CPI(M)’s changing stance on Sabarimala women’s entry stirs political storm. As caste bodies, including Nair Service Society, rally behind Ayyappa Summit, Dalits and progressives voice opposition.

Pathanamthitta: The annual ceremonial procession carrying "thiruvabharanam", the sacred jewellery of the Lord Ayyappa, set off to Sabarimala from a shrine in Pandalam here on Sunday. The auspicious ...

An Ashtamangala Prasnam held under the guidance of Vedic scholar Padmanabha Sharma at Sabarimala shrine in Kerala has said that presiding deity Lord Ayyappa never had any associate going by the name ...

The royal family of Pandalam, once a regional dynasty, remains central to the rituals associated with the Sabarimala pilgrimage and the worship of Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity. Pandalam in Kerala ...

Makaravilakku, celebrated at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, marks the culmination of a rigorous 41-day pilgrimage to honor Lord Ayyappa. Key elements include the Makara Jyothi divine light, ...

Very often, in South Indian temples nowadays, you see men wearing black clothes, unshaven, doing their worship. In some temples, you also see coconuts and palm seeds kept in urns, the old ‘para’, ...

The distribution of gold lockets with images of Lord Ayyappa, brought out by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), began at the Sabarimala Temple on Monday, the auspicious Vishu 2025. State Devaswom ...

Sabarimala: A sea of pilgrims on Tuesday braved massive rush and hours-long queues to offer prayers at the famed Lord Ayyappa shrine here on the day of 'Makaravilakku', which marks the culmination of ...

Mandalakala refers to the 41-day spiritual period dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, beginning on the first day of Vrishchikam Masam in the Malayalam calendar. During this time, devotees observe celibacy, ...