About Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham

Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham is a service organisation which founded by Dr. P.A. Velayudhan Pillai of Thiruvananthapuram during the year 1945 to propagate 'Ayyappa' dharma and render assistance to the p[ilgrims undertaking the arduous journey to Sabarimala.

At present the Sangham has 3474 Branches, 70 Unions, 3 State Councils and 7151 Life Members in the country and abroad.The propagation of `Ayyappa Dharma' and render service to Ayyappa devotees undertaking the arduous journey to Sabarimala. It has been registered as social service organization under the charitable societies Act 12 of 1955. The Sangham is administered by its President Sri Thennala G. Balakrishna Pillai M.P. and General Secretary Sri N. Sreenivasan under the directions of a central working committee of 41 members, who are elected from a central general body of 501 members of the same.

In course of time the activities of the Sangham had to be extended in scope and variety. It also strives at building up a well knit Society free of trivial discords based on caste, creed or colour.

The Sangham provides free yeoman service to Sabarimala pilgrims as indicated below:

Provision of medicated hot water for drinking, food and shelter for weary, medicines, medical treatment etc.
Conducts ‘annadanam’ in all the camps especially at Valiyanavattom and at Sannidhanam.
Operates a well equipped cardiology dispensary at Pampa in association with the Appollo Hospital Madurai.
Runs a well equipped permanent hospital, staffed highly qualified doctors, at Sannidhanam.
Helps re-group the lost devotees during Sabarimala pilgrimage.
Making use of Sangham ambulance, ferries dead bodies of the pilgrims to their homes.
Sangham volunteers carry the sick, disabled to hospitals or to their home.
During the Sabarimala festival season, conducts special free service camps in important centers where pilgrims congregate, for e.g, at Erumeli, Azhutha, Kallidamkunnu, Inchiparakottah, Puthuserry, Karimala, Valiyanavottom, Pampa, Sannithanam, Uppupara, Kottayam Medical College, Kottayam Railway Station, Chengnoor, Pathanamthitta, Pandalam, Ernakulam Ralway Station etc.
Thousands of devoted and well trained teams of volunteers carry on service duty in all the above camps during the Sabarimala Festival Season.
The Sangham has been also undertaking services at Palani Murugan temple, Thiruppathi Tirumala temple and in various other important temples in the country.
The Sangham also runs schools, libraries, old age homes, hospitals and medical camps in various places as required by the public.
Pays special attention to help poor people and poor students.
It has a large number of big and small temples under the control of its Branches and Unions etc.
The Sangham publishes a regular Malayalam Magazine entitled ‘Sri Ayyappan’ from Thiruvananthapuram and a Tamil Edition ‘Om Sri Ayyappan’ from Madurai to propagate Sanadhana Dharma among the public. Plans are also afoot to launch an English version and a Tamil version of the magazine. There are no plans at present to release a corresponding internet E-Zine edition. Devotees are earnestly requested to contribute appropriate articles for publication in these magazines.

The above mentioned charitable and humanitarian services are being carried out by the Sangham within its limited financial resources. The huge expenditure incurred for this has to be met mainly from generous donations of the devotees.

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