Sabarimala reference case: A nine-member bench to begin hearing on Apr 7A nine-judge bench will hear cases on women's entry to religious sites. This includes the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala. The hearings begin o...
17 Feb, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
No new affidavit submitted in SC, says TDB president on Sabarimala women's entry caseTravancore Devaswom Board President P S Prasanth stated that the 2016 affidavit aimed to protect Sabarimala's rituals regarding women's ent...
10 Sep, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
Kerala's Sabarimala Temple opens for annual pilgrimage season: All you need to knowThe chief priest (Melsanthi) opened the sanctum sanctorum of the temple in the presence of the thantri of the temple, and lit the lamp at t...
17 Nov, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
Kerala govt moves SC against HC order increasing number of pilgrims to Sabarimala templeThe state government has said the state had constituted a high-level committee headed by the chief secretary which had set the number of pi...
24 Dec, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
SC orders inventory of Sabarimala ornamentsYet again, the Sabarimala temple is at the centre of a controversy over the custody of the Lord’s ornaments, with rival factions of the roy...
08 Feb, 2020, 11.31 AM IST
Nine-judge SC bench to hear issue of allowing entry of women of all age group into SabarimalaOn November 14, last year, a five-judge constitution bench in a 3:2 majority verdict had referred to a larger 7-judge bench, the pleas seek...
06 Jan, 2020, 07.14 PM IST
SC asks Kerala govt to come out with exclusive law for administration of Sabarimala templeThe counsel appearing for the state said it has formulated amendments to the law that would deal with the temples and their administrations...
20 Nov, 2019, 03.50 PM IST
Two women below 50 enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple; 'purification' ritual heldTwo women — Bindu and Kanakadurga — who tried to reach the shrine last week, told a local news channel that they had darshan on Wednesday a...
02 Jan, 2019, 01.48 PM IST
Sabarimala: Travancore Devaswom Board moves SC seeking more time to implement verdictThe Board, which manages the hill shrine, has cited lack of basic amenities among other things as the reason for seeking more time from the...
19 Nov, 2018, 03.44 PM IST
Temple collections fall by Rs 45 lakh as devotees fill hundi with paper notes with the message ‘Save Sabarimala’Recently, the tradtionalist devotees started to put paper slips bearing the writings like ‘Save Sabarimala’, ‘Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa’ ins...
24 Oct, 2018, 12.25 PM IST
What you might want to know about SabarimalaDespite all the latest debate surrounding Sabarimala, a lot of people still know little about the temple.
18 Oct, 2018, 09.54 PM IST
Celibate nature of Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala temple protected by Constitution, SC toldA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was told that the only consideration was the "celibate nature of deity"...
25 Jul, 2018, 08.10 PM IST
Supreme Court refers ban on women's entry at Sabarimala to constitution benchThe apex court also framed a question whether restricting the entry of women at the temple was violative of their rights under the Constitu...
13 Oct, 2017, 11.30 AM IST
Supreme Court to decide whether to refer Sabarimala issue to larger benchA three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra asked the parties, including the amicus curiae, to furnish the questions which are likely...
20 Feb, 2017, 04.49 PM IST
Kerala not opposed to entry of women in Sabarimala templeLDF government had submitted an affidavit favouring entry of women belonging to all age group, UDF government submitted an affidavit opposi...
21 Jul, 2016, 05.32 PM IST
Sabarimala ban on women: Kerala government to file affidavitThe court asked on what basis is the temple not allowing women in its premises? It asked the state government to submit an affidavit on the...
13 Jan, 2016, 12.09 PM IST
Supreme Court questions practice banning entry of women at SabarimalaThe Supreme Court questioned the age-old tradition of banning entry of women of menstrual age group in historic Sabarimala temple in Kerala...
11 Jan, 2016, 07.42 PM IST