The temple, which had witnessed frenzied protests from devotees over the entry of women of menstruating age, had closed on Dec 27, marking ...

Police initially said they cannot be allowed to visit the Lord Ayyappa temple in such large numbers in view of the prohibitory orders, but ...

Earlier, hundreds of devotees witnessed the 'padipuja', an auspicious ritual, by standing below the sacred 18 steps, chanting Ayyappa mantr...

Hundreds of police personnel, including armed commandos, are keeping a tight vigil in the temple complex and nearby areas to prevent any un...

As many as 2,300 personnel, including a 20-member commando team and 100 women, have been deployed to ensure smooth 'darshan' and security o...

Even as Sabarimala has now become a flashpoint for Hindu identity, older layers of the Ayyappa legend, his tribal/hunter-gatherer origins a...

Addressing party workers after inaugurating the district BJP office here, Shah said the state government was using police force to challeng...

Despite all the latest debate surrounding Sabarimala, a lot of people still know little about the temple.

Thousands of security personals including policewomen have been deployed in Nilackal, some 20 kms away from the Sabarimala hilltop, to enco...

Chanting 'swamiya saranam Ayyappa' matras aloud and clapping their hands, women devotee had been inspecting vehicles at various points en r...

In the second decade of the 21st century, it needed a constitution bench of the Supreme Court to say that menstruation is not pollution, th...