As the sun turned the placid backwaters of Kerala to orange, a match added the same shade to an oiled wick of the Deepam. The temple bells ... the costumes, the jewellery, the musicians ...

The customary procession carrying the Thiruvabharanam (sacred jewellery of the presiding deity at Sabarimala) set off to the Sannidhanam from Pandalam on Sunday afternoon. The boxes containing the ...