Sabarimala Temple News

The gold-plated roof of the famed Lord Ayyappa Temple here, thronged by lakhs of pilgrims during its annual pilgrimage season, has been found leaking, following which the shrine authorities decided to repair it at the earliest.

The Sabarimala Ayappa temple reopened for the Makaravilakku festival on Friday.

Devotees on the Sabarimala pilgrimage have been permitted to offer prayers at the shrine in Kerala's Pathanamthitta in a phased manner after the temporary ban was lifted yesterday morning.

As Sabarimala reopens for Mandala-Makaravilakku (Makar Sankranti) festival, the Kerala health minister Veena George said on Sunday that the department has made elaborate arrangements for pilgrims in order to combat the possible spread of COVID-19.

Travancore Devaswom Board requested Lord Ayyappa devotees to refrain from visiting Sabarimala Temple on October 17 and 18 in view of the continuing heavy rainfall in the state.

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 Sabarimala women's entry issue, one of the major poll planks of the opposition UDF and the NDA against the ruling LDF during the campaign, took centre stage of debate even today, the day of assembly election in Kerala.

One is a rural segment bordering the Western Ghats in central Travancore and the other is home to the country's pioneer IT hub here. But there is a common factor between these two constituencies in Kerala, where Assembly election is just days away.

The BJP lined up several promises, including a legislation to protect traditions of the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala and law against "Love Jihad", while assuring employment for at least one person from each family and free laptops to high school students, in its manifesto for the assembly polls unveiled here on Wednesday.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the state government will discuss the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala Temple with believers, including those who have a difference in opinion.

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.

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.

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 Supreme Court on Friday ordered for the preparation of an inventory of the sacred jewellery that adorns Lord Ayyappa at the Sabarimala temple and appointed retired Kerala High Court judge CN Ramachandran Nair to supervise the work.

A woman, who was allegedly attacked while she attempted to visit the Sabarimala temple, moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking directions for the Kerala government to ensure safe passage to any women visiting the temple.

The gold-plated roof of the famed Lord Ayyappa Temple here, thronged by lakhs of pilgrims during its annual pilgrimage season, has been found leaking, following which the shrine authorities decided to repair it at the earliest.

The Sabarimala Ayappa temple reopened for the Makaravilakku festival on Friday.

Devotees on the Sabarimala pilgrimage have been permitted to offer prayers at the shrine in Kerala's Pathanamthitta in a phased manner after the temporary ban was lifted yesterday morning.

As Sabarimala reopens for Mandala-Makaravilakku (Makar Sankranti) festival, the Kerala health minister Veena George said on Sunday that the department has made elaborate arrangements for pilgrims in order to combat the possible spread of COVID-19.

Travancore Devaswom Board requested Lord Ayyappa devotees to refrain from visiting Sabarimala Temple on October 17 and 18 in view of the continuing heavy rainfall in the state.

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 Sabarimala women's entry issue, one of the major poll planks of the opposition UDF and the NDA against the ruling LDF during the campaign, took centre stage of debate even today, the day of assembly election in Kerala.

One is a rural segment bordering the Western Ghats in central Travancore and the other is home to the country's pioneer IT hub here. But there is a common factor between these two constituencies in Kerala, where Assembly election is just days away.

The BJP lined up several promises, including a legislation to protect traditions of the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala and law against "Love Jihad", while assuring employment for at least one person from each family and free laptops to high school students, in its manifesto for the assembly polls unveiled here on Wednesday.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the state government will discuss the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala Temple with believers, including those who have a difference in opinion.

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.

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.

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 Supreme Court on Friday ordered for the preparation of an inventory of the sacred jewellery that adorns Lord Ayyappa at the Sabarimala temple and appointed retired Kerala High Court judge CN Ramachandran Nair to supervise the work.

A woman, who was allegedly attacked while she attempted to visit the Sabarimala temple, moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking directions for the Kerala government to ensure safe passage to any women visiting the temple.