Sabarimala

  • The Fraud of Makara Jyothi and another Sabarimala Season!

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  • Hazards of a Spiritual Pilgrimage

    Apollo Hospitals opens critical care unit with ICU facility at Sabarimala  (The Hindu, Madurai,  November 16, 2011)  The Apollo Hospitals has set up a full-fledged critical care unit with ICU facility at Sabarimala for the healthcare needs of devotees going to Lord Iyappa temple. The seven-bedded centre at Pamba was established based on the request…

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  • A Landmark Judgement

    Ramesh Nagaragere         This commentary on the Judgement delivered by the High Court of Karnataka was published in the October 2010 issue of Indian Skeptic, an ezine now defunct. We upload the essay as the judgement continues to be relevant to the rationalist movement in India. There have been occasions when Indian judiciary has surprised, shocked…

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