 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala govt increases daily limit of pilgrims for monthly pooja. Details here

Live Mint  

The Kerala government on Saturday enhanced the daily limit of pilgrims permitted for this year's Sabarimala monthly pooja from 5,000 to 10,000. Earlier, the state government had granted pooja from 16th July to 21st July with maximum participation of 5000 pilgrims due to restrictions imposed as part of Covid. Earlier today, the state government announced some concessions on certain activities …

Kerala High Court Raises Permissible Number Of Daily Pilgrims At Sabarimala Temple As 5000
4 years, 3 months ago

Kerala High Court Raises Permissible Number Of Daily Pilgrims At Sabarimala Temple As 5000

Live Law  

The High Court of Kerala has raised the number of permissible daily pilgrims at Sabarimala temple as 5000 with effect from December 20.The Court also directed that Covid-19 negative certificate should be insisted from the pilgrims after conducting RTPCR test within 48 hours of reaching Nilakkal, from NABL accredited ICMR approved laboratories from December 30, instead. The High Court of …

Sabarimala to Receive More Devotees Now as Kerala Govt Allows 2,000 Pilgrims on Weekdays
4 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala to Receive More Devotees Now as Kerala Govt Allows 2,000 Pilgrims on Weekdays

News 18  

The famous Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala’s Sabarimala, opened for the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season, is all set to receive more pilgrims now with the Kerala government deciding to allow more devotees for darshan by adhering to Covid-19 protocols. As per the new decision, a maximum of 2000 devotees would be allowed to have darshan at the hill temple on …

Fewer pilgrims to be allowed this Sabarimala season
4 years, 5 months ago

Fewer pilgrims to be allowed this Sabarimala season

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Monday decided to allow only a limited number of devotees to the Sabarimala hill shrine during the annual pilgrimage season including Makaravilakku. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that though notwithstanding the restrictions imposed on the number of devotees, all rituals and ceremonies at the temple will be held as usual. A high-level committee headed by …

Peaceful pilgrim season at Sabarimala; Temple rakes in Rs 156 crore revenue in first phase
5 years, 3 months ago

Peaceful pilgrim season at Sabarimala; Temple rakes in Rs 156 crore revenue in first phase

India TV News  

The first leg of the 41-day annual pilgrim season of the famous Lord Ayyappa temple here comes to a close on Friday with the auspicious Mandala puja sans any protest over the women's entry issue unlike the turbulence witnessed last year. The hill shrine, which draws devotees from various parts of the country, had witnessed unprecedented protests by right wing …

Rush at Sabarimala continues, income touches over Rs 69 crore
5 years, 3 months ago

Rush at Sabarimala continues, income touches over Rs 69 crore

India TV News  

With the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala witnessing a heavy flow of devotees, the income of the shrine has touched over Rs 69 crore in the first 20 days of the ongoing two-month-long pilgrim season. Till December 6, the revenue touched Rs 69.39 crore which was about Rs 27.55 crore more than it was in the corresponding period of the …

Sabarimala temple closes after annual pilgrimage season as political war continues; BJP ends hunger strike
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala temple closes after annual pilgrimage season as political war continues; BJP ends hunger strike

Firstpost  

As the Sabarimala temple closed, the opposition BJP ended its 49-day-long relay hunger strike staged in front of the Secretariat, the administrative hub in Thiruvananthapuram, demanding the lifting of prohibitory orders and restrictions at Sabarimala, which the LDF government rejected. Sabarimala/Thiruvananthapuram: After witnessing unprecedented protests over the entry of women of menstruating age, the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala was …

As protests shift to state capital, pilgrims flock Sabarimala
6 years, 3 months ago

As protests shift to state capital, pilgrims flock Sabarimala

The Quint  

Sabarimala, Dec 4 For the first time since the Sabarimala temple opened on November 16, there has been a sharp increase in the number of pilgrims. One reason attributed for this is that the protests of the Sangh parivar against the Supreme Court ruling allowing women of all ages to enter the temple and the arrest of its senior leader …

Sabarimala board launches ad blitz as footfall drops
6 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala board launches ad blitz as footfall drops

Hindustan Times  

Fewer devotees visited the Sabarimala shrine in the first two-weeks of the annual pilgrimage season that began in mid November, and even those who came, donated less in the donation box and bought less Aravana Payasam prasadam — a sort of innovative commercial protest by the faithful against what they see as the shrine management’s complicity in destroying the temple’s …

Sabarimala: Kerala HC demands end to protests; allows differently-abled people to rest in temple complex
6 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala HC demands end to protests; allows differently-abled people to rest in temple complex

Firstpost  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that there should be no more protests at the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing pilgrimage season. Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that there should be no more protests at the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing pilgrimage season. Sabarimala town has been witnessing repeated protests ever since the 28 September verdict …

Sabarimala Row: Heavy crowd at Lord Ayyappa shrine; CM Vijayan, Opposition trade barbs
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala Row: Heavy crowd at Lord Ayyappa shrine; CM Vijayan, Opposition trade barbs

