Sabarimala
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Sabarimala temple to reopen today, devotees allowed from Sunday
India | Oct 16, 2021, 06:41 AM ISTThe devotees will be allowed only on the basis of virtual booking system.
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Sabarimala temple opens virtual booking from Sept 17; COVID guidelines in place for devotees
India | Sep 08, 2021, 02:27 PM ISTUnlike other temples, Sabarimala is not opened on a daily basis, instead, it opens every month for five days besides its annual pilgrimage season which begins in the third week of November and ends in the second week of January.
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Kerala HC allows minor girl to accompany father to Sabarimala for darshan
India | Aug 17, 2021, 11:09 AM ISTThe Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed a minor girl to accompany her father to Sabarimala for 'darshan'.
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Kerala Govt raises daily limit of pilgrims to 10,000 for this year's Sabarimala monthly pooja
India | Jul 17, 2021, 10:12 PM ISTThe temple will remain open from today till July 21. COVID-19 protocol, including wearing masks and social distancing, will be strictly followed.
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Sabarimala Temple to reopen for devotees from THIS date. Check details
India | Jul 10, 2021, 11:56 PM ISTAs per guidelines, a maximum of 5,000 devotees will be allowed through the online booking system.
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Battleground Kerala: Fight for Hindu votes, Sabarimala back in spotlight
Elections | Feb 16, 2021, 08:36 PM ISTThe assembly elections in Kerala are expected in April-May, so the Congress lost no time in making public a draft of the legislation, and the BJP has planned to hold discussions with the people before making the land issue a part of its election manifesto.
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Devotees reach Sabarimala to offer prayers to Lord Ayappa
News | Nov 21, 2020, 04:44 PM ISTThe annual Sabarimala pilgrimage season is underway. Sabarimala devotees reached Sannidhanam to offer prayers to Lord Ayappa during Mandala Pooja.
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Sabarimala prepares to open for annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku season. Check COVID-19 guidelines
India | Nov 14, 2020, 02:41 PM ISTElaborate arrangements have been made to ensure protection from COVID-19 as Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple prepares to reopen for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku season.
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Kerala govt unveils action plan for better health services for Sabarimala pilgrims
India | Nov 11, 2020, 06:32 PM ISTThe Kerala government on Wednesday unveiled a multi-pronged action plan to ensure better health services for pilgrims visiting the SabarimalaLord Ayyappa Temple, which is all set to reopen for the two-month annual Mandala-Makaravillaku season from November 16.
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Amid Coronavirus pandemic, Sabarimala opens for Lord Ayyappa darshan
India | Mar 13, 2020, 07:18 PM ISTAmid coronavirus scare, the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa here opened for monthly poojas on Friday evening. Police sources said there were very few devotees who had come for darshan.
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Sabarimala case: SC says it can refer questions of law to larger bench
India | Feb 10, 2020, 12:07 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Monday held that its five-judge bench can refer questions of law to a larger bench while exercising its limited power under review jurisdiction in the Sabarimala case.
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SC reserves order on Sabarimala review petition
India | Feb 06, 2020, 05:39 PM ISTA Supreme Court 9-judge Constitution bench on Thursday reserved its order for Monday, after a day-long hearing on the issue, whether a reference made to the larger bench could have been made by a bench of five judges, while hearing review petitions challenging the Sabarimala judgement. The court will frame the questions of law after pronouncing the order.
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SC says Sabarimala tradition age-old, no order on women's plea
India | Dec 13, 2019, 03:32 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Friday declined to pass an order on a plea by two women -- Bindu and Fathima -- to allow them entry into the Sabarimala temple, but Bindu said she is not seeing it in a negative way.
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Rush at Sabarimala continues, income touches over Rs 69 crore
India | Dec 08, 2019, 01:56 PM ISTTill December 6, the revenue touched Rs 69.39 crore which was about Rs 27.55 crore more than it was in the corresponding period of the 2018-19 pilgrim season, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) that administers the affairs of the shrine, said.
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Use of mobile phones banned around sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala temple
India | Dec 04, 2019, 06:36 PM ISTUse of mobile phones has been banned around the area near the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, official sources said on Wednesday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which administers the hill shrine, here on Wednesday in the backdrop of pictures of the highly secured sanctum sanctorum being circulated widely in the social media recently.
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Sabarimala pilgrimage to be a 'green' affair
India | Dec 04, 2019, 01:39 PM ISTAs the annual pilgrimage season is progressing at Sabarimala, the Kerala government is making all efforts to make it a "green" affair by avoiding plastic articles and promoting the use of eco-friendly products.
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Hindu outfit member attacks woman activist proceeding to Sabarimala
India | Nov 26, 2019, 12:35 PM ISTBindu Ammini, who created history by visiting Sabarimala temple last year following the Apex Court order, was part of the team led by gender rights activist Trupti Desai.
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Trupti Desai in Kochi, to visit Sabarimala to offer prayers at Lord Ayyappa shrine
India | Nov 26, 2019, 08:59 AM ISTShe said she has come up with the 2018 order of the Supreme Court permitting entry of women of all age groups into the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala.
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Solar eclipse: Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple to be closed for four hours on December 26
India | Nov 24, 2019, 02:26 PM ISTThe temple would be closed after the customary daily rituals and poojas including 'Neyyabhishekam' and would be reopened after 'punyaham', the purification ritual post the eclipse, temple executive officer said here in a statement.
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Sabarimala pilgrim from Mumbai suffers heart attack after darshan, dies
India | Nov 20, 2019, 06:17 PM ISTA 76-year-old Ayyappa devotee from Mumbai, who was returning after darshan, died following heart attack on Wednesday, police said. The deceased, M V Balan, from Chembur was being taken on a 'dolly' when he complained of chest pain.