Men can worship at Sree Gowreeswara Temple, Cherai, wearing shirts starting February 4. The temple authorities have decided to drop the nearly century-old practice of making men shed their upper ...

Sabarimala, Kerala: The Sabarimala Temple in Kerala witnessed an overwhelming influx of devotees on January 14, 2025, as the Makaravilakku festival reached its peak. The annual event, dedicated to ...

Thiruvananthapuram Collector Anu Kumari has granted approval for a request from the Neyyattinkara police in Kerala to exhume the body of a temple priest, whose mysterious death has sparked ...

KANNUR: The debate over temple dress codes in Kerala has taken centre stage after Swami Satchidananda, president of the Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham Trust called for an end to the ‘regressive ...

is staging a rally and prayer to the Travancore Devaswom Board office in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday demanding that the shirt removal practice should be abolished at the temples under the ...

No decision over 'shirt removing custom' in temples, says Kerala Devaswom Minister He stated that temple customs and rituals are determined by the tantris and respective temple committees. PTI ...

The Panachikkad Saraswati Temple is located in Kerala and is the only temple in the state dedicated to Goddess Saraswati. Known also as South Mookambika, it is located near Chingavanam. According to ...

Women are leading the organisation and management of the festival at Kerala’s Porunnanarkav Devi Temple, marking a shift in tradition. Women organisers of Porunnanarkkavu Devi Temple busy ...

Kerala Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan on Thursday clarified that the Devaswom Board has not made any decision regarding the custom of prohibiting male devotees from wearing shirts inside temples. He ...

Makara Vilakku is a significant annual festival celebrated at the renowned Sabarimala Temple in Kerala. It takes place on the first day of the Makara month, which aligns with January in the ...

Another 112 people died in 2016 after a huge explosion caused by a banned fireworks display marking the Hindu New Year at a temple in the southern Kerala state. Wednesday’s incident came days ...