It is a nostalgic tradition for devotees who term the song the lullaby of Lord Ayyappa. While there is no clinching evidence regarding the author of the song, there are claims that Kambangudi ...

Makaravilakku, celebrated at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, marks the culmination of a rigorous 41-day pilgrimage to honor Lord Ayyappa. Key elements include the Makara Jyothi divine light ...

Devotees performed abhishekam for Lord Ayyappa with various types of flowers, and the Makara Jyoti darshan was observed from the hill opposite the temple. The Jakkampudi Ayyappa temple is modelled ...

The Makara Jyothi was lit following the Deeparadhana, during which Lord Ayyappa’s idol was adorned with holy ornaments brought from the Crane factory in Sampath Nagar. The Thiruvabharanam ...

Tamil cinema's superstar Nayanthara and filmmaker Vignesh Shivan celebrated Pongal with a spiritual visit to Kodambakkam Ayyappan Temple in Chennai. They donned traditional attire and shared ...

The anthemic Harivarasanam, the sonorous lullaby to which Lord Ayyappa is ritually put to sleep at Sabarimala, is 50 years old. To be precise, the most famous version of Harivarasanam, sung on the ...

Second-year Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black has been added to the Rising Stars player pool for the upcoming 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco. Black joins rookie teammate Tristan da ...

wear black dhotis. These devotees also carry ‘Irumudi’ or ‘Ketunira’, which is a cloth bundle, partitioned into two parts and contain a holy coconut with rice and ghee. The ‘Irumudi’ is taken for ...

“Magic: The Gathering,” the trading card game played in basements around the globe since 1993, is set for major film and TV adaptations from Legendary Entertainment and Hasbro Entertainment.

But the truth is that most of the exterior of this The Lord of the Rings LEGO set is black. And even where it’s not fully black, the gradation of greys on Barad-dûr is very subtle. Building ...