Sabarimala case: Will Constitution not come to rescue of believer who is not allowed to touch deity, asks Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court questioned the chief priest of Sabarimala if the Constitution protects believers barred from touching the deity. The cour...
21 Apr, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
Everybody should have access to temples, matha: Supreme CourtIn a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has asserted that all individuals deserve the right to enter any temple. Justice BV Nagarathna high...
09 Apr, 2026, 11.30 PM IST
Whose rituals, whose rights? Sabarimala U-turn exposes the tension between tradition, politics, and equalityKerala's ruling LDF has reversed its stance on the Sabarimala Temple issue. The party now supports religious fundamentalism and traditional...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Sabarimala Temple gets new 'melsanthi'Prasad E D from Thrissur has been appointed as the new chief priest of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple ahead of the annual pilgrimage se...
18 Oct, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
Sabarimala temple to open on October 17Mark your calendars! The revered Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple is set to open its doors for the monthly poojas starting October 17, with t...
15 Oct, 2025, 06.34 PM IST
Arun Kumar Namboothiri new 'melsanthi' of famous Sabarimala templeS Arun Kumar Namboothiri is appointed as the new Melsanthi for Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple, while Vasudevan Namboothiri takes the role f...
17 Oct, 2024, 11.21 AM 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
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
Sabarimala temple opens for 2-month long pilgrimage seasonThe state and temple precincts had witnessed frenzied protests by right outfits and BJP workers last year after the LDF government decided ...
16 Nov, 2019, 07.36 PM IST
Activists protest against purification ritual after women's entry into Sabarimala templeThe women had stepped into the temple of Lord Ayyappa, breaking a centuries-old tradition and defying threats from the Hindu right.
04 Jan, 2019, 08.44 PM IST
Temple priest suspended for Facebook post against Kerala ministerThe temple comes under the Malabar Devaswom Board, an apex temple body which manages a number of Hindu shrines in Malabar (north Kerala) re...
22 Nov, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
Sangh Parivar trying to make Sabarimala another Ram Mandir issue: Sandeepananda GiriGiri said it was unfortunate that Sabarimala, “named after the liberation of Sabari, an ardent devotee of Rama who found her liberation in ...
28 Oct, 2018, 11.13 PM IST
Rahul Easwar taken into custody on controversial remarks over SabarimalaA team of police personnel from Kochi took Easwar into custody from his flat here in connection with a case registered under IPC Sections 1...
28 Oct, 2018, 02.30 PM IST
Two women agree to abort pilgrimage after priest threatens to shut down Sabarimala shrine"We have told the female devotees about the situation, they will now be going back. So we are pulling pack. They have decided to return," K...
19 Oct, 2018, 11.22 AM IST
SC verdict allowing entry of women of all ages in Sabarimala temple disappointing:Temple Head priestA five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in its 4:1 verdict, said banning entry of women to Kerala's Sabrimala ...
28 Sep, 2018, 11.45 AM IST
Appointment of non-Brahmin priests 'a silent revolution': LDF"It is a silent revolution and a model for others to follow," Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran told reporters.
10 Oct, 2017, 03.15 PM IST
- Balamurali Namboodiri of Edamana Illam selected new chief priest for Sabarimala temple
Ahead of the upcoming pilgrim season, Balamurali Namboodiri of Edamana Illam was today selected as the 'melsanthi' of the Sabarimala Ayyapp...
18 Oct, 2011, 04.21 PM IST