Next visit to Sabarimala after I turn 50: 9-year-old girl
5 years, 4 months ago

Next visit to Sabarimala after I turn 50: 9-year-old girl

India TV News  

Next visit to Sabarimala after I turn 50: 9-year-old girl The hilltop shrine in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district is closed for women in the age group 10 to 50 years, and though the Supreme Court had struck down the restriction, there is great opposition to women between these ages visiting it. A young girl trekking the long route to the famed Sabarimala temple sported a placard around her neck reading: "Am 9 years now, next visit to the temple is after I finish 50 years, Lord Ayyappa". Nine-year-old Hridya Krishna, who came with her father Harikrishnan, told the media: "This is the third time, I am coming to Sabarimala and as per the traditions of the temple, I can come back only after I complete 50 years and, hence I decided to wear the placard." The hilltop shrine in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district is closed for women in the age group 10 to 50 years, and though the Supreme Court had struck down the restriction, there is great opposition to women between these ages visiting it.

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Does Sabarimala Video Show Police ‘Manhandling’ Pilgrims? Ayyappa Devotees Say ‘It’s Not What It Seems’
2 months, 1 week ago

Does Sabarimala Video Show Police ‘Manhandling’ Pilgrims? Ayyappa Devotees Say ‘It’s Not What It Seems’

ABP News  

Sabarimala: A video of devotees thronging Kerala’s Sabarimala temple during Makaravilakku — an annual festival held at the shrine on Makar Sankranti — has caused some heartburn among social media users. ‘Crowd Control’ Starting their post with “Swami Saranam”, a chant invoked by devotees of Lord Ayyappa, one user said the stairs seen in the video are narrow. “Do not …

Over 32 lakh pilgrims visited Sabarimala hill shrine
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 32 lakh pilgrims visited Sabarimala hill shrine

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Over 32 lakh pilgrims visited the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple during the ongoing Mandalam-Makaravilakku season, Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan has said. Revolutionary call: Vasavan Vasavan termed Sivagiri Mutt chief Swami Sathchidananda’s call for lifting the shirt ban at Hindu temples as revolutionary. He and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seconded the suggestion at the meeting in which Swami made …

Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple
1 year, 3 months ago

Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple

Hindustan Times  

Pathanamthitta, December 17 : A large number of devotees visited and offered prayers before Lord Ayyappa at the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta on Sunday. Earlier, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy also wrote to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday, requesting him to deploy adequate personnel and staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees. The Union Minister …

Sabarimala: Kerala govt withdraws police handbook after row
2 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala govt withdraws police handbook after row

Deccan Chronicle  

PATTANAMTHITTA: The Left government in Kerala on Thursday withdrew a handbook for police personnel on duty at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala after the BJP raised a hue and cry over a reference in the book that all pilgrims can enter the temple. Senior CPI leader G Sudhakaran, who had supported the previous Pinarayi Vijayan government on the entry …

Thousands offer prayers at Sabarimala temple on Malayalam new year
2 years, 7 months ago

Thousands offer prayers at Sabarimala temple on Malayalam new year

Deccan Chronicle  

Sabarimala: The famous Lord Ayyappa Temple here witnessed heavy rush of devotees on Wednesday as it was opened for special pujas and rituals to mark the beginning of the auspicious Malayalam month of Chingam. The officials of the Travancore Devaswom Board, the apex temple body which manages the temple, here said thousands of people thronged the hill shrine since early …

Kerala: Sabarimala Temple Reopens For Devotees Today For A Special Puja
3 years, 4 months ago

Kerala: Sabarimala Temple Reopens For Devotees Today For A Special Puja

ABP News  

Chennai: Renowned Sabarimala temple has opened for devotees on Wednesday for Chithira Attavishesha puja. The temple on Wednesday would close at 9 pm after the puja and the devotees will be allowed through the virtual queue booking system, informed Travancore Devaswom Board. Kerala: Sabarimala Temple opens for devotees,for Chithira Attavishesha puja. Devotees allowed by virtual queue booking system.They've to produce …

Amid 'Ripped Jeans' Row, Senior VHP Leader Says No Dress Code for Women in Ayodhya's Ram Temple
4 years ago

Amid 'Ripped Jeans' Row, Senior VHP Leader Says No Dress Code for Women in Ayodhya's Ram Temple

News 18  

As women’s attire continues to be highly debated in political circles of the country following Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat’s ripped jeans remarks, senior Vishva Hindu Parishad functionary Champat Rai on Sunday clarified that there won’t be any dress code for women visiting the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Rai who is also the general secretary of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi …

Sabarimala back in Kerala polls, now CPM speaks for bhakts over Supreme Court ruling
4 years ago

Sabarimala back in Kerala polls, now CPM speaks for bhakts over Supreme Court ruling

India Today  

In 2018, the Supreme Court struck down a law that prevented women aged 10-50 from entering Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district. This prompted the Kerala minister to say, “This should never have happened.” WHAT HAPPENED IN 2018 The LDF government had irked the devotees of Lord Ayyappa by forming a 620-km “renaissance” wall on January 1, …

Ahead of assembly polls, Sabarimala issue back on radar in Kerala
4 years, 1 month ago

Ahead of assembly polls, Sabarimala issue back on radar in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

With assembly elections just two months away political parties in Kerala are in a race to rake up the emotional Sabarimala Temple issue yet again but a majority of youngsters who participated in the agitation feel let down. Kerala had witnessed large-scale violence and five shutdowns in 2018 after the Supreme Court verdict that allowed women of all ages to …

Woman moves SC over safety at Sabari
5 years, 3 months ago

Woman moves SC over safety at Sabari

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Activist Bindu Ammini on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking safe passage and protection for women of all age groups going to the Sabarimala temple. The top court while referring the issue of the entry of women in the Sabarimala temple to a larger bench had clubbed it with the issue of Muslim women’s entry to mosques, cases …

