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Sabarimala Pilgrimage Begins With Devotees Flocking From South India
The sanctum sanctorum was opened on the eve of the pilgrim season on Thursday under the aegis of temple 'tantri' (head priest) Mahesh Mohanaru.
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On Sabarimala, Hyderabad Temple Head Priest's Question To Rahul Gandhi
Welcoming Congress president Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad in Kerala, head priest CS Rangarajan at the popular Chilkur Balaji temple in Hyderabad said he was curious to know the opinion of the Congress chief on the Supreme Court judgement to allow women into the Sabarimala temple.
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Sabarimala Temple To Open For Annual 10-Day Festival Today
Kerala's Sabarimala temple will open to pilgrims tomorrow for an annual 10-day festival. A press release issued by the temple said head priest Kandararu Rajeevaru will preside over the opening ceremony. Ahead of the festival, a new gold-plated door will replace the old one made of teak wood.
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Temple Purification Not Due To Entry Of Women, Claims Sabarimala Priest
The head priest of the Sabarimala temple today claimed that the 'purification' ritual followed at the shrine, on the day the two women below 50 years entered the temple, was for an unrelated reason.
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Head Priest Should Have Quit: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan On Sabarimala Purification
The Sabarimala head priest should have quit if he was not ready to accept the Supreme Court verdict, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today, criticising the priest for conducting "purification" rituals after two women entered the temple.
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Donkeys In Sabarimala Have More Grace Than Head Priest: Kerala Minister
Kerala PWD Minister and CPI-M leader G Sudhakaran on Sunday slammed the Sabarimala temple tantri, or head priest, saying the donkeys in the temple town have more grace.
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Kerala BJP's U-Turn After Comment About Sabarimala Head Priest Sparks Row
After kicking up a row over his statement that the Sabarimala head priest had consulted him before threatening the closure of the Ayyappa shrine if women of menstrual age entered it, the BJP's state unit chief PS Sreedharan Pillai on Saturday took a u-turn saying someone else in the tantri's family had sought his views.
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After BJP Threat, Sabarimala Managing Body Asks Head Priest To Explain
Kerala's apex temple body has sought an explanation from Sabarimala head priest Kandararu Rajeevaru over the revelation by the BJP state chief that he had consulted him before threatening the closure of the hill shrine if women in the menstrual age group entered it.
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"This Is Strategy": On Camera, BJP Leader's Sabarimala Boast
The BJP's top leader in Kerala has been caught on camera allegedly boasting about the Sabarimala temple protests and how a priest consulted him on keeping women below 50 out of the shrine even if it meant defying the Supreme Court.
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Pinarayi Vijayan Is Showing His Anger Towards Sabarimala Priest: Congress
The Congress-led opposition UDF today hit out at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for criticising the head priest of Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, saying it was an "onslaught" on devotees across the world. The 'tantri' (the head priest) is the final authority in deciding the rituals and traditions of the Lord Ayyappa temple and any remar...
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Close, Cleanse Sabarimala Temple If Women Enter: Royal Trust To Officials
In case the rituals are broken, the Sabarimala temple should be re-opened only after the head priest cleanses the shrine, the Pandalam Palace Trust tells Sabarimala Devaswom officials.
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"Feeling Proud," Says Reporter, Who Almost Made History At Sabarimala
Kavitha Jakkal, is one of the two under-50 women, who tried and failed to enter Sabarimala shrine on Friday. She had to stop 500 metres away from the shrine after the head priest told the police that if the two women enter the temple, he will close the gates and stop puja.
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As Women Return, Sabarimala Head Priest Says "We Stand With Devotees": Highlights
Two days after the Sabarimala temple opened for the first time after the Supreme Court ruling lifting the centuries old ban on entry of women of all age groups, no women has yet been able to visit the Lord Ayyappa shrine.
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Won't Close Temple, But Women Shouldn't Come, Says Sabarimala Head Priest
The Sabarimala temple head priest, Kandaru Rajeevaru, on Thursday dismissed reports that the family planned to close down the Lord Ayyappa temple if women entered it to offer prayers. He was reacting at Sannidhanam, the temple complex, after some reports were widely shared on social media that they may close the temple.
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Sabarimala Verdict "Disappointing", But Board Will Accept: Head Priest
The Supreme Court's verdict allowing the entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala temple, was "disappointing", but the shrine board will accept it, head priest Kandararu Rajeevarau said.
