Sabarimala Temple To Reopen

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.

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.

Sabarimala temple reopens today for the Makaravilakku festival. Though the portals of the hill shrine were opened at 5.00 pm, devotees would be allowed to enter from Thursday morning only. Pilgrims will need a Covid-19 certificate for entering the shrine.

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 Sabarimala Temple in Kerala will be reopened to devotees for the coming season with restrictions in number of devotees and mandatory COVID negative certificates, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

Hours after Kerala government's decision prohibiting entry of devotees into the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has responded to the opposition critique of "hasty reopening of temples" in the state.

There is a sense of anxiety in and around Sabarimala as the Lord Ayyappa shrine is all set to reopen on Tuesday for monthly worship, after witnessing frenzied protests during the recently concluded annual pilgrim season over the entry of young women.

Two women below 50 walked into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala before daybreak on Wednesday, becoming the first to do so since the Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine. The temple shut down for ritual "purification" briefly before reopening to devotees.

Activist Trupti Desai, who wants to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple in defiance of a decades-old custom on women of menstrual age, says she has been asked by the police to return from the Kochi airport due to hundreds of protesters blocking it since she she landed 13 hours ago early this morning. The hilltop shrine opened at 5 pm today for a two-m...

More than 500 women aged between 10 and 50 have registered with the online booking system for pilgrims who want to visit Kerala's Sabarimala temple, the site of violent protests by those who want to enforce a customary ban on women of menstrual age despite a Supreme Court order.

The row over protests at Sabarimala peaked today as a video surfaced that shows Kerala BJP chief Sreedharan Pillai allegedly taking credit for the way the protests unfolded. As local television channels aired the video, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tweeted that it proves the BJP "connived to create trouble in Sabarimala". Around 2,300 security p...

A temporary ban on large gatherings was imposed on Kerala's Sabarimala town on Saturday night as the temple shrine prepared to reopen its gates on Monday amid fears of violence and protests by right-wing activists. Restrictions prohibiting the assembly of four or more people will be in force across Elavunkal, Nilakkal, Pamba and Sannidhanam until T...

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.

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.

Sabarimala temple reopens today for the Makaravilakku festival. Though the portals of the hill shrine were opened at 5.00 pm, devotees would be allowed to enter from Thursday morning only. Pilgrims will need a Covid-19 certificate for entering the shrine.

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 Sabarimala Temple in Kerala will be reopened to devotees for the coming season with restrictions in number of devotees and mandatory COVID negative certificates, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

Hours after Kerala government's decision prohibiting entry of devotees into the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has responded to the opposition critique of "hasty reopening of temples" in the state.

There is a sense of anxiety in and around Sabarimala as the Lord Ayyappa shrine is all set to reopen on Tuesday for monthly worship, after witnessing frenzied protests during the recently concluded annual pilgrim season over the entry of young women.

Two women below 50 walked into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala before daybreak on Wednesday, becoming the first to do so since the Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine. The temple shut down for ritual "purification" briefly before reopening to devotees.

Activist Trupti Desai, who wants to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple in defiance of a decades-old custom on women of menstrual age, says she has been asked by the police to return from the Kochi airport due to hundreds of protesters blocking it since she she landed 13 hours ago early this morning. The hilltop shrine opened at 5 pm today for a two-m...

More than 500 women aged between 10 and 50 have registered with the online booking system for pilgrims who want to visit Kerala's Sabarimala temple, the site of violent protests by those who want to enforce a customary ban on women of menstrual age despite a Supreme Court order.

The row over protests at Sabarimala peaked today as a video surfaced that shows Kerala BJP chief Sreedharan Pillai allegedly taking credit for the way the protests unfolded. As local television channels aired the video, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tweeted that it proves the BJP "connived to create trouble in Sabarimala". Around 2,300 security p...

A temporary ban on large gatherings was imposed on Kerala's Sabarimala town on Saturday night as the temple shrine prepared to reopen its gates on Monday amid fears of violence and protests by right-wing activists. Restrictions prohibiting the assembly of four or more people will be in force across Elavunkal, Nilakkal, Pamba and Sannidhanam until T...