![]() | Man trespasses into Ponnambalamedu near Sabarimala, performs pooja; TDB accuses Forest DeptA high-security zone, the place, located in a deep forest, comes under the direct control of the state forest department. |
![]() | Sabarimala: Man trespasses into Ponnambalamedu, performs pooja; TDB accuses Forest DeptAccording to Ayyappa devotees, Ponnambalamedu is a revered place as the auspicious 'Makaravilakku' is lit there annually marking the culmination of the pilgrimage season at the hill shrine. |
![]() | Kerala is not fit to live in: Bindu AmminiOne move that would flip her life upside down was the daring act of entering the Sabarimala temple. |
![]() | Great news for spiritual tourism: PM on Sabarimala airportThe MoCA has stated that the cost of the new airport will be approximately Rs 4000 crore and that the project will be completed through a public-private partnership |
![]() | Sabarimala airport project gets civil aviation ministry nod; DPR work soonAccording to sources, the govt would soon step into the preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) for the project. |
![]() | Supreme Court has thrice rejected caste bias in naming temple priestsIn Seshammal and others Vs State of TN, the SC on March 14, 1972, held that the state govt had the right to regulate secular functions like management and administration. |
![]() | Sabarimala Development Authority to be formed to execute master planThe Travancore Devaswom Board has been entrusted with the task and asked to submit a detailed report within a month. |
![]() | No Malayala Brahmins in state: Backward groupsSay anyone who studied tantra vidya can perform pooja in temples |
![]() | Only Malayala Brahmins can be Sabarimala melsanthis, HC toldThe amicus curiae submitted before the court that the Sabarimala temple is different from the rest of the 1,250 temples under the Travancore Devaswom Board. |
![]() | Bus carrying 64 Sabarimala pilgrims from TN overturns; one person criticalOfficials from the fire and rescue department, police, and local residents are leading the rescue operation. |
![]() | Sabarimala temple to open for Meenam pooja in KeralaAs part of the ritual, the thantri will perform brahmakalasa pooja at the mandapam at 9am in the presence of the melsanthi. |
![]() | Lakhs of women celebrate annual Attukal Pongala in ‘Sabarimala of women’ in ThiruvananthapuramTNIE photographers B P Deepu and Vincent Pulickal & reporter Shainu Mohan cover the world’s largest annual gathering of women |
![]() | Delay in shifting gold offerings kicks up row in KeralaThe 180 sovereigns of gold received as offerings during the second phase of the pilgrimage season that concluded on January 20, was kept in a strong room in Sabarimala till February 26. |
![]() | Artificial intelligence to sort coin offerings at SabarimalaAt present, there are three coin-sorting machines at Sabarimala. |
![]() | Counting coins worth Rs 30 crore an uphill task for TDB staffThe unprecedented rush of devotees – almost 1 lakh a day – witnessed at the hill shrine during the pilgrimage season this year, led to offering boxes filling up. |
![]() | Pilgrimage season ends, hill shrine to be closed todayDevotees will not be allowed for darshan in the morning. |
![]() | Queen of spices is the king of pesticide usage, say scientistsThe issue became public after recent row over cardamom use in ‘aravana’ supplied by TDB. |
![]() | Yogi Babu, Pramod Shetty team up for 'divine subject'The film went on floors on the auspicious day of Sankranti |
![]() | Lakhs throng Sabarimala for MakaravilakkuIn front of the golden flag mast of the temple, TDB president K Ananthagopan and member S S Jeevan received the Thiruvabharanam. |
![]() | Over 2 lakh throng Sabarimala for Makarajyothi darshanThe temple had been receiving more than 90,000 devotees per day since January 10, and around 50% of them stayed back to witness the Makarajyothi. |
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