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Sabarimala Temple Gets New Chief Priest
With the annual pilgrimage season just weeks away, S Arun Kumar Namboothiri was selected on Thursday as the new Melsanthi (chief priest) of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
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Christian Priest Returns Church Service Licence To Visit Sabarimala Temple
A Christian priest in Kerala returned his church licence for performing pastoral services following a row over him observing the 41-day abstinence followed by Lord Ayyappa devotees to offer prayers at the famous Sabarimala shrine.
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High Court Holds Special Sitting To Hear Pleas On Sabarimala Temple
The Kerala High Court on Saturday held a special sitting to hear pleas on the appointment of the chief priests and transport facilities for pilgrims to the famous Sabarimala temple at Pathanamthitta district.
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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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Informed Temple Board Of Performing Purification Rites: Sabarimala Priest
Sabarimala's tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru today told the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) that he carried out "purification rituals" following the two women's entry, as that was "the natural practice followed whenever there is a breach of the temple tradition and customs".
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Sabarimala Top Priest Gets 15 More Days To Explain Purification Rituals
Sabarimala temple custodian, the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB), today extended time to Tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru to explain why a "purification" ritual was conducted following the visit of two women devotees to the Lord Ayyappa shrine.
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"Sabarimala Priest Monster For Purification Ritual", Says Kerala Minister
A senior Kerala minister today attacked the Sabarimala temple's Tantri (chief priest), calling him a "Brahmin monster" for conducting a ''purification'' ceremony after two women in the menstrual age group entered the shrine
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Explanation Sought From Sabarimala Top Priest Over Purification Rituals
The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) -- custodians of the Sabarimala temple today decided to seek an explanation from Kantararu Rajeeveru, the temple tantri, as to why they conducted a "purification ritual" on Wednesday, said a TDB official
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Court To Hear Contempt Plea Against Sabarimala Chief Priest On January 22
The Supreme Court will hear on January 22 a contempt plea against the Sabarimala temple tantri for shutting the sanctum for purification after two women belonging to the previously prohibited age group entered the temple on January 2
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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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Contempt Petition Filed In Top Court Against Kerala BJP Chief, 4 Others
A contempt petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday against Bharatiya Janata Party's Kerala state president PS Sreedharan Pillai, Sabarimala Temple priest and three others for not implementing the top court's order.
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Kerala Priest Suspended For 'Abusive' Facebook Comments On Minister
The priest had allegedly posted abusive comments against the minister after BJP state general secretary K Surendran was arrested by police as he defied police orders not to go to the Lord Ayyappa shrine.
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Sabarimala Temple Gets New Chief Priest
With the annual pilgrimage season just weeks away, S Arun Kumar Namboothiri was selected on Thursday as the new Melsanthi (chief priest) of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
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Christian Priest Returns Church Service Licence To Visit Sabarimala Temple
A Christian priest in Kerala returned his church licence for performing pastoral services following a row over him observing the 41-day abstinence followed by Lord Ayyappa devotees to offer prayers at the famous Sabarimala shrine.
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High Court Holds Special Sitting To Hear Pleas On Sabarimala Temple
The Kerala High Court on Saturday held a special sitting to hear pleas on the appointment of the chief priests and transport facilities for pilgrims to the famous Sabarimala temple at Pathanamthitta district.
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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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Informed Temple Board Of Performing Purification Rites: Sabarimala Priest
Sabarimala's tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru today told the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) that he carried out "purification rituals" following the two women's entry, as that was "the natural practice followed whenever there is a breach of the temple tradition and customs".
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Sabarimala Top Priest Gets 15 More Days To Explain Purification Rituals
Sabarimala temple custodian, the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB), today extended time to Tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru to explain why a "purification" ritual was conducted following the visit of two women devotees to the Lord Ayyappa shrine.
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"Sabarimala Priest Monster For Purification Ritual", Says Kerala Minister
A senior Kerala minister today attacked the Sabarimala temple's Tantri (chief priest), calling him a "Brahmin monster" for conducting a ''purification'' ceremony after two women in the menstrual age group entered the shrine
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Explanation Sought From Sabarimala Top Priest Over Purification Rituals
The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) -- custodians of the Sabarimala temple today decided to seek an explanation from Kantararu Rajeeveru, the temple tantri, as to why they conducted a "purification ritual" on Wednesday, said a TDB official
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Court To Hear Contempt Plea Against Sabarimala Chief Priest On January 22
The Supreme Court will hear on January 22 a contempt plea against the Sabarimala temple tantri for shutting the sanctum for purification after two women belonging to the previously prohibited age group entered the temple on January 2
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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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Contempt Petition Filed In Top Court Against Kerala BJP Chief, 4 Others
A contempt petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday against Bharatiya Janata Party's Kerala state president PS Sreedharan Pillai, Sabarimala Temple priest and three others for not implementing the top court's order.
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Kerala Priest Suspended For 'Abusive' Facebook Comments On Minister
The priest had allegedly posted abusive comments against the minister after BJP state general secretary K Surendran was arrested by police as he defied police orders not to go to the Lord Ayyappa shrine.
