Sabrimala Temple
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Andhra Pradesh: More than 20 injured as bus carrying Sabarimala pilgrims overturns in Pathanamthitta
India | Nov 19, 2022, 12:39 PM ISTAndhra Pradesh accident: According to reports, out of 44 pilgrims, at least 20 people including a boy suffered injuries in the mishap. The district administration officials said all the pilgrims travelling in the bus were rescued and shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment.
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Sabarimala devotee from Tamil Nadu tests coronavirus positive
India | Oct 19, 2020, 08:09 AM ISTA devotee from Tamil Nadu, who was on a pilgrimage to Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday during the mandatory antigen test conducted at Nilackal for pilgrims visiting the hill shrine, health authorities said.
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Kerala temples including Sabarimala, Guruvayoor to open for devotees from tomorrow
India | Jun 07, 2020, 10:47 AM ISTAs the lockdown norms will be further relaxed from tomorrow, temples in Kerala including the famous Sabarimala and Guruvayoor Sree Krishna will open their doors to devotees, after almost two months, but with restricted entry.
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SC to hear CAA challenging pleas after Sabarimala issue
India | Mar 05, 2020, 12:34 PM ISTPetitions challenging Citizenship Amendment Act will be taken up only after arguments in the Faith Vs Right to Pray gets over in the Sabarimala temple matter. The hearing on petitions connected with Sabrimala was likely to begin from March 16.
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Another Kerala woman allegedly stopped from entering Sabarimala moves SC; plea to be heard next week
India | Dec 05, 2019, 12:53 PM IST"Bindu was attacked with some chemical substance right outside the office of Commissioner of Police," Jaising said, adding that the Kerala state authorities are not allowing women to enter the temple despite the Supreme Court's specific order.
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Tamil Nadu Lord Ayyappa devotee dies on way to Sabarimala
India | Nov 26, 2019, 11:32 AM ISTA 29-year-old Ayyappa devotee from Tamil Nadu, who was on his way to the Lord Ayyappa temple here for darshan, died due to suspected heart attack on Tuesday morning.
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12-year-old barred from proceeding to Lord Ayyappa temple
India | Nov 19, 2019, 02:50 PM ISTThe age of the girl, with "irrumudikettu" (offerings to Lord Ayyappa) had been shown as 10 in the virtual Q booking. women police examined the girl's aadhar card and found that she was 12 years old and refused to allow her to proceed further from Pamba to the shrine complex, police said.
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Next visit to Sabarimala after I turn 50: 9-year-old girl
India | Nov 18, 2019, 09:57 PM ISTThe hilltop shrine in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district is closed for women in the age group 10 to 50 years, and though the Supreme Court had struck down the restriction, there is great opposition to women between these ages visiting it.
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3 Andhra women not allowed Sabarimala darshan
India | Nov 16, 2019, 03:00 PM ISTThe three women who were barred today came from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. They were part of a group of pilgrims who were stopped for checking by the police at Pamba base camp.
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Our judgements are not to be played with: Justice Nariman reminds Centre to read dissent
India | Nov 15, 2019, 12:59 PM ISTJustice RF Nariman of the Supreme Court on Friday said the government must read the "extremely important dissent" order in the Sabarimala case. Justice Nariman had penned the dissent order on behalf of himself and Justice D Y Chandrachud. Justice Nariman told the Centre's counsel Tushar Mehta that an impression has been cast that its officers don't comply with court orders.
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Sabarimala verdict opens new avenues for protection of customs, say lawyers for review petitioners
India | Nov 14, 2019, 09:44 PM ISTLawyers who appeared on behalf of review petitioners in the Sabarimala case have called the Supreme Court's decision on Thursday to refer the matter to a larger bench as "absolutely right" and said it would open new avenues for the litigants who argued for protection and preservation of customs.
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Political parties in Kerala welcome SC decision in Sabarimala case
India | Nov 14, 2019, 12:45 PM ISTHailing the verdict, Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala asked the Left-led state government "not to create issues" by providing security and taking women in the banned age group to offer worship at the Ayyappa temple.
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Sabarimala case sent to a 7-Judge Supreme Court bench, two judges dissent
India | Nov 14, 2019, 12:44 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Thursday said a larger seven-judge bench will re-examine various religious issues, including the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple and mosques and the practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra community.
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Over 10 thousand police personnel to be deployed in Sabarimala
India | Nov 12, 2019, 06:48 PM ISTDuring the Mandala Makkarvillakku festival, 10,017 police personnel will be posted around the temple complex in five phases, a police press release said.
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Kerala CM reviews preparations for Sabarimala pilgrimage
India | Nov 09, 2019, 05:45 PM ISTThe hill shrine would be opened for the over two-month-long Mandalam-Makaravilakku festival season on November 17.
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Sabarimala row: Temple board, Kerala govt oppose pleas seeking review of verdict allowing entry to women
India | Feb 06, 2019, 07:47 PM ISTThe SC bench was in for a pleasant surprise as the temple board, which also comprises the state government nominees, took a U-turn by supporting the verdict and said the people should gracefully accept it.
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Sabrimala Temple: BJP MPs protest against the Kerala govt over the attack on BJP leaders
News | Jan 07, 2019, 01:18 PM ISTSabrimala Temple: BJP MPs protest against the Kerala govt over the attack on BJP leaders in the state