India TV News  

The Lord Ayyappa shrine witnessed comparatively heavy crowd on Saturday, even as a war of words erupted over the government's handling of the Sabarimala issue. "Antony's statement that the violence witnessed in Sabarimala was due to inept handling of the issue by chief minister and the DGP was with ulterior motives," Vijayan said in a Facebook post. KERALA CM ACTING …

Sabarimala temple remains calm on second day of pilgrimage season even as Kerala BJP protests, blocks roads
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple remains calm on second day of pilgrimage season even as Kerala BJP protests, blocks roads

Firstpost  

The Congress, which deputed a three-member delegation to Sabarimala, accused the CPM-led state government of creating a “terror-like atmosphere” in the name of security of the hill shrine. Sannidhanam : An uneasy calm prevailed at Sabarimala Sunday, the second day of the two month-long pilgrimage season, even as Kerala witnessed protests against the arrest of state BJP general secretary K …

Sabarimala temple opens for 62-day-long pilgrimage season, gender activist Trupti Desai aborts trip
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens for 62-day-long pilgrimage season, gender activist Trupti Desai aborts trip

India TV News  

The Sabarimala temple re-opened on Friday evening for the two-month long pilgrim season amid high security even as protesters persisted with their opposition to the entry of menstrual age women into the shrine. There was high drama at the Nedumbassery Airport in Kochi when social activist Trupti Desai, who vowed to offer prayers at the hill shrine, along with six …

Sabarimala temple row: As Kerala govt and devotees lock horns, police dread task to secure women pilgrims
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple row: As Kerala govt and devotees lock horns, police dread task to secure women pilgrims

Firstpost  

If the government and devotees refuse to relent, the pilgrim season starting with the opening of the temple on 16 November is going to be tumultuous. The Supreme Court’s refusal to stay its 28 September verdict lifting the centuries-old ban on the entry of menstruating women at the Sabarimala temple even while accepting a batch of 50 review petitions for …

550 women of 10 to 50 age group register online for Sabarimala prayers
6 years, 4 months ago

550 women of 10 to 50 age group register online for Sabarimala prayers

India TV News  

A total of 550 women from the hitherto banned age group of 10 to 50 years have registered online for prayers at the Sabarimala temple during the upcoming festival season beginning on November 16. According to the Travancore Devasom Board, till Friday close to 3.50 lakh pilgrims have booked for 'darshan' through the Kerala Police online facility. Both temple authorities …

Devotees throng Sabarimala temple as portals open for a day amid tight security; situation peaceful
6 years, 4 months ago

Devotees throng Sabarimala temple as portals open for a day amid tight security; situation peaceful

India TV News  

Devotees throng Sabarimala temple as portals open for a day amid tight security; situation peaceful According to figures till 4.15 p.m., 5,540 pilgrims had taken the pathway to the temple hilltop, compared with less than 1,000 devotees the same day last year. The Sabarimala temple on Monday opened its gate to devotees at 5 p.m. for a one-day special pilgrimage …

Sabarimala verdict: Kerala govt asks shrine board to implement SC order, BJP for ordinance to restore status quo
6 years, 5 months ago

Sabarimala verdict: Kerala govt asks shrine board to implement SC order, BJP for ordinance to restore status quo

Hindustan Times  

As chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday directed the Travancore Devasom Board to take necessary steps to implement the Supreme Court verdict opening Sabarimala temple for women of all ages, the Kerala BJP asked the government to bring an ordinance to restore the pre-judgment situation on lines of what Tamil Nadu did with ‘Jallikattu.’ The Supreme Court had opened the doors …

Rupee plunge makes Haj costlier by Rs.20,000
11 years, 6 months ago

Rupee plunge makes Haj costlier by Rs.20,000

India TV News  

New Delhi: Indian Haj pilgrims have to shell out an additional Rs.20,000 this year on the pilgrimage, on account of the steep depreciation of the Indian rupee and high accommodation and travel costs, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said. Last year, pilgrims paid Rs.180,000.The minister added, however, that those making the pilgrimage through private tour operators pay in the range …

Sabarimala pilgrimage gets under way
12 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala pilgrimage gets under way

India TV News  

Sabarimala: Devotees have started pouring at the foothills of the holy hillock of Sabarimala as the two-month long annual pilgrimage season of Lord Ayyappa temple is all set to begin in the wee hours on Friday. The 41-day ‘mandala pooja' season of the shrine will start on Friday at the dawn of the month of ‘vrishchikam' of Malayalam calendar, followed …

Virtual queue booking begins for Sabarimala pilgrims
12 years, 5 months ago

Virtual queue booking begins for Sabarimala pilgrims

India TV News  

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22: The Kerala Police has opened the online queue booking for Sabarimala pilgrims ahead of the upcoming pilgrimage season, a police official said here Monday. Under the unique queue booking system, devotees can make advance booking to ensure their place in a separate queue to the temple devoted to Lord Ayyappa.The two-month Sabarimala Mandala - Makaravilakku pilgrimage season, …

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