In response to the increased footfall of pilgrims at Sabarimala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed further coordinated efforts. Steps should be taken to put in place concerted measures without causing inconvenience to the pilgrims, the Chief Minister said at the special Sabarimala
Travancore Devaswom Board president PS Prashanth on Tuesday refuted the Opposition United Democratic Front's (UDF) allegation that there are no basic amenities in Sabarimala temple. He termed the allegation politically motivated.
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed that unauthorised and illegal fake websites running in temple names should be banned across Tamil Nadu.
Ahead of the Makaravilakku festival, a large number of devotees gathered in the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday.
Makaravilakku is an annual festival held on Makarasankranthi day which is January 14. It is believed, that a light will appear in the sky on Makaravilakku day and people wait for
Kerala High Court ordered the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) to immediately stop the distribution of 'Aravana Payasam' which is made with pesticide-laced cardamom, in Sabarimala temple.
Yoga Kshema Sabha, an organisation of Brahmins argued in the Kerala High Court on Saturday that the power of Travancore Devaswom Board to appoint staff including the priest at Sabarimala temple cannot be questioned.
The directions issued by the High Court are the present pace at which the pilgrim's ascent of the holy steps per minute is 65-70. This will have to be increased to 75-80. Special instructions have been given in this regard to personnel on duty at holy steps. The 100 Indian Reserve Battalion
Kerala High Court has ordered that no one should offer helicopter service or VIP darshan to Sabarimala temple. Court also held that no one should be given special treatment in the temple.
More than 2.5 lakh pilgrims have visited Lord Ayappa Temple at Sabrimala in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district in the first six days of the ongoing pilgrimage season, said Kerala Devaswom Department Minister K Radhakrishnan on Wednesday.