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2 Ayyappa Devotees, Injured In Gas Explosion In Karnataka, Die During Treatment
Two of the nine 'Ayappa Maladharis' (devotees of Lord Ayyappa), injured in a fire incident in Hubbali on December 23, succumbed to their injuries on Thursday morning at the Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute (KIMS).
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Court Rejects Petition Over Selection Of Head Priest Of Sabrimala Shrine
The Kerala High Court on Thursday rejected a plea challenging the recent selection of the 'melsanthi' or head priest of the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala.
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Sabarimala To Receive 2000 Pilgrims On Weekdays In Makaravilakku Season
Sabarimala Temple is all set to receive more pilgrims with the Kerala government deciding to allow more devotees for darshan by adhering to COVID-19 protocols. According to the new decision, a maximum of 2000 devotees would be allowed at the hill shrine on weekdays and 3000 on weekends, the state Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran said.
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Devotees Reach Sabarimala For Mandala Prayers In Kerala
Devotees reached Sannidhanam to offer prayers to Lord Ayappa for Mandala pooja as the annual Sabarimala pilgrimage season begins in Kerala amid the pandemic.
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Ayyappa Devotee, 29, Dies On Way To Sabarimala Temple
The man identified as Matheswaran developed uneasiness while trekking Neelimala, one of the sacred hills to reach the forest shrine, and was declared brought dead at the Sannidhanam hospital here, they said.
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Pinarayi Vijayan Meets Governor, Pledges To Better Sabarimala Amenities
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday met Governor P. Sathasivam and pledged to improve amenities for the pilgrims visiting the Sabarimala temple, as the two-month season to pay obeisance to Lord Ayyappa peaks
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Kerala BJP's U-Turn After Comment About Sabarimala Head Priest Sparks Row
After kicking up a row over his statement that the Sabarimala head priest had consulted him before threatening the closure of the Ayyappa shrine if women of menstrual age entered it, the BJP's state unit chief PS Sreedharan Pillai on Saturday took a u-turn saying someone else in the tantri's family had sought his views.
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On Your Own, Cops Told Woman After Sabarimala Protests Forced 2 To Return
As two women tried and failed to take the last few steps to the famed Sabarimala shrine in Kerala on Friday, blocked by fierce protests, a third woman started her climb. Only to be told by the police that she would have to make her way to the hilltop temple alone, unlike her predecessors, who went with heavy police escort and in riot gear. Mary Swe...
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Kerala Tense As Women Head To Sabarimala Amid Protests, Heavy Security
Protests intensified around Kerala's famous Sabarimala temple as the shrine to Lord Ayappa got ready to open its doors to women of reproductive age following a Supreme Court order overturning the centuries-old ban. Crew from four media companies was attacked and two women, who had started the 7-km trek towards the hilltop shrine, had to turn back. ...
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Sabarimala Temple Opening Highlights: Sabarimala Temple Opens As Protesters Clash With Police
The Sabarimala temple opened it to devotees today, after a day of protests against the entry of women into the Lord Ayappa temple. The protests turned violent, with several protesters clashing with the police near the hilltop temple.
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Actor Kollam Thulashi Charged For Remarks Against Women Over Sabarimala
Malayalam actor Kollam Thulashi has been charged by the Kerala Police for his controversial remarks against women during a NDA protest meeting over the Sabarimala Temple issue, the police said today.
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Lord Ayappa Devotees Protest Against Implementation Of Sabarimala Verdict
Over 5,000 devotees of Lord Ayappa, mostly women, took out a procession protesting the Supreme Court ruling, allowing women of all ages to offer prayers at the hill shrine in Sabarimala.
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"Lord Ayyappa Doesn't Want Women in Sabarimala," Top Court Told By Group
Arguing in support of a ban on women in the Kerala's Sabarimala temple, an influential body representing the Nair community in Kerala said that the temple's deity Lord Ayappa "himself doesn't want the presence of women between 10 and 50".
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Tamil Nadu Pilgrim Dies While Waiting In Queue At Sabarimala
A 42-year-old pilgrim from Tamil Nadu collapsed and died while waiting in a queue for 'darshan' at the famed hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala today, police said.
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Renaming Of Sabarimala: Ezhava Community Leader Urges Not To Make Controversies
As a controversy brewed over the decision of Travancore Devaswom Board to rename Kerala's centuries-old hill shrine of Lord Ayappa at Sabarimala, a prominent Hindu community leader today said the temple should not be made subject of unnecessary controversies.
