There has been a rise in the number of pilgrims who made the trek to the Sabarimala temple located in the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. (PTI)

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Updated on Jan 21, 2024 07:14 AM IST

Sabarimala hill shrine logs ₹204 crore revenue

The footfall of pilgrims at the Sabarimala temple crosses 3.1 million. (PTI)

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Updated on Dec 27, 2023 08:32 AM IST

Provide food, water to pilgrims at Sabrimala halting points, says HC

The Kerala high court also directed the state police chief to supervise crowd management in Sabarimala and deploy additional police personnel if necessary. (HT Archives)

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Updated on Dec 26, 2023 07:32 AM IST

RT-PCR test mandatory for Sabarimala pilgrims from today

The Travancore Devaswom Board said the RT-PCR test certificate, taken not more than 48 hours prior to their visit to the temple, is must for pilgrims from December 26.

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Updated on Dec 26, 2020 07:42 AM IST

Covid-19 negative certificate must for Sabarimala pilgrims from tomorrow

Devotees wait in queues inside the premises of the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala in this file photo.

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Updated on Dec 25, 2020 07:00 PM IST

Now, 5,000 visitors can visit Sabarimala in day; RT-PCR test mandatory

Priests perform rituals for the 'Tulamas Puja' at the Sabarimala temple, in Pathanamthitta district.

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Updated on Dec 20, 2020 08:18 PM IST

Kerala’s Sabarimala temple reopens: Covid-19 negative proof, online booking must for entry

The Lord Ayyappa Temple in Kerala’s Sabarimala is seen in this file photo. The temple trust has said it will allow pilgrims to offer prayers from Saturday, the first day of Malayalam month of Thulam, till October 21.

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Updated on Oct 17, 2020 11:48 AM IST

Kerala shrines under Devaswom Board to open next week; Sabarimala stays shut

File photo of devotees in queue outside Guruvayur temple in Thrissur, Kerala. (Vivek Nair/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Aug 12, 2020 04:50 PM IST

Sabarimala temple shut for devotees for now; Kerala CM, BJP trade barbs

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan blamed cheap politics behind the confusion and the prolonged drama. (Videograb)

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Updated on Jun 11, 2020 09:01 PM IST

Sabarimala board puts freeze on temple opening, Kerala calls for talks

The Sabarimala temple was planning to open on June 14 and a week-long festival was to follow from June 19, however that has been put on hold for now. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 11, 2020 04:20 PM IST

Sabarimala priest favours delay, temple body says will open on June 14

Citing a sharp increase in caseload in the neighbouring states, the priest said it is better to postpone the opening of the temple. (Photo by Vivek Nair / Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 10, 2020 08:22 PM IST

Sabarimala priest for postponing temple opening, cites rising Covid-19 cases

The TDB runs Sabarimala (in Pathanamthitta district) and thousand-odd other temples in south and central Kerala. The tantri is usually considered as the final word on all ritualistic matters.

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Updated on Jun 10, 2020 07:05 PM IST

Central, state minister spar over Kerala opening places of worship

Amid the verbal sparring, malls and restaurants opened in the state. Various temples under the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) opened on Tuesday along with some churches and mosques in parts of the state. (Photo ANI)

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Updated on Jun 09, 2020 08:45 PM IST

Covid-19 update: Sabarimala may turn to digital offerings

The main temple complex of Sabarimala shrine in Kerala. The Sabrimala Temple was closed after monthly puja on March 18 days before the lockdown over Covid-19.

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Updated on Apr 09, 2020 03:54 PM IST

Sabarimala case goes to larger Supreme Court bench: All you need to know

A five-judge Supreme Court bench on Thursday decided to refer its ruling on the entry of women to Sabarimala to a larger bench.

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Updated on Nov 14, 2019 12:33 PM IST

U-turn in Supreme Court leads to differences within Sabarimala board

A Padmakumar, the president of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) that runs the temple, expressed displeasure that he had not been kept in the loop about the latest position taken by the board.

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Updated on Feb 08, 2019 07:46 AM IST

India’s oldest elephant ‘Granny Dakshayani’ dies at 88

TOPSHOT - This photo taken on February 5, 2019 shows the body of elderly Indian elephant Dakshayani, awarded the title 'Gaja Muthassi', or elephant granny, after it was dressed with traditional robes and draped with flowers after dying in Thiruvananthapuram in India's southern Kerala state. - An elephant believed to be the oldest ever in captivity has died aged 88 in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said February 7, 2019. Awarded the title of "Gaja Muthassi" (elephant granny), Dakshayani took part in temple rituals and processions for decades, but died on February 5 after becoming reluctant to eat, her veterinary surgeon said. (Photo by STR / AFP)

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Updated on Feb 07, 2019 06:03 PM IST

Sabarimala temple trust changes its stand on entry of women

Devotees wait in queues inside the premises of the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala on October 18.

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Updated on Feb 06, 2019 11:45 PM IST

Sabarimala tantri removal not discussed: TDB

Travancore Devaswom Board, the apex temple body,Friday said it had not even discussed the matter.

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Published on Jan 12, 2019 12:03 AM IST

Sabarimala closes doors, stares at November challenge

Devotees pay obeisance Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, Monday, Oct 22, 2018.

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Updated on Oct 23, 2018 12:11 AM IST

Never-before break in puja at Sabarimala temple triggers protests in Kerala

Worshippers stand in queues outside the Sabarimala temple. Protests erupted in many places in Kerala on Friday over the disruption of pooja in Sabarimala earlier in the day shortly before two women were forced to return from the vicinity of the temple.

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Updated on Oct 19, 2018 03:37 PM IST

Sabarimala row Highlights: Section 144 imposed in 2 more areas, extended till October 22

A Hindu devotee holds a coconut plant as he waits with others in queues inside the premises of the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta

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Updated on Oct 19, 2018 11:45 PM IST

Kerala govt will implement SC verdict on Sabarimala, make arrangements for women devotees in upcoming season: CM

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said no one has the right to prevent women devotees if they want to go to the shrine and offer worship.

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Updated on Oct 03, 2018 07:32 PM IST

Former Sabarimala temple board chief plans Jallikattu-like stir

Devotees wait at Lord Ayyappa temple, in Sabarimala.

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Updated on Jul 27, 2018 10:46 AM IST

Ban on entry of women inside Sabarimala has to pass constitutional test: Supreme Court

Devotees wait at Lord Ayyappa temple, in Sabarimala.

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Updated on Jul 24, 2018 10:08 PM IST

Sabarimala case: It’s not a struggle to defeat religious faith

In this file photo dated November 18, 2013, devotees wait at Lord Ayyappa temple, Sabarimala. The Supreme Court has said women have the constitutional right to enter Sabarimala temple in Kerala and pray like men without being discriminated against

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Updated on Jul 23, 2018 06:59 PM IST

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