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{{Infobox organization
| name = Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam
| logo = Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam logo.png
| type = [[Community service]]
| founded_date = 13 November 2008
| founder = [[Kummanam Rajasekharan]]<ref name="kn"/>
| location = [[India]]
| origins =
| key_people = Erode N Rajan<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/modi-has-agreed-to-visit-sabarimala-soon-ayyappa-samajam-secy-114120700803_1.html|title=Modi has agreed to visit Sabarimala soon: Ayyappa Samajam secy|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2014-12-07|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702112541/https://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/modi-has-agreed-to-visit-sabarimala-soon-ayyappa-samajam-secy-114120700803_1.html|archive-date=2019-07-02}}</ref><ref name="hn2"/> <br/>{{small|(General Secretary)}}
| parent_organization = [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]
| affiliations = None
| area_served = Annadanam, medical facilities, assistance to Ayyappa devotees
| focus =
| method = Weekly gatherings, public meetings, awareness campaigns, social service programs etc.
| endowment =
| num_volunteers = 15000{{cn}}
| num_employees = 0{{cn}}
| num_members =
| owner =
| Non-profit_slogan = Serve Ayyappa Save Sabarimala
| homepage = https://sassbharath.org
| dissolved =
| native_name =
}}
'''Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam''' (SASS) is an organization of [[Ayyappan]] devotees<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Travancore-Devaswom-Board-trying-to-protect-interest-of-hoteliers/articleshow/34171394.cms |title='Travancore Devaswom Board trying to protect interest of hoteliers'|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702104911/https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kochi/Travancore-Devaswom-Board-trying-to-protect-interest-of-hoteliers/articleshow/34171394.cms|archive-date=2019-07-02|url-status=|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref> and an affiliate of the [[Sangh Parivar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/oct/04/sabarimala-ayyappa-seva-samajam-to-move-court-1880765.html|title=Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam to move court|website=The New Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815211231/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/oct/04/sabarimala-ayyappa-seva-samajam-to-move-court-1880765.html|archive-date=2021-04-11|access-date=2019-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/sabarimala-temple-issue-news-kerala-sabarimala-ayyappa-seva-samajam-sabarimala-women-entry-black-day-kerala-hartal-tomorrow-sabarimala-latest-news/340815|title=Black day in Kerala's history: Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam on women's entry in Sabarimala {{!}} India News|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702103644/https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/sabarimala-temple-issue-news-kerala-sabarimala-ayyappa-seva-samajam-sabarimala-women-entry-black-day-kerala-hartal-tomorrow-sabarimala-latest-news/340815|archive-date=2019-07-02|url-status=|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref> It is a registered public charitable trust started on 13 November 2008 with headquarters at [[Pathanamthitta district|Pathanamthitta]] in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://samvada.org/2011/news-digest/sabarimala-ayyappa-seva-samajam-karnataka-appeal-to-chief-minister-dvs/|title=Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam, Karnataka appeal to Chief Minister DVS|website=Vishwa Samvada Kendra|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-18|archive-date=18 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618080655/https://samvada.org/2011/news-digest/sabarimala-ayyappa-seva-samajam-karnataka-appeal-to-chief-minister-dvs/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.{{cn}} SASS activities can be listed in '''5S''': Satsang, Swaadhyay, Seva, Samarasta and Sangharsh.{{cn}}

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.<ref name="kn">{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralakaumudi.com/en/news/kerala/general/sabarimala-annadanam-devaswom-board-hands-over-charge-to-rss-backed-organization-20757|title=Sabarimala 'annadanam': Devaswom board hands over charge to RSS backed organization|website=Keralakaumudi Daily|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702105553/https://www.keralakaumudi.com/en/news/kerala/general/sabarimala-annadanam-devaswom-board-hands-over-charge-to-rss-backed-organization-20757|archive-date=2019-07-02|access-date=2019-06-18}}</ref>

== Activities ==
The activities of Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam are
* Various services like ''[[Annadana]]m'' (offering free food), medical facilities, other necessary assistance to [[Sabarimala]] pilgrims<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Devotee-friendly-steps-for-Sabarimala-pilgrims/article11002811.ece|title=Devotee-friendly steps for Sabarimala pilgrims|last=Srinivas|first=M.|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712091224/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Devotee-friendly-steps-for-Sabarimala-pilgrims/article11002811.ece|archive-date=2019-07-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/ayyappa-seva-samajam-to-offer-free-food-facility-433408.html|title=Ayyappa seva samajam to offer free food facility|website=News18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702105916/https://www.news18.com/news/india/ayyappa-seva-samajam-to-offer-free-food-facility-433408.html|archive-date=2019-07-02|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref>
*To set up base camps and Seva Kendra (Help Centres) for Sabarimala pilgrims<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ayyappa-seva-samajom-to-open-50-seva-kendras/article2117965.ece|title=Ayyappa Seva Samajom to open 50 Seva Kendras|author=Staff Reporter|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712103125/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ayyappa-seva-samajom-to-open-50-seva-kendras/article2117965.ece|archive-date=2019-07-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* 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''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/ayyappa-seva-samajam-conducts-cleaning-operation-in-sabarimala/other/news/351754.html|title=Ayyappa Seva Samajam conducts cleaning operation in Sabarimala|work=[[United News of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710075314/http://www.uniindia.com/ayyappa-seva-samajam-conducts-cleaning-operation-in-sabarimala/other/news/351754.html|archive-date=2019-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Cleaning-drive-at-Sabarimala-a-big-hit/article14411903.ece|title=Cleaning drive at Sabarimala a big hit|last=Kuttoor|first=Radhakrishnan|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702110753/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Cleaning-drive-at-Sabarimala-a-big-hit/article14411903.ece|archive-date=2019-07-02|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/districts/pathanamthitta/2018/01/02/pm-modi-praises-sabarimala-punyam-poonkavanam.html|title=Sabarimala staff an elated bunch after PM Modi praises cleanliness drive|website=OnManorama|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref>
* Organizing awareness campaigns on plastic free Sabarimala and plastic free Erumely through ''Ayyappa Yogams''<ref name="hn2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/campaign-to-save-sabarimala-from-plastic-to-begin-in-state/article7921210.ece|title=Campaign to save Sabarimala from plastic to begin in State|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702111513/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/campaign-to-save-sabarimala-from-plastic-to-begin-in-state/article7921210.ece|archive-date=2019-07-02|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==References==
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