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HC orders probe into gold weight of Sabarimala idols

HC orders probe into gold weight of Sabarimala idols

Published on Sep 18, 2025 04:40 AM IST

Kerala high court orders probe into gold weight of Sabarimala idols

Last week, the court had directed the TDB to bring back from Chennai the gold-plated copper sheets fitted above the Dwarapalaka idols.(PTI)

Published on Sep 18, 2025 02:12 AM IST

Kerala HC nod for proposed ‘Ayyappa Sangamam’ meet

The Kerala High Court on Thursday gave its nod to the proposed ‘Global Ayyappa Sangamam’ on the banks of the Pampa River on September 20. (HT FILE PHOTO)

Published on Sep 12, 2025 05:22 AM IST

Kerala HC orders return of gold plated sheets to Sabarimala temple

The Kerala high court on Wednesday ordered the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) to bring back from Chennai the gold-plated copper sheets that had been taken there for repair and originally belonged to the Sabarimala temple. (FILE PHOTO)

Published on Sep 11, 2025 07:10 AM IST

HC orders return of Sabarimala gold plates, pulls up Devaswom Board for bypassing approval

HC orders return of Sabarimala gold plates, pulls up Devaswom Board for bypassing approval

Published on Sep 10, 2025 06:17 PM IST

TDB warns of strict action after RSS song row at Kerala's Kollam temple

TDB warns of strict action after RSS song row at Kerala's Kollam temple

Updated on Apr 07, 2025 03:57 PM IST

Sabarimala darshan route changed for devotees

Sabarimala darshan route changed for devotees

Updated on Mar 10, 2025 05:37 PM IST

‘Very serious’: HC on VIP darshan for actor Dileep at Sabarimala

Crowd of devotees at Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 08:50 AM IST

Kerala high court rebukes TDB for ‘VIP darshan’ to actor Dileep at Sabarimala shrine

The TDB told the high court that it had already issued a show cause notice to the officers, including the two guards

Published on Dec 12, 2024 05:35 PM IST

Sabarimala temple logs ₹357 cr record revenue

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)

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)

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)

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.(PTI)

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.(Reuters)

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.(PTI)

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.(PTI Photo)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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.

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)

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.(Vivek Nair/HT File Photo)

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.(HT Photo)

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.(REUTERS)

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

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.(REUTERS)

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.(AFP)

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.(PTI)

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.(AP File Photo)

Updated on Oct 19, 2018 03:37 PM IST

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