Pilgrims undertaking the trip for the first time – ‘kanni Ayyappas’ – pray at the Sastha temple and Vavar’s mosque in Erumeli and head to Pamba, hoping to reach there by evening. This is the ...

The sreekovil of the temple is round in shape and it is believed that it was renovated in 500 CE. The Upa Devatas in the temple are Sastha, Ganapathy, Shiva, Yakshi Amma, Nagaraja, Nagayakshi, Rakshas ...

Sabarimala (Kerala), November 16 (ANI): Devotees thronged Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple on November 15. The Ayyappa Temple officially opened for the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku festival on ...

The main deity worshipped in the temple is Sri Krishna. Sreekovil of the temple faces east. The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Shiva, Ganapathy, Sastha, Brahmarakshas and Nagam. Yakshi is ...

“Our sincere prayers are for the victory of the daughter of the soil in the election and to become the president of the most influential country in the world,” says councillor Arulmozhi and her spouse ...

As a child, Vinay Sastha R found his imagination fired by films like The Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter series. But unlike most other people, he now works on movies. Based in Trichy in ...

Not just for the singers, but for us who run the canteens as well,” says Venkatesan Krishnan, who runs Sastha Catering Services, Porur. It is Sastha’s first time running the canteen at the ...

The Sree Dharma Sastha Temple at Sabarimala evokes intense devotion among Ayyappa devotees. Many take the long and difficult trip to the hill shrine located in a jungle on the border of Kerala and ...

The Sree Dharma Sastha Temple at Sabarimala, considered one of the prominent pilgrimage sites for people of all religions in India, is gearing up for what is likely to be one of the most turbulent ...