Travancore Devaswom Board Archives

President Murmu made history with her visit to the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, becoming the first woman head of state and only the second Indian President to offer prayers at the revered Kerala hill shrine

President Murmu offers prayers at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple

Team PGurus - October 22, 2025 0

President Droupadi Murmu becomes the first woman Head of State to visit Sabarimala President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple...

Reports of missing idols, looted offerings, land scams, and Devaswom Board corruption reveal a deep rot in Kerala’s temple administration — raising fears among devotees that Lord Ayyappa’s Sabarimala shrine itself is no longer safe

Opinion

Devotees, be careful of Devaswom boards and priests in Kerala

Kumar Chellappan - October 13, 2025 0

25,000 acres of temple land missing; are gods and goddesses next? Is Lord Ayyappa safe in the holy shrine of Sabarimala atop the Western Ghats...

Kerala’s plan to convert Sabarimala into a tourism and pilgrimage hub sparks outrage among devotees, raising concerns over corruption, state control of temples, and threats to Sanatana Dharma

Opinion

Hindus are second class citizens in their own Motherland, says Canadian...

Kumar Chellappan - September 24, 2025 0

Sabarimala, Guruvayur, and Padmanabha Swamy targeted by state control The stage is set for transforming Sabarimala into the Las Vegas of India. The US city...

Cartoon

Once God’s own country now became God’s sold country

Sahil Mishra - December 14, 2023 0

The temple has around 200 employees both permanent and temporary and a sizeable number who are paid pension

Commerce

Padmanabha Swamy temple facing great financial constraints, seeks government’s help

PGurus Newsdesk - January 5, 2022 0

Padmanabha Swamy temple seeks help from Kerala Government for a soft loan The iconic Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram is facing an unprecedented financial...

Kerala HC seeks report on the alleged use of spoiled Halal Certified jaggery to prepare prasadam at Sabarimala

Law and Order

‘Halal’ marking on jaggery packs received at Sabarimala Temple as a...

Team PGurus - November 18, 2021 0

Kerala HC seeks report over alleged use of Halal-certified jaggery received at Sabarimala Temple Kerala Government’s Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the Lord Ayyappa...