Sabarimala to Receive More Devotees Now as Kerala Govt Allows 2,000 Pilgrims on Weekdays
4 years 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 weekdays and 3000 on Saturdays and Sundays, which was 1,000 and 2,000 earlier respectively, state Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran said. Noting that the entire pilgrimage would be in compliance with the Covid-19 guidelines, he said all devotees were required to produce a coronavirus test negative certificate issued within 24 hours before reaching Nilakkal, the base camp. Till November 27, a total of 39 people including pilgrims, police personnel and temple employees, had been tested positive for coronavirus in Sabarimala since the temple here was opened for the annual pilgrimage season on November 16.

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Sabarimala Virtual Queue: Devaswom Board To Cap Daily Pilgrim Quota; 50,000 Limit Set For December 25
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2 days, 18 hours 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 …

Weather improves at Sabarimala; trekking through forest resumes
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Weather improves at Sabarimala; trekking through forest resumes

New Indian Express  

PATHANAMTHITTA/IDUKKI: As the weather improved, Ayyappa devotees resumed their journey through the Vandiperiyar-Sathram-Mukkuzhi-Pullumedu forest route for Sabarimala darshan. As many as 581 devotees took the traditional forest path after the ban was lifted on Wednesday. The ban was lifted after the forest department confirmed that journey through the route was safe. Meanwhile, a total of 23,208 pilgrims received treatment at …

Kerala police's plan to handle up to 1 lakh devotees daily at Sabarimala temple
1 month, 1 week ago

Kerala police's plan to handle up to 1 lakh devotees daily at Sabarimala temple

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala police stated on Saturday that they have made arrangements to handle a rush of up to 1 lakh devotees for the opening of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple for this year’s Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage, reported news agency PTI. Devotees offer prayers at the onset of a holy month ahead of their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine Chief police coordinator …

WATCH: Sabarimala Temple Opens For Mandala-Makaravilakku Festival, Darshan To Begin Tomorrow
1 month, 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-Makaravilakku 2024: All you need to know
1 month, 1 week ago

Sabarimala Temple opens for Mandala-Makaravilakku 2024: All you need to know

India Today  

The sacred Sabarimala temple, dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, will open on the evening of Friday, November 15, 2024, marking the start of the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku festival. MANDALA- MAKARAVILAKKU FESTIVAL SCHEDULE The Mandala pilgrimage officially begins on Saturday and will continue until December 26, ending with a special ritual featuring the 'thanka anki' from the Aranmula Parthasarathy temple. TEMPLE TIMINGS AND …

Sabarimala temple opens for annual pilgrimage season
1 month, 1 week ago

Sabarimala temple opens for annual pilgrimage season

India Today  

The Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple officially opened for the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku festival on Friday, marking the beginning of a two-month pilgrimage season. At 4 pm, the doors of the temple were opened by Tantris Kandararu Rajeevaru and Kandararu Brahmadathan, with outgoing head priest PN Mahesh Namboothiri leading the ceremonial opening. Later, newly appointed head priests S Arun Kumar Namboothiri and Vasudevan …

Sabarimala temple opens for Mandala season today
1 month, 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 …

Free Insurance Coverage for Sabarimala Pilgrims: A Boon for the Faithful
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Free Insurance Coverage for Sabarimala Pilgrims: A Boon for the Faithful

New Indian Express  

Sabarimala pilgrims will get free insurance coverage of Rs five lakh. The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has introduced insurance coverage for all pilgrims coming to Sabarimala this year. The coverage includes a sum of Rs five lakh in case of death of pilgrims, with all necessary arrangements made by the Devaswoms Board to bring the body home.

