Sabarimala Temple Coronavirus

The Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple will reopen on October 16at 5 pm for 'Thula Masam' pooja, a press release issued by The Travancore Devaswom Board said.

The government in Kerala - hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and apprehensive about the spread of new mutant strain from UK in the state - has moved the Supreme Court against the High Court's order increasing the number of pilgrims at Sabarimala temple during the ongoing pilgrimage to 5,000.

All officials on duty at Sabarimala, where the Lord Ayyappa temple is located, besides pilgrims should undergo the RT-PCR test as the Kerala Health Department has revised its guidelines following increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the area in recent days.

The annual two-month-long pilgrimage to the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala's Sabarimala started today amid the coronavirus pandemic.

With the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala all set to commence its two-month-long annual Mandala-Makaravillaku season from November 16, the Kerala government has issued health advisory to ensure strict compliance by pilgrims while trekking to the hill shrine to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Sabarimala temple in Kerala reopened to the public on Saturday - for a five-day monthly pooja - after seven months of closure due to the Covid lockdown. Devotees looking to visit the hill shrine are required to wear face masks and carry COVID-19 negative certificates.

For the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, Kerala's Sabarimala will reopen today. However, devotees will only be allowed to enter the shrine from Saturday with strict Covid safety protocol in place.

The famous Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala opened today on the eve of the monthly five-day pooja for the Malayalam month of Chingam but the bar on devotees' entry will continue as per COVID-19 health protocol.

Kerala Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran informed that the Sabarimala Temple will not be opened for public for the monthly pooja and the festival will also be cancelled.

The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) on Tuesday asked its devotees in the aftermath of about 12 people turning coronavirus positive in Kerala, to avoid coming to the famed Sabarimala temple when it opens for its monthly schedules in March.

The Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple will reopen on October 16at 5 pm for 'Thula Masam' pooja, a press release issued by The Travancore Devaswom Board said.

The government in Kerala - hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and apprehensive about the spread of new mutant strain from UK in the state - has moved the Supreme Court against the High Court's order increasing the number of pilgrims at Sabarimala temple during the ongoing pilgrimage to 5,000.

All officials on duty at Sabarimala, where the Lord Ayyappa temple is located, besides pilgrims should undergo the RT-PCR test as the Kerala Health Department has revised its guidelines following increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the area in recent days.

The annual two-month-long pilgrimage to the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala's Sabarimala started today amid the coronavirus pandemic.

With the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala all set to commence its two-month-long annual Mandala-Makaravillaku season from November 16, the Kerala government has issued health advisory to ensure strict compliance by pilgrims while trekking to the hill shrine to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Sabarimala temple in Kerala reopened to the public on Saturday - for a five-day monthly pooja - after seven months of closure due to the Covid lockdown. Devotees looking to visit the hill shrine are required to wear face masks and carry COVID-19 negative certificates.

For the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, Kerala's Sabarimala will reopen today. However, devotees will only be allowed to enter the shrine from Saturday with strict Covid safety protocol in place.

The famous Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala opened today on the eve of the monthly five-day pooja for the Malayalam month of Chingam but the bar on devotees' entry will continue as per COVID-19 health protocol.

Kerala Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran informed that the Sabarimala Temple will not be opened for public for the monthly pooja and the festival will also be cancelled.

The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) on Tuesday asked its devotees in the aftermath of about 12 people turning coronavirus positive in Kerala, to avoid coming to the famed Sabarimala temple when it opens for its monthly schedules in March.