KANNUR: Even deities are not safe from conniving traders. The sale of aravana payasam by some shopkeepers, claiming it is the prasadam (sacred offering) of Parassinikadavu Muthappan, in Kannur has ...

Kottayam: The process of transporting around 6.65 lakh stale aravana cans from Sabarimala has begun and is expected to be complete within ten days. These aravana-filled cans are being stored in the ...

What has Zilli & Bellini got to do with Sabarimala? Lakhs of pilgrims who return from the shrine with cans of 'aravana payasam' hardly know that it is an Italian machine that fills these cans.

In view of a High Court order to stop immediately the distribution of aravana at Sabarimala temple, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) is all set to commence the distribution of cardamom-less Aravana ...

SABARIMALA: The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) authorities said they have taken adequate measures to meet the demand for ‘aravana prasadam’ ahead of the peak days of the Mandala Pooja season. “With ...

Aravana distribution at Sabarimala was badly hit on Saturday morning by the drastic reduction in its daily production. The Food Safety Department had earlier imposed certain restrictions on the ...

They had proposed to scientifically convert the 'aravana' as manure after taking it to their facility in Hyderabad. Initially it will be taken to their facility at Kottayam in Kerala soon and from ...

PATHANAMTHITTA: The food of the gods has more often than not been associated with sweetened goodness. In Sabarimala, beyond the chants and rituals, devotion also takes the form of flavours. The ...

The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the hillock Ayyappa Temple, has roped in the CFTRI to enhance the quality, taste and shelf-life of the 'appam' and 'aravana,'" which has large number ...

Cardamon used in ‘aravana’ found to contain pesticide residue more than prescribed norm Thiruvananthapuram: At the peak of the pilgrimage season to the famed Sabarimala temple, the Kerala High Court ...

Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 11 (ANI): Kerala High Court ordered the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) to immediately stop the distribution of 'Aravana Payasam' which is made with pesticide-laced ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The believers will now have to be careful about the payasam tin they buy because it might pack explosive power in it. Mr Swadesh Talwar, a Chandigarh-based veteran photo journalist ...