Andhra Pradesh: Shravana Masotsavam Begins at Bhramarambika Mallikarjuna Temple
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Shravana Masotsavam Begins at Bhramarambika Mallikarjuna Temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Shravana Masotsavam at the Bhramarambika Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple will commence on Monday, August 5, and continue till September 4. Uchita, Sheeghra and Athi Sheeghra darshans have been arranged throughout the month, with Sheeghra Darshan tickets priced at Rs 150 and Athi Sheeghra Darshan tickets costing Rs 300. Devotees can have Alankara Darshanam from August 15 to August 19, temple …

Sabarimala temple logs ₹357 cr record revenue
11 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 …

Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple
1 year 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 …

Deploy adequate staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees, G Kishan Reddy requests Kerala CM
1 year ago

Deploy adequate staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees, G Kishan Reddy requests Kerala CM

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram, December 16 : Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has written 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. Taking to his social media handle X, Reddy posted, "Wrote a letter to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan to address issues and inconveniences being faced …

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

Limit of daily bookings to Sabarimala brought down by 10,000
1 year 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, 1 month 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 …

All arrangements in place for Sabarimala pilgrimage
1 year, 1 month 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 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, 1 month 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 …

Sabarimala Shrine Gets New Chief Priest
2 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala Shrine Gets New Chief Priest

News 18  

K Jayaraman Namboothiri was on Tuesday appointed as the new ‘melsanthi’ of the famed Lord Ayyappa Temple here for one year from November 16, when the annual pilgrimage season commences here. Both of them were selected to the auspicious position through a draw of lots held in front of the ‘sreekovil’ of the hillock temple, located in Pathanamthitta district of …

Thousands offer prayers at Sabarimala temple on Malayalam new year
2 years, 4 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 …

Ensure Necessary Medical Facilities During Mandala-Makaravilakku Festival in Sabarimala: HC to Kerala Govt
2 years, 11 months ago

Ensure Necessary Medical Facilities During Mandala-Makaravilakku Festival in Sabarimala: HC to Kerala Govt

News 18  

The Kerala High Court has directed the state government to take necessary steps to ensure that necessary medical facilities are provided to the pilgrims during the Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season at Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala. A bench of Justices Anil K Narendran and P G Ajithkumar said if there was any shortfall or deficiency in the facilities provided at the …

Kerala: Devotees allowed holy dip at Sabarimala temple amid easing of curbs
3 years 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 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 Opens for Mandala Festival, Medical Facilities Set up for Pilgrims
3 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala Temple Opens for Mandala Festival, Medical Facilities Set up for Pilgrims

News 18  

The holy shrine of Sabarimala was opened on Monday for Mandalam and Makaravilakku pilgrimage. On Friday, state Health Minister Veena Geroge said that additional arrangements have been put in place for providing better medical aid for pilgrims. Apart from the medical facilities made available at different places in Pathanamthitta district, pilgrims can also avail medical aid, if necessary, at Alappuzha, …

Sabarimala Temple Reopens for Pilgrims With Covid Norms; No Spot Booking Due to Rains in Kerala
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Sabarimala: Kerala govt increases daily limit of pilgrims for monthly pooja. Details here
3 years, 5 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 10000
3 years, 9 months ago

Kerala High Court Raises Permissible Number Of Daily Pilgrims At Sabarimala Temple As 10000

Live Law  

On Friday, March 12, 2021, the Kerala High Court raised the cap on the number of devotees allowed into the Sabarimala Temple from 5,000 to 10,000.A Bench of Justices C.T. Ravikumar and Murali Purushothaman issued an order to this effect, disposing of suo motu proceedings taking cognizance of the under-utilisation of the virtual queue system.A report filed in Court by …

Kerala High Court intervenes in Sabarimala virtual queue booking under-utilisation
3 years, 9 months ago

Kerala High Court intervenes in Sabarimala virtual queue booking under-utilisation

The Hindu  

Taking note of a report filed by the Sabarimala Special Commissioner on the issues concerning under-utilisation of the virtual queue system, the Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to file an affidavit in this connection. In his report to the High Court, the special commissioner has pointed out that though 5,000 virtual queue slots were booked within …

