Sabarimala temple won't reopen on 14 June as per earlier plan due to COVID-19; no annual festival this year, says Travancore Devaswom Board
4 years, 9 months ago

Sabarimala temple won't reopen on 14 June as per earlier plan due to COVID-19; no annual festival this year, says Travancore Devaswom Board

Firstpost  

No devotees will be allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple for monthly prayers for now due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The announcement was made on Thursday, 11 June, by Travancore Devaswom Board Minister Kadakampally Surendran after a meeting the temple chief priest. A report by The Indian Express mentions that the BJP had earlier criticised the CPI-led Kerala government for giving its nod to temples under the state-funded Devaswom Board to open doors for devotees. Union Minister of State for External Affairs and senior BJP leader from Kerala V Muraleedharan had earlier said that with COVID-19 cases steadily going up in Kerala, the government is attempting to dodge responsibility by leaving temples open. The report mentions there are nearly 3,000 temples in Kerala under the five devaswoms — temple affairs body controlled by the government.

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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 …

Sabarimala Pilgrimage: TDB Gears Up For Mandala Pooja On Dec 26; Makaravilakku On Dec 30
3 months ago

Sabarimala Pilgrimage: TDB Gears Up For Mandala Pooja On Dec 26; Makaravilakku On Dec 30

ABP News  

Sabarimala Pilgrimage: The mandala pooja, a key ritual marking the conclusion of the first phase of the annual pilgrimage to the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple, will take place on December 26. After the mandala pooja and the "neyyabhishekam," the portals of the Lord Ayyappa temple would be closed by 11 pm on December 26, marking the culmination of the first …

WATCH: Sabarimala Temple Opens For Mandala-Makaravilakku Festival, Darshan To Begin Tomorrow
4 months, 1 week ago

WATCH: Sabarimala Temple Opens For Mandala-Makaravilakku Festival, Darshan To Begin Tomorrow

ABP News  

The revered Sabarimala temple, dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, opened its doors on Friday, November 15, 2024, marking the commencement of the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku festival and the two-month-long pilgrimage season. Pilgrim entry commenced at 1 p.m. on Friday, and the formal handover of temple priestly duties for the next year occurred at 5 p.m. Darshan will officially begin early Saturday morning, …

Sabarimala temple opens for Mandala season today
4 months, 1 week ago

Sabarimala temple opens for Mandala season today

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The renowned Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala is prepared to open for the Mandala season on Friday and will stay open till December 26. The Mandala season lasts for over one and a half months during which devotees will be allowed to enter Sannidhanam from Pamba starting at 1 pm on Friday. The Travancore Devaswom Board is also considering …

Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple
1 year, 3 months ago

Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple

Hindustan Times  

Pathanamthitta, December 17 : A large number of devotees visited and offered prayers before Lord Ayyappa at the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta on Sunday. Earlier, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy also wrote to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday, requesting him to deploy adequate personnel and staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees. The Union Minister …

All arrangements in place for Sabarimala pilgrimage
1 year, 4 months ago

All arrangements in place for Sabarimala pilgrimage

The Hindu  

Marking the beginning of yet another pilgrimage season, doors of the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala will be opened for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku season on Thursday. This includes the introduction of a dynamic queue control system to manage crowding at Sannidhanam, besides the installation of video walls at Nilackal, Pampa and Sannidhanam to provide update on the status of pilgrim rush. …

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 …

WATCH: Devotees Offer Prayer At Sabarimala Temple As Annual Pilgrimage Season Begins
2 years, 4 months ago

WATCH: Devotees Offer Prayer At Sabarimala Temple As Annual Pilgrimage Season Begins

ABP News  

Chennai: The annual 41-day-long Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season started at Sabarimala Temple on Thursday. In a tweet, ANI said, “Devotees throng Sabarimala Temple in Kerala to offer prayers as the temple opened for them today. “ #WATCH | Devotees throng Sabarimala Temple in Kerala to offer prayers as the temple opened for them today. pic.twitter.com/t6v6634Agc — ANI November 17, 2022 According …

Sabarimala temple opens for two-month-long Mandalam-Makaravilakku season
2 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens for two-month-long Mandalam-Makaravilakku season

