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Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam (SASS) is an organization of Ayyappan devotees [4] and an affiliate of the Sangh Parivar. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is a registered public charitable trust started on 13 November 2008 with headquarters at Pathanamthitta in Kerala . [ 7 ]
The Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple [1] (Malayalam pronunciation: [ʃabəɾimala]) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Ayyappan, who is also known as Dharma Shasta and is the son of the deities Shiva and Mohini (female avatar of the god Vishnu).
Thenga Urutt (rolling of coconut) is an important ritual performed in this temple. [3] Coconuts are offered only after rolling them on the ground. [4] [5] Other main offerings to Maalikapurathamma are Thamboolam, saffron powder (Kumkumam podi), Manjal podi (turmeric powder), plantain (Kadali Pazham), Jhagri (Sharkara), red silk and honey.
Harivarasanam was originally written in year 1923, and in the year 2023, Centenary celebrations were taken up by Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam across India. Celebrations were launched by Governor of Tamil Nadu state, [4] and meastro Ilayaraja was selected as National Committee Chairman for the celebrations.
Thiruvabharanam is the sacred ornaments of Ayyappan, the presiding deity of Sabarimala temple. The ornaments are made of gold. It is believed that these ornaments are made at the orders of the Pandalam King, who adopted Ayyappan as his child.
Rajasekharan has been the secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi, [2] Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam, general-secretary and chairman of Janmabhumi. [3] In 2019, he was conferred with a Doctor of Letters degree by the Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabrmal Tibrewala University for honouring his contributions to the field of social work. [3] [4]
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Another argument is that the Sabarimala temple is situated at the top of a hill surrounded by mountains and dense forests, which some regard as physically challenging for women to navigate. [44] An official of Sabarimala has pointed out that the lack of adequate sanitation facilities for women would make their journey difficult. [45]