The Sabarimala shrine is dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, revered here as a Naishtika Brahmachari, an eternal celibate. Tradition holds that women between the ages of 10 and 50, broadly the menstruating age ...

The Mandala Pooja, an important ritual marking the conclusion of the first phase of the annual pilgrimage to the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple, is scheduled for December 26. The ritual will be ...

“Several women try sneaking in. Some come dressed as men but we can spot them just by looking at their face,” claimed a security guard at the Sabarimala temple, as reported in an old India Today story ...

Navi Mumbai: Nerul base Ayyappa Temple, a revered spiritual center known for its serene sanctity, has commenced an elaborate program of Renovation, Restoration, Rejuvenation, Sahasra Kalasham, and ...

A group of male protested against the long standing practice of removing upper clothes before entering the Pathanamthitta situated Lord Ayyappa temple. They entered the temple on Sunday without ...

Crowds once gathered to watch his majestic return from festivals. On Tuesday, Kerala’s celebrated tusker Erattupetta Ayyappan died while undergoing treatment, leaving behind decades of memories for ...

With the annual Manadalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season just weeks away, Prasad E D from Thrissur was selected on Saturday as the new 'melsanthi' (chief priest) of the famed Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa ...

Ayyappa temples witnessed a heavy rush on the occasion of Makara Sankranti in Vijayawada on Tuesday. The Ayyappa devotees relinquished their ‘deeksha’ at Gollapudi Ayyappa temple and others as part of ...