"sabarimala"

There are three different comfortable options of bus services at reasonable rates and includes a Super Luxury bus with 36 seater capacity, Deluxe bus with 40 seater capacity and Express buses with 49 seater capacity.

The devotees can hire the RTC buses which are made available without any additional charges, by just submitting a nominal security deposit.

Hyderabad: To clear the extra rush of passengers, the South Central Railway (SCR) will run Sabarimala Special trains between Secunderabad and Kollam. The special trains are Hyderabad – Kollam to run between December 6 and January 10, 2023; and Kollam – Hyderabad to run between December 7 and January 11, 2023. The special trains will […]

Hyderabad: To clear the extra rush of passengers, the South Central Railway (SCR) will run Sabarimala Special trains between Secunderabad and Kollam. The special trains include Secunderabad – Kollam (07117) on November 20, December 4 and 18 and January 8, 2023; Kollam – Secunderabad (07118) on November 22, December 6 and 20 and January 10, […]

Hyderabad: To facilitate devotees heading to Sabarimala for their annual pilgrimage, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is planning to operate 200 special buses from various locations in Telangana to Sabarimala. As part of the special initiative for devotees, the Corporation will allow one Guruswamy, two cooks, two Manikantas and one attendant to travel […]

Sabarimala: As the annual pilgrimage is progressing at the famed Lord Ayyappa temple here, Travancore Devaswom Board, the apex temple body, has made arrangements for devotees to offer ‘e-kanikka’ at the electronic hundi collection in the temple complex and nearby areas. As in the previous years, the arrangements for the digital payment was made in […]

A red alert has been issued for Kakki-Anathode reservoir (gates open) and Pamba dam, said District Collector Dr Divya Iyer.

Making the 5 km uphill trek, he was wearing the traditional "Bead Mala" and carrying the "Irumudi Kettu" on his head, like all devotees

The ruling LDF is hoping to retain power for a second consecutive term breaking the state's four-decades-old trend of alternating between the UDF every five year.

Covid-19 negative certificate is mandatory for devotees who want to visit the temple.

Around 2,000 cases related to Sabarimala agitation were registered across various districts in the state during 2018- 19.

Women of age group between 10 and 50 are not allowed to enter the hill shrine but a Supreme Court's verdict had allowed entry of women of all ages to the temple.

TDB President N Vasu said the RT-PCR test certificate, taken not more than 48 hours prior to their visit to the temple, is must for pilgrims from December 26.