Thiruvananthapuram, May 23: Travancore Devaswom Board president K Ananthagopan on Tuesday said that the temples are for the believers and no other activities will be allowed in them after the board re-issued its circular banning mass drills and other exercises organized by RSS on temple premises.
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Kerala High Court
A petition has been submitted in the Kerala High Court seeking a direction to set aside the notification issued by the Travancore Devaswom Board which prescribes that only 'Malayala Brahmins' alone are entitled to apply to the post of Melsanthi (head priest) in Sabarimala and Malikappuram Temples.
The petition has been filed by Sijith TL and Vijeesh PR through advocate TR Rajesh. The petition contends that the prescription in the notification to the effect that only Malayala Brahmin of Kerala origin alone is entitled to apply for being appointed as Melsanthi in Sabarimala and Malikappuram Temples is a violation of the Fundamental Right guaranteed under Article 14, 15 and 16 of the Constitution of India.
Sabarimala opens for Makaravilakku festival; COVID certificate a must for darshan
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Last Updated: Dec 30, 2020, 05:50 PM IST
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The auspicious Makaravilakku festival falls on January 14 and the shrine would be closed on January 20. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only 5,000 devotees would be permitted to offer prayers at the shrine per day during the Makaravilakku season.
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Pilgrims, who do not have such a virus negative certificate, would not be allowed to proceed further from the base camps- Nilakkal and Pampa-- to Sannidhanam (temple complex), TDB officials added.
Sabarimala (Kerala): Marking the beginning of the second phase of the annual pilgrimage season, the Lord Ayyappa temple here opened this evening for the Makaravilakku festival. Though the portals of the hill shrine were opened at 5.00 pm, devotees would be allowed to enter from Thursday morning only, officials of the Tranvancore Devaswom Board, (TDB) which manages the shrine, said.
Kerala: Lord Ayyappa's Sabarimala temple re-opens for Makaravilakku festival; Chief priest in quarantine
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Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 19:59 [IST]
Sabarimala (Ker), Dec 30: Marking the beginning of the second phase of the annual pilgrimage season, the Lord Ayyappa temple here opened this evening for the Makaravilakku festival, even as the chief priest quarantined himselfafter coming into contact with three COVID positive people.
#WATCH Kerala: Lord Ayyappa's Sabarimala temple re-opened today at Sannidhanam for Makaravilakku festival.
Devotees will be allowed Darshan inside the temple from tomorrow morning. pic.twitter.com/D4muOFcniB
Though the portals of the hill shrine were opened at 5.00 pm, devotees would be allowed to enter from Thursday morning only, officials of the Tranvancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the shrine, said. The auspicious Makaravilakku festival falls on January 14 and the shrine would be closed on January 20.