PATHANAMTHITTA/IDUKKI: As the weather improved, Ayyappa devotees resumed their journey through the Vandiperiyar-Sathram-Mukkuzhi-Pullumedu forest route for Sabarimala darshan. As many as 581 ...

Despite staff shortage, forest officials monitor the area regularly, owing to the strategic importance of Sabarimala and its border with Tamil Nadu. “Nothing unusual has been observed during our ...

The Forest Department’s double-standard on the Sabarimala land is likely to hit the schemes for improving basic facilities to lakhs of pilgrims.

PATHANAMTHITTA: The 12-km-long traditional Sathram-Pulmedu-Sabarimala forest path under the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) is witnessing a much higher rush of devotees than the last pilgrimage season ...

Sabarimala: forest path to be opened TDB to hike daily limit of pilgrims to 60,000 Published - December 19, 2021 07:31 pm IST - PATHANAMTHITTA. Staff Reporter.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government has termed as "unfortunate" the reported statement of the Central forest director general that it would not be possible to allot forest land for the ...

The report submitted on Tuesday by Field Director of Periyar Tiger Reserve R K Shukla stated that the permission was granted after pilgrims gathered at the reserve, which is the traditional route ...

The Forest Department allegedly violated the guidelines of the High Power Committee (HPC) for implementation of the Sabarimala Master Plan by venturing into construction of two buildings at the ...

Forest tribe readies for Sabarimala battle . The Mala Araya community says it was driven away from the temple’s vicinity in 1902 . The Sabarimala temple is in the middle of a raging row over the entry ...

KOCHI: The Travancore Devaswom Board, which administers the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala, on Tuesday sought sanction of the Kerala high court to undertake developmental ...

Priest opens the sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa shrine for the two-month Mandalam and Makaravilakku pilgrimage (File photo)(KB Jaychandran) The Sabarimala Ayappa temple reopened for ...

In its report submitted to the Centre on the Sabarimala tragedy, the forest department on Tuesday said that it was forced to give permission to pilgrims in tige ...