Devaswom Board  

 Ahead of the opening of the Sabarimala Temple, Kerala devaswom board minister K Surendran had on November 15 said the state government will not provide protection to women devotees visiting the temple. Those who need protection should get an order from the Supreme Court. However, women’s rights activist Trupti Desai has stated that she will visit the shrine after November 20, whether or not she is given protection. 

The battle over women’s entry into the Sabarimala temple continues as the pilgrimage season is about to begin. The Supreme Court has referred the matter to a larger Constitution bench, saying it needs detailed examination. Travancore Devaswom Board hopes for a peaceful pilgrimage.

The Travancore Devaswom Board said in the high court that Lord Ayyappa paved the way to monetise the crisis-hit Dhanlaxmi Bank
 

The Travancore Devaswom Board changed stance on the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women into the temple has met the ire of the Pandalam royal family. Earlier, the Board had taken a stand against the SC verdict and sought more time to implement the verdict.

Pinarayi Vijayan's move to let women enter Sabarimala in the middle of the night through the back door is a cowardly act. Devaswom Board is anti-Hindu. But the Ayyappa devotees have a two-way approach to fight this legally.
 

Travancore Devaswom Board member N Vijaykumar said they would seek an explanation from the thantri for conducting purification rites. Following this incident, a huge protest was witnessed in front of the Travancore Devaswom Board office.

The Kerala government did not want women to enter Sabarimala temple, said Devaswom minister Kadakampally Surendran. The government cannot say it could not implement the SC order, he said.

 
 

The Kerala high court has given approval for the project submitted by the Devaswom board. The focus of the survey will be on the number of trees to be cut down and the distance between concrete pillars.
 

When the chief minister met the tantri’s family and Panthalam royal family representatives, he had put forward the suggestion to reserve two days for women at Sabarimala. However, the representatives strongly opposed this
 

Senkumar slammed the allegations that he was selected to be the next Governor of Kerala. He also said that he met Amit Shah to request him to make laws so that all temples including Sabarimala as well as the Devaswom Boards are in the hands of believers.
 

LDF government maintains a strong stand to implement the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala. The Travancore Devaswom Board's president A Padmakumar said that they would move the apex court with the help of advocate Chandra Uday Singh seeking time to implement the Sabarimala verdict.

Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Education, talks about the Sabarimala row and what according to him, is going wrong in the handling of the situation

Sabarimala temple has opened for 70-day-long annual pilgrimage. The current priest will hand over the keys of the sanctum sanctorum to the new priest.
 

Devaswom Board is trying to find a middle ground considering it  does not want to fight with pro-Hindu groups, devotees or with the ruling party.

Out of a total of 70 appointments, only 16 were from the upper castes. Out of the 54 appointments from the backward castes, 31 were in terms of merit