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'Has Huge Deposits': Probe Team Opposes Sabarimala Priest's Bail
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Kerala High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday strongly opposed the bail plea of jailed Sabarimala temple tantri Kantarar Rajeevar before the Kollam Vigilance Court.
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Sabarimala Theft: Probe Team Arrests Chief Priest Over Replating Temple Gold
- Friday January 9, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The SIT probing the Sabarimala gold case arrested chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru, citing his close links with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty and his role in recommending the controversial replating of the Dwarapalaka and Sreekovil gold plates.
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Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple Has A New Chief Priest
- Saturday October 18, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prasad E D from Thrissur has been selected on Saturday as the new 'melsanthi' (chief priest) of the famed Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
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Sabarimala Temple Gets New Chief Priest
- Thursday October 17, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
With the annual pilgrimage season just weeks away, S Arun Kumar Namboothiri was selected on Thursday as the new Melsanthi (chief priest) of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
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Christian Priest Returns Church Service Licence To Visit Sabarimala Temple
- Sunday September 10, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A Christian priest in Kerala returned his church licence for performing pastoral services following a row over him observing the 41-day abstinence followed by Lord Ayyappa devotees to offer prayers at the famous Sabarimala shrine.
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High Court Holds Special Sitting To Hear Pleas On Sabarimala Temple
- Saturday December 3, 2022
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala High Court on Saturday held a special sitting to hear pleas on the appointment of the chief priests and transport facilities for pilgrims to the famous Sabarimala temple at Pathanamthitta district.
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On Sabarimala, Hyderabad Temple Head Priest's Question To Rahul Gandhi
- Tuesday April 2, 2019
- India News | ANI
Welcoming Congress president Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad in Kerala, head priest CS Rangarajan at the popular Chilkur Balaji temple in Hyderabad said he was curious to know the opinion of the Congress chief on the Supreme Court judgement to allow women into the Sabarimala temple.
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Sabarimala Temple To Open For Annual 10-Day Festival Today
- Monday March 11, 2019
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
Kerala's Sabarimala temple will open to pilgrims tomorrow for an annual 10-day festival. A press release issued by the temple said head priest Kandararu Rajeevaru will preside over the opening ceremony. Ahead of the festival, a new gold-plated door will replace the old one made of teak wood.
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Temple Purification Not Due To Entry Of Women, Claims Sabarimala Priest
- Tuesday February 5, 2019
- Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy
The head priest of the Sabarimala temple today claimed that the 'purification' ritual followed at the shrine, on the day the two women below 50 years entered the temple, was for an unrelated reason.
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Informed Temple Board Of Performing Purification Rites: Sabarimala Priest
- Monday February 4, 2019
- Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service
Sabarimala's tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru today told the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) that he carried out "purification rituals" following the two women's entry, as that was "the natural practice followed whenever there is a breach of the temple tradition and customs".
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'Has Huge Deposits': Probe Team Opposes Sabarimala Priest's Bail
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Kerala High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday strongly opposed the bail plea of jailed Sabarimala temple tantri Kantarar Rajeevar before the Kollam Vigilance Court.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sabarimala Theft: Probe Team Arrests Chief Priest Over Replating Temple Gold
- Friday January 9, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The SIT probing the Sabarimala gold case arrested chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru, citing his close links with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty and his role in recommending the controversial replating of the Dwarapalaka and Sreekovil gold plates.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple Has A New Chief Priest
- Saturday October 18, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prasad E D from Thrissur has been selected on Saturday as the new 'melsanthi' (chief priest) of the famed Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sabarimala Temple Gets New Chief Priest
- Thursday October 17, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
With the annual pilgrimage season just weeks away, S Arun Kumar Namboothiri was selected on Thursday as the new Melsanthi (chief priest) of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
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www.ndtv.com
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Christian Priest Returns Church Service Licence To Visit Sabarimala Temple
- Sunday September 10, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A Christian priest in Kerala returned his church licence for performing pastoral services following a row over him observing the 41-day abstinence followed by Lord Ayyappa devotees to offer prayers at the famous Sabarimala shrine.
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www.ndtv.com
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High Court Holds Special Sitting To Hear Pleas On Sabarimala Temple
- Saturday December 3, 2022
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala High Court on Saturday held a special sitting to hear pleas on the appointment of the chief priests and transport facilities for pilgrims to the famous Sabarimala temple at Pathanamthitta district.
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www.ndtv.com
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On Sabarimala, Hyderabad Temple Head Priest's Question To Rahul Gandhi
- Tuesday April 2, 2019
- India News | ANI
Welcoming Congress president Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad in Kerala, head priest CS Rangarajan at the popular Chilkur Balaji temple in Hyderabad said he was curious to know the opinion of the Congress chief on the Supreme Court judgement to allow women into the Sabarimala temple.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sabarimala Temple To Open For Annual 10-Day Festival Today
- Monday March 11, 2019
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
Kerala's Sabarimala temple will open to pilgrims tomorrow for an annual 10-day festival. A press release issued by the temple said head priest Kandararu Rajeevaru will preside over the opening ceremony. Ahead of the festival, a new gold-plated door will replace the old one made of teak wood.
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www.ndtv.com
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Temple Purification Not Due To Entry Of Women, Claims Sabarimala Priest
- Tuesday February 5, 2019
- Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy
The head priest of the Sabarimala temple today claimed that the 'purification' ritual followed at the shrine, on the day the two women below 50 years entered the temple, was for an unrelated reason.
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www.ndtv.com
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Informed Temple Board Of Performing Purification Rites: Sabarimala Priest
- Monday February 4, 2019
- Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service
Sabarimala's tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru today told the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) that he carried out "purification rituals" following the two women's entry, as that was "the natural practice followed whenever there is a breach of the temple tradition and customs".
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www.ndtv.com