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2 Ayyappa Devotees, Injured In Gas Explosion In Karnataka, Die During Treatment
Two of the nine 'Ayappa Maladharis' (devotees of Lord Ayyappa), injured in a fire incident in Hubbali on December 23, succumbed to their injuries on Thursday morning at the Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute (KIMS).
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Court Rejects Petition Over Selection Of Head Priest Of Sabrimala Shrine
The Kerala High Court on Thursday rejected a plea challenging the recent selection of the 'melsanthi' or head priest of the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala.
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Sabarimala To Receive 2000 Pilgrims On Weekdays In Makaravilakku Season
Sabarimala Temple is all set to receive more pilgrims with the Kerala government deciding to allow more devotees for darshan by adhering to COVID-19 protocols. According to the new decision, a maximum of 2000 devotees would be allowed at the hill shrine on weekdays and 3000 on weekends, the state Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran said.
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Devotees Reach Sabarimala For Mandala Prayers In Kerala
Devotees reached Sannidhanam to offer prayers to Lord Ayappa for Mandala pooja as the annual Sabarimala pilgrimage season begins in Kerala amid the pandemic.
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Ayyappa Devotee, 29, Dies On Way To Sabarimala Temple
The man identified as Matheswaran developed uneasiness while trekking Neelimala, one of the sacred hills to reach the forest shrine, and was declared brought dead at the Sannidhanam hospital here, they said.
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Pinarayi Vijayan Meets Governor, Pledges To Better Sabarimala Amenities
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday met Governor P. Sathasivam and pledged to improve amenities for the pilgrims visiting the Sabarimala temple, as the two-month season to pay obeisance to Lord Ayyappa peaks
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Kerala BJP's U-Turn After Comment About Sabarimala Head Priest Sparks Row
After kicking up a row over his statement that the Sabarimala head priest had consulted him before threatening the closure of the Ayyappa shrine if women of menstrual age entered it, the BJP's state unit chief PS Sreedharan Pillai on Saturday took a u-turn saying someone else in the tantri's family had sought his views.
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On Your Own, Cops Told Woman After Sabarimala Protests Forced 2 To Return
As two women tried and failed to take the last few steps to the famed Sabarimala shrine in Kerala on Friday, blocked by fierce protests, a third woman started her climb. Only to be told by the police that she would have to make her way to the hilltop temple alone, unlike her predecessors, who went with heavy police escort and in riot gear. Mary Swe...
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Kerala Tense As Women Head To Sabarimala Amid Protests, Heavy Security
Protests intensified around Kerala's famous Sabarimala temple as the shrine to Lord Ayappa got ready to open its doors to women of reproductive age following a Supreme Court order overturning the centuries-old ban. Crew from four media companies was attacked and two women, who had started the 7-km trek towards the hilltop shrine, had to turn back. ...
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Sabarimala Temple Opening Highlights: Sabarimala Temple Opens As Protesters Clash With Police
The Sabarimala temple opened it to devotees today, after a day of protests against the entry of women into the Lord Ayappa temple. The protests turned violent, with several protesters clashing with the police near the hilltop temple.
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Actor Kollam Thulashi Charged For Remarks Against Women Over Sabarimala
Malayalam actor Kollam Thulashi has been charged by the Kerala Police for his controversial remarks against women during a NDA protest meeting over the Sabarimala Temple issue, the police said today.
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Lord Ayappa Devotees Protest Against Implementation Of Sabarimala Verdict
Over 5,000 devotees of Lord Ayappa, mostly women, took out a procession protesting the Supreme Court ruling, allowing women of all ages to offer prayers at the hill shrine in Sabarimala.
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"Lord Ayyappa Doesn't Want Women in Sabarimala," Top Court Told By Group
Arguing in support of a ban on women in the Kerala's Sabarimala temple, an influential body representing the Nair community in Kerala said that the temple's deity Lord Ayappa "himself doesn't want the presence of women between 10 and 50".
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Tamil Nadu Pilgrim Dies While Waiting In Queue At Sabarimala
A 42-year-old pilgrim from Tamil Nadu collapsed and died while waiting in a queue for 'darshan' at the famed hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala today, police said.
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Renaming Of Sabarimala: Ezhava Community Leader Urges Not To Make Controversies
As a controversy brewed over the decision of Travancore Devaswom Board to rename Kerala's centuries-old hill shrine of Lord Ayappa at Sabarimala, a prominent Hindu community leader today said the temple should not be made subject of unnecessary controversies.
