`No toll collection from vehicles in Sabarimala`

Last Updated: Friday, November 25, 2011, 19:10

The Kerala High Court Friday prohibited toll collection from vehicles coming to the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala.

Sabarimala: Two Ayyappa devotees die

Last Updated: Friday, November 25, 2011, 11:25

Two Ayyappa devotees died at Sabarimala following cardiac arrest, police said on Friday.

Sabarimala: Pilgrims struggle at Pandalam

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 16:10

One of the most famous Hindu pilgrim centres in India, it has earned itself the tag of the `Mecca for Hindus`.

Sabarimala pilgrimage begins

Last Updated: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 11:56

The Sabarimala pilgrimage in Kerala, during which over 100 pilgrims were killed in a stampede early this year, began early Thursday morning.

HC nod to Virtual Queue System at Sabarimala

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 20:43

Permitting online booking for darshan, Kerala High Court on Tuesday gave its nod to introduce Virtual Queue system at Sabarimala.

Sabarimala: Kerala would rather be safe than sorry

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 10:51

Haunted by last season`s tragedy, a cautious Kerala government has come up with a new footpath, a bridge and a slew of measures to decongest the route leading to the Sabarimala temple this year.

TDB to raise funds for Sabarimala master plan

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 10:44

Aiming to mobilise about Rs 150 crore for providing much-needed facilities for the pilgrims thronging the Lord Ayyappa shrine in lakhs every year.

New procedure to elect head priests of Sabarimala

Last Updated: Monday, June 27, 2011, 21:08

Head priests of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple will now be selected by a special selection committee comprising members of the Travancore Devaswom Board among others.

Now, songs in 4 more languages at Sabarimala

Last Updated: Monday, June 13, 2011, 15:26

The decision was taken by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the temple, in view of Sabarimala becoming an important pilgrim centre and attracting devotees from all parts of the country, a TDB release said.

Tribesmen seek right to light lamp at Sabarimala

Last Updated: Friday, April 29, 2011, 15:46

The `Mala Araya Mahasabha` has appealed to the Travancore Devaswom Board, which runs the Sabarimala shrine, to restore their right to light the holy lamp at Ponnambalamedu on Makaravilakku day during the pilgrimage season.

Sabarimala `light` man-made, admit authorities

Last Updated: Monday, April 25, 2011, 12:17

The `celestial light` at the Sabarimala temple on Makara Sankranthi day is actually man-made, the TDB told the Kerala High Court Monday, three months after a stampede killed 102 pilgrims there.

TDB says Holy steps cannot be widened

Last Updated: Friday, March 4, 2011, 19:24

The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) on Friday informed the Kerala High court that it cannot take measurers to widen the holy 18 steps of the famous Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala.