Ayyappan Current Affairs, GK & News
Philanthropist K P Nandakumar wins 2019 Sasthaaram Award
Dr K.P. Nandakumar, the noted Homoeopathic doctor and philanthropist, has won the 2019 Sasthaaram Award for his contributions to the art and socio-cultural realms. The award was instituted by the Thamarakkulam Sri Sabarimala Ayyappa Swami temple of Vadakkanthra in 2015 with the intention of honouring those who contributed to the art and socio-cultural fields in ..
Topics: Ayyappan • Pamba River • Sabarimala
The people of Kerala celebrates “Vishu” as their new year
In Kerala, people are celebrating the Malayalam New Year “Vishu” with traditional gaiety and fervor on 15th April 2019. The word Vishu means ‘equal’ in Sanskrit, and it marks the sun’s transit to the Mesha rashi (the first astrological sign in the zodiac). The day begins with people taking Kani darshanam (or Vishu kani) soon ..
Topics: Ayyappan • Deities • Guruvayur Temple • Vishu
Supreme Court allows women to enter famous Sabarimala temple
The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has stated that women have the constitutional right to enter the famous Sabarimala temple in Kerala and pray like men without being discriminated against. The court was hearing a bunch of petitions that challenged the traditional ban on the entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age ..
Topics: Ayyappan • Dipak Misra • Entry of women to Sabarimala • Judiciary of India • Kerala • Pamba River • Ready To Wait campaign • Sabarimala • States and union territories of India