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] SASS aims to serve Ayyappa devotees in their pilgrimage to Sabarimala and inculcate dharmic values in them and their families and bring them together to further the larger aim of Hindu unity.[citation needed] SASS activities can be listed in 5S: Satsang, Swaadhyay, Seva, Samarasta and Sangharsh.[citation needed]
Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam was established as a charitable trust with the revered Guruswamy MN Nambiar as Chairman together with Hindu activist Kummanam Rajasekharan as its first General Secretary.[1]
Activities
The activities of Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam are
Various services like Annadanam (offering free food), medical facilities, other necessary assistance to Sabarimala pilgrims[8][9]
To set up base camps and Seva Kendra (Help Centres) for Sabarimala pilgrims[10]
Organizing devotees of Ayyappa through weekly gathering, Satsang, Uthram Pooja, etc. throughout the year, to create awareness among people about Ayyappa Dharma and Sanatana Dharma
Conducting Swach Sabarimala programme for cleaning and sanitation work in Sannidhanam, Pampa and Erumeli in association with Punyam Poonkavanam Project[11][12][13]
Organizing awareness campaigns on plastic free Sabarimala and plastic free Erumely through Ayyappa Yogams[3]
References
^ ab. Keralakaumudi Daily. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^. Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ ab. The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 27 November 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^. The Times of India. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^. The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^. www.timesnownews.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^. Vishwa Samvada Kendra. 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^Srinivas, M. (9 November 2014). . The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^. News18. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^Staff Reporter (19 June 2011). . The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^. United News of India. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019.
^Kuttoor, Radhakrishnan (9 June 2016). . The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^"Sabarimala staff an elated bunch after PM Modi praises cleanliness drive". OnManorama. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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