Sabarimala : Kerala Govt Moves Supreme Court Against HC Direction To Raise Number Of Daily Permissible Pilgrims As 5000
3 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala : Kerala Govt Moves Supreme Court Against HC Direction To Raise Number Of Daily Permissible Pilgrims As 5000

Live Law  

The Kerala Government has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court challenging the direction of the High Court of Kerala to raise the number of daily permissible pilgrims as 5000.Taking note of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, a High Level Committee under the Chairmanship of the Kerala Chief Minister had decided on October 5 to permit pilgrimage at Sabarimala …

Kerala High Court Raises Permissible Number Of Daily Pilgrims At Sabarimala Temple As 5000
4 years 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: Lord Ayyappa Temple Opens, Devotees to Be Allowed from November 16
4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 …

Kerala govt unveils action plan for better health services for Sabarimala pilgrims
4 years, 1 month ago

Kerala govt unveils action plan for better health services for Sabarimala pilgrims

India TV News  

The Kerala government on Wednesday unveiled a multi-pronged action plan to ensure better health services for pilgrims visiting the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple, which is all set to reopen for the two-month annual Mandala-Makaravillaku season from November 16. Stating that the health department has formulated the action plan, taking into account the present condition of COVID-19, Health Minister K K …

Sabarimala pilgrimage may upset COVID-19 care in Kerala
4 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala pilgrimage may upset COVID-19 care in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Opening of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple for the annual Mandala Makaravilakku festival may pose serious challenges for the state’s healthcare system, which has been relentlessly fighting against the pandemic for several months. As the hill shrine is all set to open for the two-month long famed festival, healthcare practitioners are concerned over the adverse impacts of the pilgrim season …

Fresh Covid guidelines issued ahead of Sabarimala festival starting on November 16
4 years, 1 month 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, 2 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 …

Rapid Antigen Tests in Place as Sabarimala Temple Gates Open for Devotees After Covid-19 Lockdown
4 years, 2 months ago

Rapid Antigen Tests in Place as Sabarimala Temple Gates Open for Devotees After Covid-19 Lockdown

News 18  

The famed Lord Ayyappa temple here opened to devotees Saturday morning after remaining closed for over six months due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a few worshippers wearing masks and carrying COVID-19 negative certificate offering prayers. The temple, which opened for the monthly puja on Friday evening, will allow pilgrims to offer prayers till October 21. This is the first …

Coronavirus | Only 250 devotees daily at Sabarimala
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | Only 250 devotees daily at Sabarimala

The Hindu  

A maximum of 250 devotees will be allowed daily at the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala when the temple opens for the five-day pujas in the Malayalam month of Thulam on October 16. A meeting chaired by Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran here on Friday decided to allow the first 250 who register on the virtual queue portal daily to visit the …

Covid-19: Expert committee submits recommendations to Kerala govt for Sabarimala pilgrimage
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19: Expert committee submits recommendations to Kerala govt for Sabarimala pilgrimage

India Today  

With just over a month to go for the Sabarimala annual pilgrimage to begin, the Kerala government is considering the recommendations made by an expert committee that was constituted to set guidelines in compliance with the Covid-19 protocols. The expert committee has made a set of suggestions, including the possibility of online darshan, and recommended that the number of devotees …

Fewer pilgrims to be allowed this Sabarimala season
4 years, 2 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 …

Mandatory Antigen Test, Virtual Queue: Kerala's Yes to Devotees for Sabarimala Pilgrimage Amid Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Mandatory Antigen Test, Virtual Queue: Kerala's Yes to Devotees for Sabarimala Pilgrimage Amid Covid-19

News 18  

Since the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple is all set to open its doors on November 16 for the Mandalam-Makaravilakku season, Kerala government on Monday announced that the pilgrims will be allowed for the two-month long holy season, adhering to Covid-19 protocol. The government also said as part of ensuring a safe pilgrimage season amid the Covid-19 pandemic, only a limited …

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

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