All set for annual pilgrimage to Sabarimala templeNo parking for vehicles will be allowed in Pampa. However, Pampa snanam (bathing in river pampa) will be allowed. Pilgrims will not be allo...
12 Nov, 2021, 04.49 PM IST
Sabarimala Ayyappa temple to open on October 16 for 'Thula masam' poojasSubsequently, the Upadevata temple would be opened and a lamp would be lit there also. A fire would also be lit in front of the 18th step o...
14 Oct, 2021, 04.55 PM IST
Sabarimala pilgrimage: Kerala govt formulates action plan"However, the government is yet to take a final decision on the number of pilgrims to be permitted for darshan and the relaxation in the ex...
06 Oct, 2021, 12.59 PM IST
Sabarimala temple opens for devotees for 5 days with COVID-restrictionsThe temple will remain open from today till July 21. COVID-19 protocol, including wearing masks and social distancing, will be strictly fol...
17 Jul, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
Temples to remain shut during lockdown in KeralaThe Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), the apex body in the southern state which manages over 1,200 temples, on Thursday said shrines under i...
07 May, 2021, 04.43 PM IST
Kazhakootam: Marxist temple minister's 'penance' v. BJP rabble-rouser's cry for 'revenge'As Kadakampally-Sobha fight heats up, Congress candidate Dr S S Lal, looks a bit overshadowed in the field. Sobha predicts a parlance; "Whe...
02 Apr, 2021, 09.23 AM IST
Kerala elections: Multiple plots at work in land of SabarimalaAt Konni, BJP state president K Surendran, the ‘hero’ who led the party’s resistance against the LDF regime’s attempt to allow women of men...
31 Mar, 2021, 06.04 PM IST
Sabarimala opens for Makaravilakku festival; COVID certificate a must for darshanThe auspicious Makaravilakku festival falls on January 14 and the shrine would be closed on January 20. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only ...
30 Dec, 2020, 05.50 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
Sabarimala temple to receive more devotees now; 2000 pilgrims on weekdaysAs 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 a...
02 Dec, 2020, 01.41 PM IST
Now Sabarimala pilgrims get medicinal drinking water in bottlesAccording to TDB officials, pilgrims can pay a deposit of Rs 200 to receive a steel bottle in which they can collect medicinal drinking wat...
25 Nov, 2020, 01.46 PM IST
After devotees, COVID-19 negative report mandatory for shop employees in SabarimalaWith the annual pilgrimage season progressing at the Lord Ayyappa temple here, a high level committee, which reviewed the arrangements made...
24 Nov, 2020, 04.51 PM IST
Adhering to COVID-19 protocols, devotees trek Sabarimala, pray at Lord Ayyappa temple"Sannidhanam", the temple complex which used to witness a sea of devotees on the first day of the Malayalam month of Vrichikam, saw only fe...
16 Nov, 2020, 12.14 PM IST
Kerala Govt unveils action plan for better health services for Sabarimala pilgrimsThe pilgrimage to Sabarimala, located in a reserve forest of the Western Ghats in Pathanamthitta district, which attracts millions of devot...
11 Nov, 2020, 05.47 PM IST
Health advisory for Ayyappa pilgrims with two-month-long pilgirmage season set to start from Nov 16Closed spaces with poor airflow, crowded places, close face to face contact among pilgrims have to be avoided and to ensure safe pilgrimage...
09 Nov, 2020, 09.00 PM IST
Devotees not to be allowed into Sabarimala temple this month also: Kerala governmentAnnouncing the decision after a meeting attended among others by the priest, Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran also said a 10-day fe...
11 Jun, 2020, 06.02 PM IST
No devotees will be allowed into Sabarimala temple for 10-day annual fest from March 29: OfficialsThe Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala and Guruvayur Lord Krishna temple at Thrissur will remain closed for devotees from March 21 until fur...
20 Mar, 2020, 07.47 PM IST