Sabarimala ‘celestial light’ man-made, admit authorities
April 25th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 25 (IANS) The 'celestial light' at the Sabarimala temple on Makara Sankranthi day is actually man-made, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) told the Kerala High Court Monday, three ... Read more...
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File petition on Makara Jyothi in high court: Apex court
February 26th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Kerala government and the Sabarimala Shrine Board to stop defrauding devotees by presenting 'Makara Jyothi' as ... Read more...
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Court asks for revised reports on Sabarimala stampede
January 24th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Jan 24 (IANS) A division bench of the Kerala High Court Monday asked the forest department and the devaswom department's special commissioner in Sabarimala to revise their reports on the Jan ... Read more...
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Sabarimala stampede: ‘Consider cancelling pilgrimage through Pullmedu’, says court
January 20th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 20 (ANI): Unimpressed by the reports submitted before it on the Sabarimala stampede, the Kerala High Court has said if the government cannot take basic safety precautions, it should consider ... Read more...
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Sabarimala pilgrimage begins Monday, 40 mn devotees expected
November 14th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (IANS) Sabarimala, Kerala's famed temple, opens its doors Monday for the annual two-month pilgrimage that is expected to see over 40 million devotees visiting the hilltop shrine this year. ... Read more...
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1.5 mn prasadam cans, chopper service for Sabarimala devotees
November 15th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Pamba (Kerala), Nov 15 (IANS) One and a half million tin cans of prasadam (holy offering), helicopter service for people who fall ill and oxygen parlours will be the highlights of this ... Read more...
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Sabarimala temple prepares for annual pilgrimage frenzy
November 13th, 2008 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 13 (IANS) Kerala's famed Sabarimala temple is getting set to receive nearly five million devotees during the two-month-long annual pilgrimage season that begins Sunday. Facilities being made available for pilgrims ... Read more...
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Employees at Shabrimala Temple allowed to wear undergarments
May 28th, 2008 - 8:18 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (ANI): The Kerala State Human Rights Commission has asked the Travancore Devaswom Board to allow male employees at Lord Ayyappa temple to wear underwear while counting currency notes ... Read more...
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LDF government’s second year ends on dull note(News Analysis)
May 17th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by admin
By Jeevan Mathew Kurian
Kozhikode, May 17 (IANS) It is with a dampened spirit that Kerala's Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), enters its third year ... Read more...
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