Going green? Kerala's Sabarimala temple rules against the use of plastics
9 years, 2 months ago

Going green? Kerala's Sabarimala temple rules against the use of plastics

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Millions of Hindu men trudge the steep, three-hour climb to a hilltop temple to worship a celibate god every year. And these days, they leave less of a trace thanks to new rules aimed at getting rid of plastic trash PATHANAMTHITTA: Millions of Hindu men trudge the steep, three-hour climb to a hilltop temple to worship a celibate god every year. District workers collected 1.2 tons of plastic trash this year from busloads of visitors during the latest pilgrimage, which ended Friday and drew some 5 million people. Aiming to cut down on the 2 million or so plastic bottles usually left behind, officials have also set up a free water filtration depot for people to refill flasks.

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Plastic piles up at pilgrimage site, residents urge HR, CE to take action in Dharmapuri
5 months, 1 week ago

Plastic piles up at pilgrimage site, residents urge HR, CE to take action in Dharmapuri

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: Over the past few years, the key pilgrimage site of Theerthamalai temple have witnessed an increasing footfall of tourists and devotees, which has resulted in plastic waste piling up in the hilly forest region in Harur taluk of Dharmapuri. They also voiced concerns that the accumulating plastic could affect animals in the area and alleged that there are very …

Uttarakhand: Heaps of plastic waste, garbage pile up at Kedarnath as devotees throng Himalayan shrines | Watch
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand: Heaps of plastic waste, garbage pile up at Kedarnath as devotees throng Himalayan shrines | Watch

India TV News  

Uttarakhand: Heaps of plastic waste, garbage pile up at Kedarnath as devotees throng Himalayan shrines | Watch Resumption of the Char Dham pilgrimage this season after a two-year Covid hiatus has resulted in huge footfall of pilgrims from across the country. Highlights Trails to the holy pilgrimage sites are littered with garbage Over 8 lakh devotees have so far visited …

All Forms of Plastic, Including Plastic Articles Carried By Devotees in “Irumudikkettu", Banned in Sabarimala : Kerala HC [ Read Order]
6 years, 8 months ago

All Forms of Plastic, Including Plastic Articles Carried By Devotees in “Irumudikkettu", Banned in Sabarimala : Kerala HC [ Read Order]

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"We therefore, deem it essential and imperative to now order complete ban of plastic, in whatever manner and whatever form, be that bottles, sachets, wraps, covers, drinking straw or any other, including for carrying pooja articles in the “Irumudikkettu” and we direct the concerned authorities to ensure that plastic, in whichever form it be, do not find itself in and …

Kerala HC imposes plastic ban in Sabarimala, says only bio-degradable products prescribed by priest allowed in temple
6 years, 8 months ago

Kerala HC imposes plastic ban in Sabarimala, says only bio-degradable products prescribed by priest allowed in temple

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The Kerala high court directed the authorities to enforce the plastic ban in the Sabarimala temple and its premises. Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday imposed a complete ban on plastic in Sabarimala, in order to ensure an eco-friendly pilgrimage to the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa. In its order, a division bench of the high court comprising …

Campaign to end plastic menace at Sabarimala soon
7 years, 1 month ago

Campaign to end plastic menace at Sabarimala soon

Deccan Chronicle  

KOTTAYAM: The Pathanamthitta district administration is planning to conduct a campaign outside the state in June asking the Sabarimala pilgrims not to bring plastic items inside their Irumudikettu. "We have decided to approach the government for conducting an extensive campaign outside the state," district collector R. Girija told DC. The forest department says that most of the plastic waste materials …

PM Modi's visit to Sabarimala will hopefully end the numerous woes of the shrine
10 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi's visit to Sabarimala will hopefully end the numerous woes of the shrine

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It is good to hear that Sabarimala, the abode of Sri Ayyappa, is on Narendra Modi’s sights. He should note the utter and deliberate neglect of a shrine by the state that collects money from Hindu pilgrims but does not spend on amenities The hill abode of Sri Ayyappan in the Western Ghats has become one of the most-visited temples …

Know about Kerala's famous Sabarimala Temple (in pics)
11 years, 4 months ago

Know about Kerala's famous Sabarimala Temple (in pics)

India TV News  

Know about Kerala's famous Sabarimala Temple New Delhi: Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Temple is is a Hindu pilgrimage centre and one of the most ancient and prominent Sastha temples in the country. It is situated in in the Western Ghat mountain ranges Temples exist in each of the hills surrounding Sabarimala.While functional and intact temples exist at many places in the …

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