Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam (SASS) is an organization of

Ayyappan Ayyappan an incarnation of dharma sastha, also called Manikandan, is a Hindu deity popular in Southern India, He is considered to be the epitome of dharma, truth, and righteousness and is often called upon to obliterate evil. Although devotio ...

devotees and an affiliate of the

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. It is a registered public charitable trust started on 13 November 2008 with headquarters at

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. 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. SASS activities can be listed in 5S: Satsang, Swaadhyay, Seva, Samarasta and Sangharsh. Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam was established as a charitable trust with the revered Guruswamy MN Nambiar as Chairman together with Hindu activist

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as its first General Secretary.

Activities

The activities of Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam are * Various services like '' Annadanam'' (offering free food), medical facilities, other necessary assistance to

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pilgrims *To set up base camps and Seva Kendra (Help Centres) for Sabarimala pilgrims * 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'' * Organizing awareness campaigns on plastic free Sabarimala and plastic free Erumely through ''Ayyappa Yogams''

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{{Sangh Parivar Hindu organizations Sangh Parivar Charitable trusts 2008 establishments in India