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Sabarimala Pilgrimage Begins With Devotees Flocking From South India
The sanctum sanctorum was opened on the eve of the pilgrim season on Thursday under the aegis of temple 'tantri' (head priest) Mahesh Mohanaru.
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On Sabarimala, Hyderabad Temple Head Priest's Question To Rahul Gandhi
Welcoming Congress president Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad in Kerala, head priest CS Rangarajan at the popular Chilkur Balaji temple in Hyderabad said he was curious to know the opinion of the Congress chief on the Supreme Court judgement to allow women into the Sabarimala temple.
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Sabarimala Temple To Open For Annual 10-Day Festival Today
Kerala's Sabarimala temple will open to pilgrims tomorrow for an annual 10-day festival. A press release issued by the temple said head priest Kandararu Rajeevaru will preside over the opening ceremony. Ahead of the festival, a new gold-plated door will replace the old one made of teak wood.
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Temple Purification Not Due To Entry Of Women, Claims Sabarimala Priest
The head priest of the Sabarimala temple today claimed that the 'purification' ritual followed at the shrine, on the day the two women below 50 years entered the temple, was for an unrelated reason.
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Head Priest Should Have Quit: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan On Sabarimala Purification
The Sabarimala head priest should have quit if he was not ready to accept the Supreme Court verdict, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today, criticising the priest for conducting "purification" rituals after two women entered the temple.
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Donkeys In Sabarimala Have More Grace Than Head Priest: Kerala Minister
Kerala PWD Minister and CPI-M leader G Sudhakaran on Sunday slammed the Sabarimala temple tantri, or head priest, saying the donkeys in the temple town have more grace.
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Kerala BJP's U-Turn After Comment About Sabarimala Head Priest Sparks Row
After kicking up a row over his statement that the Sabarimala head priest had consulted him before threatening the closure of the Ayyappa shrine if women of menstrual age entered it, the BJP's state unit chief PS Sreedharan Pillai on Saturday took a u-turn saying someone else in the tantri's family had sought his views.
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After BJP Threat, Sabarimala Managing Body Asks Head Priest To Explain
Kerala's apex temple body has sought an explanation from Sabarimala head priest Kandararu Rajeevaru over the revelation by the BJP state chief that he had consulted him before threatening the closure of the hill shrine if women in the menstrual age group entered it.
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"This Is Strategy": On Camera, BJP Leader's Sabarimala Boast
The BJP's top leader in Kerala has been caught on camera allegedly boasting about the Sabarimala temple protests and how a priest consulted him on keeping women below 50 out of the shrine even if it meant defying the Supreme Court.
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Pinarayi Vijayan Is Showing His Anger Towards Sabarimala Priest: Congress
The Congress-led opposition UDF today hit out at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for criticising the head priest of Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, saying it was an "onslaught" on devotees across the world. The 'tantri' (the head priest) is the final authority in deciding the rituals and traditions of the Lord Ayyappa temple and any remar...
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Close, Cleanse Sabarimala Temple If Women Enter: Royal Trust To Officials
In case the rituals are broken, the Sabarimala temple should be re-opened only after the head priest cleanses the shrine, the Pandalam Palace Trust tells Sabarimala Devaswom officials.
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"Feeling Proud," Says Reporter, Who Almost Made History At Sabarimala
Kavitha Jakkal, is one of the two under-50 women, who tried and failed to enter Sabarimala shrine on Friday. She had to stop 500 metres away from the shrine after the head priest told the police that if the two women enter the temple, he will close the gates and stop puja.
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As Women Return, Sabarimala Head Priest Says "We Stand With Devotees": Highlights
Two days after the Sabarimala temple opened for the first time after the Supreme Court ruling lifting the centuries old ban on entry of women of all age groups, no women has yet been able to visit the Lord Ayyappa shrine.
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Won't Close Temple, But Women Shouldn't Come, Says Sabarimala Head Priest
The Sabarimala temple head priest, Kandaru Rajeevaru, on Thursday dismissed reports that the family planned to close down the Lord Ayyappa temple if women entered it to offer prayers. He was reacting at Sannidhanam, the temple complex, after some reports were widely shared on social media that they may close the temple.
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Sabarimala Verdict "Disappointing", But Board Will Accept: Head Priest
The Supreme Court's verdict allowing the entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala temple, was "disappointing", but the shrine board will accept it, head priest Kandararu Rajeevarau said.
