Sabarimala : The first leg of the 41-day annual pilgrim season of the famous Lord Ayyappa temple here comes to a close on Friday with the auspicious Mandala puja sans any protest over the women’s entry issue unlike the turbulence witnessed last year. The peaceful atmosphere saw a surge in the pilgrims inflow after the […]
Mangaluru : Senior Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary has said that the Kerala government should initiate measures to allow women of all age groups enter Sabarimala Temple. He told reporters on Monday, “Women have already entered the Sabarimala Shrine. There is nothing wrong in it. God will be pleased if women of all age groups […]
Udupi : Vidyadheesha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Palimar Mutt said on Wednesday that religion had its own protocols which should be respected with regard to the entry of women at the Ayyappa Swami Temple at Sabarimala in Kerala. Speaking to presspersons here, the Palimar seer said that anyhow there was no blanket ban on the […]
Sabarimala : Fifteen policewomen have been posted for security at the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala, for the first time in its history. Their main qualification for this job is that all are 50 and above, compliant with the temple’s ban on women of a menstrual age or between 10 and 50 years. Many of the […]
Mangaluru: The Hindu Janajagruti Samithi staged a protest against the entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala temple and urged the government to bring an ordinance to restore as before. The protest was organised in front of the DC office on Monday, October 22. Speaking the protesters, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti District Coordinator Chandra Mogera said, […]
Sabarimala : The Sabarimala temple will close on Monday at 10 pm after the five-day puja. The shrine had opened on October 18, first time after the Supreme Court’s landmark verdict, allowing women in menstruating age groups to enter the temple. In the last four days, nine women in the 10-50 age groups have been […]
Mangaluru: Devotees of Ayyappa have called on people from all walks of life to forge unity in order to protect the sanctity of the Sabarimala temple. ‘Shabarimale Ulisi’ campaign was organised under the aegis of Ayyappa Swamy Seva Samiti at Kadri grounds in the city on October 9, Tuesday. Leaders from the Vishwa Hindu Parishat […]
Thiruvananthapuram: To tide over the cash crunch in the wake of demonetization, the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala, where lakhs of devotees converge during the pilgrimage season which began on November 16, has introduced “e-hundi” for electronic transfer of offerings. Lakhs of devotees from across the country worship at the temple during the three-month-long Mandalam […]
Sabrimala: The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa was closed on Tuesday evening after the Mandala pooja, the ritual marking the conclusion of the first phase of the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. Mandala pooja was held after adorning the idol with ‘thanka anki’, which was brought here on Monday after a four-day journey from Aranmula Sree […]
