Mumbai: Millions of Lord Ayyappa devotees have started preparations for the annual pilgrimage to the deity's mountaintop shrine in Sabarimala, Kerala. The pilgrimage season started on November 16 ...

The Ayyappa devotees relinquished their ‘deeksha’ at Gollapudi Ayyappa temple and others as part of the occasion. About 2,000 devotees offered their ‘irumudi’ at the Gollapudi Ayyappa ...

Hubballi: Another devotee of Ayyappa, who was among the nine devotees suffered burns in the gas leak at the Shiva temple in Achhavva Colony, Sainagar, Unkal, on Dec 23, succumbed to injuries on ...

Hubballi: KMC-RI Hospital reported the deaths of two Ayyappa devotees, Nijalingappa Bepuri,59, and Sanjay Savadatti,17, following a gas cylinder explosion at Unakal's Achchhava Colony, Hubballi ...

Nine devotees of Lord Ayyappa sustained serious burn injuries due to a LPG cylinder blast at a Shiva temple here, police said on Monday. According to police, the incident occurred on Sunday night ...

GUNTUR: The Ayyappa Devasthanam saw a spiritually charged atmosphere on Tuesday as thousands of devotees gathered to witness the Makara Jyothi, organised by the Crane Religious Trust. Grandhi ...

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As of Sunday, a total of 39,02,610 Ayyappa devotees have visited the temple, surpassing last year’s record of 35,12,691 devotees during the same period. With the Makaravilakku festival just a ...

According to the TDB, the decision to suspend special passes at Mukkuzhy was taken to address the delays faced by Ayyappa devotees arriving at Pampa through virtual queues and spot bookings.

The humid climate and the long queues did not seem to dampen the spirit of Ayyappa devotees, who chanted the "Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa" mantra, carrying the 'irumudi kettu' (the traditional bundle ...