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TopicLord Ayyappa

Topic: Lord Ayyappa

Kerala eyes jallikattu lesson from Tamil Nadu to resolve Sabarimala row

Tamil Nadu had passed an ordinance to supersede a Supreme Court ban on jallikattu, a traditional bull-taming sport.

Amit Shah warns Kerala govt of ‘heavy price’ if agitation against SC Sabarimala judgment suppressed

Shah condemned the arrest of over 2,000 devotees, including RSS and Sangh Parivar activists, across the state agitating against the entry of women into the temple.

Smriti Irani on Sabarimala: Would you take blood-soaked sanitary napkin to a friend’s house?

Speaking at a conference in Mumbai, Union minister Smriti Irani said that there is a difference between praying and desecrating and one should recognise and respect it.

Supreme Court cannot become the priest between Indians and their Gods

Sabarimala verdict is an example of why the Supreme Court shouldn't intervene in religion.

Two women begin trekking up Sabarimala hill even as devotees continue to stage strong protests

If the two women succeed, they would be the first women from the menstruating age group to visit the Sabarimala temple after the SC verdict.

I oppose Sabarimala verdict because this is not about women’s discrimination at all

To call the Sabarimala tradition patriarchal is wrong and dangerous.

These are the groups trying to stop women from entering Sabarimala temple

From an influential band of Nairs to group of NRIs, there are many who want to stop women from entering Sabarimala temple, despite SC orders.

At the heart of Sabarimala Temple’s bar on women lies a story of unrequited love

Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity of Sabarimala Temple, is said to have been born of a union between Shiva and Vishnu, when the latter was in the form of Mohini.

I’m no revolutionary, says 32-year-old Kerala teacher as she readies for Sabarimala trip

Reshma Nishanth, who is planning a trip with her husband and daughter, claims to have received threats from Ayyappa devotees.

Sabarimala opens tomorrow: Bracing for street attacks on women or is SC order unworkable?

The Sabarimala shrine in Kerala is set to open its gates Wednesday to women of all age groups for the first time after the...

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