Like any other Indian city, the prominent south Indian metropolis Chennai too is peppered with myriad famous and ancient temples. Whether you are a religious person or just a traveller, you can always ...

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 ...

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 ...

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’, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...