The chief priest of the temple had quarantined himself earlier after they had come in contact with three people who had tested positive for COVID-19. The Makaravilakku festival will be held on January 14, after which the shrine will close its doors on January 20

The total 39 positive cases were those reported at various points including Sannidhanam (temple complex) and Pamba and Nilakkal, the base camps

The temple, which opened for the monthly puja on Friday evening, will allow pilgrims to offer prayers till October 21

The TDB, in a release, also said the temple will again open for Onam poojas from August 29 to September 2

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In Kerala, schools and colleges and cinemas will remain closed in the state till March 31. Classes 1 to 7 of all schools -- state, CBSE and ICSE boards -- will remain shut and examinations which have begun for them will be put on hold

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The revenue earned was through donations for organising Annadanam (free food for pilgrims), sale of prasadam including 'appam' and 'aravana' and cash and coins received as donations to the deity

Devotees have started arriving at Nilackal and Pamba from various parts of Kerala and neighbouring states, but would be allowed to leave for the Sabarimala shrine only by 2pm

The five-judge bench unanimously agreed to refer the religious issues to a larger bench, a majority verdict by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra decided to keep pending the pleas seeking a review of its decision regarding the entry

Sabarimala Verdict Review Petition Live Updates: The 7-Judge SC bench will now examine the case regarding letting women devotees aged between 10 years and 50 years into Lord Ayyappa's temple in Sabarimala, Kerala

Be it the matter of adultery or right to privacy, decriminalising section 377 of the IPC or the contentious Sabarimala issue or validity of Aadhaar scheme, Justice Chandrachud had penned path-breaking judgements