Latest Lord Ayyappa News & Updates

Hyderabad, June 11 (IANS) Actress Priya Bhavani Shankar, who plays the female lead opposite actor Ravi Teja in director Shiva Nirvana’s upcoming film, ‘Irumudi’, has now shared a series of pictures from the sets of the film and said that the cast of the film had taken home a thousand memories from the journey of making the film.Taking to her Instagram page to share a series of pictures shot on the sets on a day the unit wrapped up shooting, she said, “We shot scenes, took home a thousand memorie…

New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the newly constructed ‘Sabareesam’ building at the Ayyappa Temple complex in R K Puram, New Delhi, on Sunday. The inauguration ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m., during which HM Shah will formally dedicate the building to devotees and the temple community.The new facility has been developed within the temple premises to expand infrastructure and strengthen the temple’s religious, cultural, and …

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) As a nine-judge Constitution Bench continued hearing the Sabarimala review reference, the Supreme Court on Tuesday orally remarked that the Constitution may come to the aid of a devotee who is denied access to a deity solely on the basis of birth. ​ During the course of the hearing, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah posed a question to senior advocate V. Giri, appearing for the Sabarimala ‘thantri’ (chief priest), asking whether a permanent exclusion founded on birth …

Kochi, March 28 (IANS) The Sabarimala gold theft case has returned to the centre of Kerala’s political discourse, with the Opposition intensifying its attack on the ruling LDF and demanding accountability from the government.With the April 9 Assembly election campaign peaking, the Sabarimala gold scam has emerged as one of the principal campaign planks of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) against the ruling Left government.Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Saturday questi…

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), March 28 (IANS) In a twist few anticipated, a parody song has moved to the centre of Kerala’s political discourse, stirring debate over faith, free expression, and campaign strategy. “Pottiye, Kettiye…”, popularised by Congress candidate from Ranni, Pazhakulam Madhu, has transcended campaign platforms to become a potent political tool — one that has put the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front on the defensive.First surfacing in December last year, …

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin, on Friday, launched a sharp attack on Kerala’s two major political fronts, accusing the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) of competing to project themselves as “anti-Sanatan” forces, in remarks that underscore the party’s aggressive Hindutva pitch ahead of the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections scheduled to be held earlier this year. In a strongly-worded st…

Ballari (Karnataka), Feb 6 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Karnataka’s Ballari city on Friday morning after a plastic bag containing meat and bones was found inside the premises of the Veera Balanjaneya (Hanuman) Temple located in the Nagalakeri locality.The parcel was first noticed by the temple priest during the early morning hours. Preliminary police investigations indicate that the plastic bag containing meat may have been thrown into the temple premises at around 5.45 am. The priest immediate…

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) Congress Working Committee member and senior legislator Ramesh Chennithala has called on the CPI(M) to expel former MLA A. Padmakumar, who is in judicial custody in the Sabarimala gold theft case. In an open letter to CPI(M) national general secretary M.A. Baby, Chennithala stated that Padmakumar’s continued membership raises concerns, especially given court findings linking him to the alleged conspiracy.Padmakumar, a long-standing member of the CPI(M) Pathana…

Hyderabad, Jan 26 (IANS) The makers of director Shiva Nirvana’s upcoming film, featuring actor Ravi Teja in the lead, on Monday announced the title of the film as ‘Irumudi’. The film, which happens to be Ravi Teja’s 77th film and was therefore being tentatively referred to as #RT77 until now, is being produced by leading production house Mythri Movie Makers. Marking Ravi Teja’s birthday, the makers on Monday unveiled the film’s title and its striking first-look poster.The title ‘Irumudi’ car…

Kochi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday came down heavily in the Sabarimala gold heist case, observing that what occurred at Sabarimala amounted to an organised plunder and that the accused had acted in concert to loot the assets of Lord Ayyappa.Justice A. Badharudeen made these remarks while dismissing the bail pleas of former Travancore Devaswom Board president A. Padmakumar and co-accused Govardhan and Murari Babu.The order was issued on petitions that had earlier been reserve…