The Hindu  

Marking the beginning of a two-month-long annual pilgrimage season, the doors of the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala opened for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku festivals on Wednesday. Later in the day, the installation of newly selected melsanthis for the Ayyappa temple and the Malikappuram Devi temple—Jayaraman Namboothiri and Hariharan Namboothiri—was performed. Meanwhile, the opening day of the season began on a positive …

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 …

Thousands offer prayers at Sabarimala temple on Malayalam new year
2 years, 7 months ago

Thousands offer prayers at Sabarimala temple on Malayalam new year

Deccan Chronicle  

Sabarimala: The famous Lord Ayyappa Temple here witnessed heavy rush of devotees on Wednesday as it was opened for special pujas and rituals to mark the beginning of the auspicious Malayalam month of Chingam. The officials of the Travancore Devaswom Board, the apex temple body which manages the temple, here said thousands of people thronged the hill shrine since early …

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 Temple Reopens for Pilgrims With Covid Norms; No Spot Booking Due to Rains in Kerala
3 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala Temple Reopens for Pilgrims With Covid Norms; No Spot Booking Due to Rains in Kerala

News 18  

The Sabarimala temple in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district reopened its doors from Monday for the Mandala-Makaravilakku festival, which will last for two months. The pilgrimage will be held strictly adhering to Covid-19 protocol with authorities insisting that two doses covid vaccination certificate or RT-PCR negative certificate taken within 72 hours is mandatory for visiting the hill shrine. State police chief Anil …

Kerala: Sabarimala Temple Reopens For Devotees Today For A Special Puja
3 years, 4 months ago

Kerala: Sabarimala Temple Reopens For Devotees Today For A Special Puja

ABP News  

Chennai: Renowned Sabarimala temple has opened for devotees on Wednesday for Chithira Attavishesha puja. The temple on Wednesday would close at 9 pm after the puja and the devotees will be allowed through the virtual queue booking system, informed Travancore Devaswom Board. Kerala: Sabarimala Temple opens for devotees,for Chithira Attavishesha puja. Devotees allowed by virtual queue booking system.They've to produce …

Tamil Nadu to open places of worship on weekends as Covid-19 cases fall
3 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu to open places of worship on weekends as Covid-19 cases fall

India Today  

As daily Covid-19 cases fall below 1,300 in Tamil Nadu, the state government has allowed the opening of places of worship on weekends. Tamil Nadu on Wednesday recorded 1,280 new Covid-19 cases and 19 deaths. The Tamil Nadu government had told the high court that the restrictions were imposed following a communication from the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in …

Reopen temples in 10 days, don’t impose your ideology, BJP tells Tamil Nadu govt
3 years, 5 months ago

Reopen temples in 10 days, don’t impose your ideology, BJP tells Tamil Nadu govt

Firstpost  

Accusing the state government of attempting to “impose its ideology” on the theists by restricting darshan during weekends, Annamalai insisted that there was “no logic” in keeping temples closed from Friday to Sunday citing coronavirus. Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Thursday demanded that the state government lift restrictions on week-end worship at the temples, within 10 days …

Maharashtra: Siddhivinayak, Mumba Devi, Shirdi Sai Baba Temples reopen today | Check full guidelines
3 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra: Siddhivinayak, Mumba Devi, Shirdi Sai Baba Temples reopen today | Check full guidelines

India TV News  

Months after being closed during the second wave of Covid-19, all temples and religious places, including, Shirdi Sai Baba, Siddhivinayak, Mumba Devi Temples reopens today, the first day of Navratri, in view of strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols. "All the devotees will be allowed inside the temple only through pre-booking QR codes on Shree Siddhivinayak Temple Trust app," Adesh Bandekar, …

Maharashtra Govt To Reopen Religious Places From October 7 - First Day Of Navaratri
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra Govt To Reopen Religious Places From October 7 - First Day Of Navaratri

ABP News  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government on Friday announced to reopen all places of worship in the state from October 7, which is the first day of Navratri. “All places of worship will reopen for devotees from the first day of Navaratri, i.e., 7th October 2021, while observing all COVID safety protocols,” the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s …

