Lord Ayyappa film in 8 languages – A multilingual film on Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity at the Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy Temple in Kerala, will soon hit theaters. The film revolves around the legendary story of the incarnation of Lord Ayyappa and related incidents, which comprise a significant episode in Hindu religious history. Helmed by […]
Declare Sabarimala as National Piligrim Center, TDB asks govt… Travancore Devaswom Board president M P Govindan Nair has said that TDB is all for the declaration of Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple as a national pilgrim centre. He told mediapersons here on Monday that the TDB has submitted a detailed memorandum to the Prime Minister seeking […]
Sabrimala Ayyappa Temple is known to be an all male gathering for it restricts the entry of women between the age of 10 and 50. Not many women above the age of 50 can undertake the rigorous climb of the Sabrimala and hence you will not find many women at the Sabrimala Ayyapa Temple. Lord Ayyappa is […]
Sabarimala Pooja Timings on 17 November 2014 are given here. For 2014-2015 Ayyappa Deeksha season, Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple is opened on 16th November 2014.. Sabarimala Pooja timings – Morning 05.00 Nada Opening 05.05 Nirmalyam 05.15 Neyyabhishekam 05.20 Ganapathi Homam 07.30 Usha Pooja 12.30 Kalabhabhishekam, Uchapooja 01.30 Nada Closing Sabarimala Pooja timings – Evening 05.00 Nada Opening 06.30 […]
Tatwamasi is an App on Sabarimala Pilgrimage (Mobile Application on Sabarimala Yatra).. The Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) will launch an Android-based pilgrim-friendly mobile application to disseminate information on the Sabarimala pilgrimage, Transport Commissioner R. Sreelekha has said. She was addressing Sabarimala Sukhadarsanam, a debate series on the Sabarimala pilgrimage, at the Pathanamthitta Press Club Hall […]
BirthStarTree.com is a Travancore Devaswom Board’s project for forestry in Temple Lands. The Travancore Devaswom Board in the forefront of an aforestry scheme. The Travancore Devaswom Board introducing an innovative project for forestry in Devaswom lands with the participation of the devotees. There are 1248 temples under the Travancore Devaswom Board from Parassala to North […]
Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam, Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham Voluntary Services for Sabarimala Pilgrims… The voluntary organisations engaged in offering free service to the pilgrims, including Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam and Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham, are planning to widen the coverage within the state and in the neighbouring states in the forthcoming pilgrimage season. […]
Devaprasnam at Sabarimala Temple – The two-day-long ‘ashtamangala devaprasnam’ at the Lord Ayyappa temple here concluded on Thursday on a positive note, with the Devaswom authorities deciding to offer ‘thrikala pooja’ at the temple and to conduct atonement rites at important temples across the state. Astrologer Cheruvalli Narayanan Nampoothiri, who headed the devaprasnam, suggested that […]
Sabarimala Temple closed after Idavam Month Puja (May – June) on 19 May 2017. The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa here will be closed on May 19, marking the conclusion of the five-day long monthly ‘poojas’ for the Malayalam month of ‘Idavam’. Special rituals Sahasrakalasam and Kalabhabhishekam will be conducted on the concluding day. As […]
Plea to declare Sabarimala a National Pilgrim centre – Making a strong pitch to declare the hill shrine of Sabarimala a National Pilgrim centre, an organisation of devotees from the southern states demanded better facilities and hygienic conditions for the around four crore devotees visiting the temple annually. Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam (SASS) today alleged […]
The annual Vishukani darshan at Lord Ayyappa temple will be held at 4 am on Friday. Preparations for the darshan like decorating the idol with diamond-studded ornaments and garlands were completed at 10 am on Thursday. With the opening of the Sreekovil by Melsanthi in the presence of Thantri at 4 am, the devotees will […]
The Lord Ayyappa Temple witnessed heavy rush as hundreds of pilgrims from different parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala, undertook the pilgrimage to the forest shrine, braving the summer heat and dust, on Tuesday. The head priest (Melsanthi), P.N.Narayanan Namboodiri, opened the temple at 5 am and the daily rituals began with […]
Spirituality centre at Nilackal, near Pampa (Sabarimala) – The Travancore Devaswom Board is exploring the possibility of setting up an International Centre for Spirituality and Hinduism at Nilackal, near Pampa, at the foothills of Sabarimala. Talking to The Hindu here on Tuesday, Subhash Vasu, TDB member, and P. Venugopal, Devaswom Commissioner, said the proposed spirituality centre was aimed […]
Now, you can book Sabarimala temple darshan in advance without any hassle. Sabarimala Devaswom Board launched their official website for online darshan booking with the name of Virtual Queue System. Kerala Police and government joined hands with the temple board for easy access of devotees towards Sannidhanam during festival season between Mandala Puja and Makaravilakku. […]
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) will soon start a call centre at Sabarimala as part of providing better facilities to pilgrims coming from outside Kerala, Devaswom Commissioner P. Venugopal has said. Mr. Venugopal said here on Wednesday that devotees could get information regarding Sabarimala and the pilgrimage through the call centre. The centre would provide […]
How to book sabarimala online darshan booking 2013 – 2014? Here is a detailed guide on how the booking is done for Sabarimala Ayyappa Darshanam for 2013-2014… In fact, it is a very simple procedure. First visit the official website of Sabarimala Darshan Q system made by Kerala Police and the government of Kerala jointly. […]
Sabarimala pilgrims to get free primary facilities from 2013-2014 Sabarimala Yatra. In this direction, The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) is working very hardly. The Travancore Devaswom Board, as an initiative towards offering primary facilities to pilgrims free of cost, will extend the same at Sabarimala during the coming pilgrimage season. According to the officials of […]
Sabarimala Temple Darshanam Timings are extended as per the press release of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB). From Saturday, 5 January 2013, in view of the increase in the number of pilgrims visiting the hillock, the temple board has decided to extend the darshanam timings. Sabarimala Devaswom Executive Officer K. Sankaranarayana Pillai said that as […]
Sabarimala Pilgrimage is undertaken by millions of people every year. The temple at Sabarimala is surrounded by dense forests and most of the devotees visit the temple between October and January every year. This makes the small place very crowded and following some simple rules can make the atmosphere better for all the pilgrims. The […]
Sabarimala Padi Pooja is booked till 2025 and the devotees who want to perform it will have to wait till 2025. Padi Pooja is one of the important rituals at Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple. Even though, raising the amount for the Padi Pooja from 30,000 to 40,000 recently, the response for the ritual is amazing. It […]