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 like opening of electronic shops, film shooting and the number of people allowed into places of worship. Announcing the relaxations, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said restrictions were also needed to overcome the serious situation that Kerala was facing.

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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, 12 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 …

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 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 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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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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