Maharashtra to reopen temples for devotees from October 7; first day of Navratri 2021
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra to reopen temples for devotees from October 7; first day of Navratri 2021

India TV News  

All temples in Maharashtra will be allowed to reopen for devotees from October 7, adhering to all COVID-19 safety protocol, the Chief Minister's Office announced on Friday. "All places of worship will reopen for devotees from the first day of Navaratri, i.e., 7th October 2021, while observing all COVID safety protocols," CMO tweeted. Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Friday reported 3,286 new …

Bihar: Mahabodhi Temple reopens for general public after 5 months
3 years, 6 months ago

Bihar: Mahabodhi Temple reopens for general public after 5 months

India TV News  

Bihar: Mahabodhi Temple reopens for general public after 5 months The world heritage Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar's Gaya reopened for the general public after nearly five months. Bihar's Mahabodhi Temple on Friday reopened for the general public after being closed for nearly five months. Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee secretary Nangzey Dorjee notified of the development, and said that the temple …

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 …

UP: Major Mathura temples ban entry of devotees amid COVID-19 surge
3 years, 11 months ago

UP: Major Mathura temples ban entry of devotees amid COVID-19 surge

India TV News  

UP: Major Mathura temples ban entry of devotees amid COVID-19 surge Uttar Pradesh on Saturday recorded the biggest single-day jump of 38,055 COVID-19 cases and 223 fatalities that pushed the state's total tally to 10,51,314 and the death toll to 10,959, according to an official statement. "Since even priests have been infected in some temples, it has been decided to …

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 …

Sabarimala: Lord Ayyappa Temple Opens, Devotees to Be Allowed from November 16
4 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala: Lord Ayyappa Temple Opens, Devotees to Be Allowed from November 16

News 18  

The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa here opened on Sunday evening for the annual two-month long Mandala-Makaravillakku season, adhering to strict COVID-19 protocol. According to Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages the hill shrine, about 85,000 devotees would be offering prayers during this pilgrim season. The health department has also made arrangements for antigen tests in various centres including all bus …

Sabarimala prepares to open for annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku season. Check COVID-19 guidelines
4 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala prepares to open for annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku season. Check COVID-19 guidelines

India TV News  

Elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure protection from COVID-19 as Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple prepares to reopen for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku season. The entire pilgrimage would be through the virtual queue system this time, so the usual heavy rush can be regulated, Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran said after a high-level meeting of officials to review the final preparations at …

Fresh Covid guidelines issued ahead of Sabarimala festival starting on November 16
4 years, 4 months ago

Fresh Covid guidelines issued ahead of Sabarimala festival starting on November 16

India Today  

The Travancore Devaswom Board has issued new guidelines ahead of the Sabarimala festival season. All devotees must possess a Covid-19 negative certificate and they must wear masks and use sanitisers. For the first time in the history of the temple, all devotees will be regulated through a virtual queue system during this festival season. Devotees must possess a Covid-19 negative …

Sabarimala temple to be closed today, two devotees tested COVID-19 positive
4 years, 5 months ago

Sabarimala temple to be closed today, two devotees tested COVID-19 positive

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI, OCT 21 : The hill shrine of Sabarimala Ayyappa temple will be closed today evening after completing the five day monthly poojas. COVID-19 negative certificate was made mandatory to enter the shrine and those devotees coming without a negative certificate had to do an antigen test at Nilakkal pilgrim centre before entering the Sannidhanam. Meanwhile, two devotees who came …

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 …

Sabarimala's Lord Ayyappa Temple Opens for Five-day Monthly Puja in Kerala
4 years, 7 months ago

Sabarimala's Lord Ayyappa Temple Opens for Five-day Monthly Puja in Kerala

News 18  

The country is currently in the phases of unlocks after evaluating the risks of the coronavirus pandemic. As the temples and religious places are moving towards opening their doors to devotees, Kerala’s famous Sabarimala Temple has also taken a decision on its future course of action. The authorities have decided to open the famous Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala beginning …

Not Advisable To Allow Sabarimala Pilgrimage Now, Says Devotee Organisation, Citing These Reasons
4 years, 7 months ago

