The respective temple committees and tantris will have to take a decision on the matter, State devaswom minister said. Arjun Raghunath Last Updated : 05 February 2025, 13:42 IST ...

In 2017, the Kerala government decided ... “The practice of allowing people to rent dhotis and wear them over trousers and salwar in some temples is also abominable.” The seer contends that ...

The three-metre tall mechanical elephant, named Kombara Kannan, will be donated to the temple in honour of its commitment to never hire or keep real elephants, the People for Ethical Treatment of ...

The Gowreeswara Temple in Cherai has ended the age-old practice of men entering shirtless. Swami Sathchidananda led male devotees wearing shirts during the temple's festival, supported by CM ...

Over 150 people were injured when firecrackers stored at the Theru Anjootambalam Veererkavu temple at Nileshwaram in Kasaragod district of Kerala ignited during the Vellatam Theyyam ritual around ...

Sivaram V/Reuters Images and videos have gone viral of an elephant going ... or temple festival in Kerala on January 8. The male elephant, which was nearly 50 years old, left 24 people injured.

The Chettimoorthi Kavu temple in Kerala's Malappuram district utilized a lifelike robotic elephant for rituals and a procession due to difficulties in securing live elephants. The event ...