Who may enter a place of worship are "not facets of gender discrimination" but are rooted in religious practice, belief and the specific character of the deity, the Centre told the Supreme Court on ...

Nellore: Special puja rituals will be conducted at the Sri Swami Ayyappa Devasthanam in Vedayapalem on April 1 to mark Phalguna Uttara Nakshatram, the birth star of Lord Ayyappa. Temple authorities ...

Ram Charan, celebrated globally for his cinematic scale and grounded persona, is equally known for his deep spiritual commitment. For over 22 years, the actor has consistently observed the sacred ...

Tollywood star Ram Charan is observing a rigorous 41-day Ayyappa Swamy Deeksha, adhering to strict customs like wearing the sacred mala, black attire, and walking barefoot. He maintains a pure ...

Mandala Pooja 2025 at the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple marks a deeply sacred milestone for devotees observing the traditional 41-day Ayyappa Vratham. Celebrated on the 11th or 12th day of Dhanu Masam, ...

Very often, in South Indian temples nowadays, you see men wearing black clothes, unshaven, doing their worship. In some temples, you also see coconuts and palm seeds kept in urns, the old ‘para’, ...

இருமூர்த்தி மைந்தனை, ஆறுமுகன் தம்பியை சபரி கிரீசனை, சாந்த ...

Brothers Dev Ayyappan and Dhiren Ayyappan matched shot for shot, kept up the pace, and had their strategy to break the attack of Malaysia’s Low Hang Yee and Ng Eng Cheong. But in the end, it was still ...

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday underscored the importance of making the Sabarimala temple more universally accepted through developmental projects, while hitting out at his ...

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday showed the green light to the proposed ‘Global Ayyappa Sangamam’ on the banks of the Pampa River on September 20, while laying out specific directions to ...

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted permission for holding the Global Ayyappa Sangamam on the banks of the Pamba on September 20, while laying down strict conditions to protect the sanctity of ...

BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday said that the party will "resist" the participation of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin in the Global ...