Not Advisable To Allow Sabarimala Pilgrimage Now, Says Devotee Organisation, Citing These Reasons

ABP News  

Pathanamthitta: An organisation that represents devotees of Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity of the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, has come down strongly on the move by the Government and temple authorities to open the temple for darshan during the upcoming Mandala-Makara Vilakku season. Citing various reasons, the Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam in a press release says though the authorities have …

COVID-19 norms: Aluva Siva temple wears a deserted look on the occasion of ‘bali tharpanam’
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 norms: Aluva Siva temple wears a deserted look on the occasion of ‘bali tharpanam’

The Hindu  

The Aluva ‘Sivarathri Manapuram’ on the banks of Periyar River, which used to teem with hundreds on the occasion of ‘Karkita Vavu Bali’, wore a deserted look on Monday as the COVID-19 restrictions forced them to pay obeisance to their ancestors by offering the rituals in the comfort of their homes. The Ernakulam district administration and the Rural Police wing …

Kerala not to allow public during monthly festival in Sabarimala Temple
4 years, 9 months ago

Kerala not to allow public during monthly festival in Sabarimala Temple

India Today  

Kerala state government decided not to allow the public during the monthly festival in Sabarimala temple which was scheduled from June 19. But later Tantric approached the Devaswom to not conduct the festival with public participation at Sabarimala in the wake of infection level rising every day in the state and neighbouring states. After Tantric objected public entry during the …

Sabarimala temple set to reopen from June 14 for monthly puja
4 years, 9 months ago

Sabarimala temple set to reopen from June 14 for monthly puja

India TV News  

Travancore Devaswom Board President N Vasu said Sabarimala temple will open on June 14 evening for monthly puja. "We discussed with both 'tantris' of temple and with their consultation and cooperation, we're going ahead with monthly puja and temple festival scheduled from June 19," he told news agency ANI. The Travancore Devaswom Board President said that the people who registered …

Reopening of shrines snowballs into political controversy in Kerala
4 years, 9 months ago

Reopening of shrines snowballs into political controversy in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The CPM-led Left Front government in Kerala is in the dock over its decision to reopen places of worship even as the COVID-19 transmission graph is going upward each day. Theh reopening of more than 3000 temples under the three Devaswom Boards has snowballed into a political controversy as various Hindu organisations and BJP leaders alleged that the government’s …

Kerala temples including Sabarimala, Guruvayoor to open for devotees from tomorrow
4 years, 9 months ago

Kerala temples including Sabarimala, Guruvayoor to open for devotees from tomorrow

India TV News  

Kerala temples including Sabarimala, Guruvayoor to open for devotees from tomorrow As the lockdown norms will be further relaxed from tomorrow, temples in Kerala including the famous Sabarimala and Guruvayoor Sree Krishna will open their doors to devotees, after almost two months, but with restricted entry. As the lockdown norms will be further relaxed from tomorrow, temples in Kerala including …

Temples in Kerala set to open doors to devotees on June 9
4 years, 9 months ago

Temples in Kerala set to open doors to devotees on June 9

The Hindu  

With places of worship that have remained closed since March 24 reopening on June 9, temples have prepared protocols for devotees and rituals as prescribed by the State government on the basis of the Centre’s guidelines against the backdrop of COVID-19. Travancore Devaswom Board president N. Vasu said on Saturday that posters describing the protocols would be exhibited at the …

Coronavirus: No devotees will be allowed into Sabarimala temple for 10-day annual fest from March 29
5 years ago

Coronavirus: No devotees will be allowed into Sabarimala temple for 10-day annual fest from March 29

India TV News  

The Kerala government on Friday decided not to allow pilgrims to the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta district for the annual festival beginning on March 29 to check the coronavirus spread. The Guruvayur Lord Krishna temple at Thrissur will remain closed for devotees from March 21 until further notice, officials said. "The decision was taken after the district …

Sabarimala row: Women devotees bear the brunt as politicians, interest groups continue to weaponise temple entry issue
5 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala row: Women devotees bear the brunt as politicians, interest groups continue to weaponise temple entry issue

Firstpost  

It’s still early days — the Sabarimala season continues till mid-January. But the message has already been delivered: No person in authority, no government official, no police personnel is going to protect a woman who is of “menstruating age” if she tries to enter the shrine. Unlike the situation in September 2018, when the state government had ensured police protection …

Lord Ayyappa Devotees brave rain to offer prayers at Sabarimala
5 years, 4 months ago

Lord Ayyappa Devotees brave rain to offer prayers at Sabarimala

India TV News  

Braving rains, thousands of devotees offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple here on Sunday, the second day of the annual two-month-long Mandala- Makaravilakku puja pilgrimage season. Though the apex court did not stay its earlier order allowing entry of women in the Lord Ayyappa temple, at least 10 women, part of a 30-member group from Andhra Pradesh were sent …

Massive crowds throng Sabarimala Temple amid crisis over women's entry
5 years, 4 months ago

Massive crowds throng Sabarimala Temple amid crisis over women's entry

India Today  

The Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala on Sunday witnessed a heavy rush of devotees on the second day of the annual two-month-long Mandala-Makaravilakku puja pilgrimage season which began on November 16. The state and temple precincts had witnessed protests by right wing outfits and BJP workers last year after the LDF government decided to implement the Supreme Court verdict of …

Sabarimala temple opens for 2-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens for 2-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season

India TV News  

Amid tight security, the gates of the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala were thrown open for the two-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. Kandararu Mahesh Mohanararu opened the sanctum sanctorum of the temple at 5 pm, and performed the poojas, as hundreds of devotees from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and other neighbouring states thronged the shrine located in a reserve forest of …

3 Andhra women not allowed Sabarimala darshan
5 years, 4 months ago

3 Andhra women not allowed Sabarimala darshan

India TV News  

The Kerala police on Saturday did not allow three women, who were part of a group, to go to the Sabarimala temple to pray after checking the identity cards of the women. The temple tradition disallows women in the age group of 10 to 50 years to enter the temple precinct. Sources said the three women were separated from the …

Sabarimala temple opens on second day of annual Mandala Pooja; 10 women told to return from Pamba after Kerala govt refuses to provide police protection
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens on second day of annual Mandala Pooja; 10 women told to return from Pamba after Kerala govt refuses to provide police protection

Firstpost  

The Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala opened on the second day of the annual Mandala Pooja on Sunday, days after the Supreme Court deferred a verdict on a petition seeking review of its judgment allowing the entry of women into the shrine The Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala opened on the second day of the annual Mandala Pooja on Sunday, …

Sabarimala temple opens today, no protection to women activists who want to enter shrine
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens today, no protection to women activists who want to enter shrine

Op India  

Two days after the Supreme Court deferred the verdict on the Sabarimala issue, the holy shrine Lord Ayappa in Sabarimala opens today for the annual Mandala Pooja festival. The Communist-led Kerala government LDF government had earlier described the verdict of the top court as “very complex” and refused to provide any assistance to women wishing to enter the Sabarimala shrine. …

Sabarimala set to open today, no protection for women activists. 10 points
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala set to open today, no protection for women activists. 10 points

India TV News  

Sabarimala set to open today, no protection for women activists. Two days after the Supreme Court referred the review petitions against its 2018 judgment of allowing entry to women of all ages into the Sabarimala shrine to a seven-judge bench, the Lord Ayappa Temple is all set to open today for the Mandala Pooja festival. 10 points Sabarimala temple opens …

Political parties in Kerala welcome SC decision in Sabarimala case
5 years, 4 months ago

Political parties in Kerala welcome SC decision in Sabarimala case

India TV News  

Political parties in Kerala on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to refer its September 28, 2018 order allowing women of all ages into the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala to a larger bench. Hailing the verdict, Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala asked the Left-led state government "not to create issues" by providing security and taking women in the …

Kerala CM reviews preparations for Sabarimala pilgrimage
5 years, 4 months ago

Kerala CM reviews preparations for Sabarimala pilgrimage

India TV News  

As the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple is all set to be opened for the annual pilgrimage season, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday took stock of the preparations being carried out by various departments and the Travancore Devaswom Board to ensure a hassle-free pilgrimage. A high-level meeting, attended by ministers, MLAs, devaswom board representatives and IAS and IPS officials …

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