Sabarimala row: Activist Bindu Ammini asks SC to direct Kerala govt to provide security for women visiting shrine
5 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala row: Activist Bindu Ammini asks SC to direct Kerala govt to provide security for women visiting shrine

Firstpost  

The application filed by Bindu A, a lawyer and law teacher, said she is the first woman to enter the Sabarimala temple after the 28 September, 2018 verdict of the top court in the matter New Delhi: A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking direction to the Kerala government to ensure safe passage of women, regardless …

Sabarimala row: Women devotees bear the brunt as politicians, interest groups continue to weaponise temple entry issue
5 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala row: Women devotees bear the brunt as politicians, interest groups continue to weaponise temple entry issue

Firstpost  

It’s still early days — the Sabarimala season continues till mid-January. But the message has already been delivered: No person in authority, no government official, no police personnel is going to protect a woman who is of “menstruating age” if she tries to enter the shrine. Unlike the situation in September 2018, when the state government had ensured police protection …

Woman seeking entry into Sabarimala attacked with chilli spray
5 years, 3 months ago

Woman seeking entry into Sabarimala attacked with chilli spray

Op India  

Bindu Ammini, one of the two women who were sneaked into Sabarimala last year by the communist government, wants to enter into the shrine this year too. Kerala: Bindu Ammini, who had visited #Sabarimala temple in January, sprayed with chilli powder in front of Kochi commissioner’s office#sabarimalatemple pic.twitter.com/YVKjwelCqD — TOI Kochi November 26, 2019 Bindu later told to media persons …

12-year-old barred from proceeding to Lord Ayyappa temple
5 years, 4 months ago

12-year-old barred from proceeding to Lord Ayyappa temple

India TV News  

A 12-year-old girl from Puducherry, who had come for darshan to Lord Ayyappa temple along with her father, was not allowed to proceed to the shrine from Pamba on Tuesday morning. women police examined the girl's aadhar card and found that she was 12 years old and refused to allow her to proceed further from Pamba to the shrine complex, …

Sabarimala: Lord Ayyappa temple receives over Rs 3.30 crore as revenue on opening day
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala: Lord Ayyappa temple receives over Rs 3.30 crore as revenue on opening day

India TV News  

The Lord Ayyappa temple here received over Rs 3.30 crore as revenue on the first day when it opened on Saturday as compared to the Rs 1.28 crore last season which was marred by protests by a section of devotees and right-wing outfits over the women's entry issue. We got Rs 3.32 crore revenue on the first day compared to …

Sabarimala temple opens for 2-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens for 2-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season

India TV News  

Amid tight security, the gates of the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala were thrown open for the two-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. Kandararu Mahesh Mohanararu opened the sanctum sanctorum of the temple at 5 pm, and performed the poojas, as hundreds of devotees from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and other neighbouring states thronged the shrine located in a reserve forest of …

3 Andhra women not allowed Sabarimala darshan
5 years, 4 months ago

3 Andhra women not allowed Sabarimala darshan

India TV News  

The Kerala police on Saturday did not allow three women, who were part of a group, to go to the Sabarimala temple to pray after checking the identity cards of the women. The temple tradition disallows women in the age group of 10 to 50 years to enter the temple precinct. Sources said the three women were separated from the …

Sabarimala temple opens on second day of annual Mandala Pooja; 10 women told to return from Pamba after Kerala govt refuses to provide police protection
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens on second day of annual Mandala Pooja; 10 women told to return from Pamba after Kerala govt refuses to provide police protection

Firstpost  

The Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala opened on the second day of the annual Mandala Pooja on Sunday, days after the Supreme Court deferred a verdict on a petition seeking review of its judgment allowing the entry of women into the shrine The Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala opened on the second day of the annual Mandala Pooja on Sunday, …

Sabarimala temple opens today, no protection to women activists who want to enter shrine
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens today, no protection to women activists who want to enter shrine

Op India  

Two days after the Supreme Court deferred the verdict on the Sabarimala issue, the holy shrine Lord Ayappa in Sabarimala opens today for the annual Mandala Pooja festival. The Communist-led Kerala government LDF government had earlier described the verdict of the top court as “very complex” and refused to provide any assistance to women wishing to enter the Sabarimala shrine. …

Sabarimala set to open today, no protection for women activists. 10 points
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala set to open today, no protection for women activists. 10 points

India TV News  

Sabarimala set to open today, no protection for women activists. Two days after the Supreme Court referred the review petitions against its 2018 judgment of allowing entry to women of all ages into the Sabarimala shrine to a seven-judge bench, the Lord Ayappa Temple is all set to open today for the Mandala Pooja festival. 10 points Sabarimala temple opens …

Sabarimala temple opens today, no protection for women activists
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens today, no protection for women activists

India Today  

Two days after the Supreme Court deferred the verdict on the Sabarimala issue, the Lord Ayappa Temple is all set to open today for the Mandala Pooja festival. No police protection for women According to sources, Kerala government has decided that the police will not be providing protection to women activists visiting the Sabarimala temple. Several ministers in the Pinarayi …

10 women from Andhra Pradesh sent back from Sabarimala temple
5 years, 4 months ago

10 women from Andhra Pradesh sent back from Sabarimala temple

India Today  

At least ten young women from Andhra Pradesh, who arrived at Pamba on Saturday to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple here, were sent back, police said. "After they reached Pamba, police checked their identity cards and found that they were in the barred age group and informed them about the current situation in Sabarimala. The state and temple …

Sabarimala Pilgrim progress not to be smooth
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala Pilgrim progress not to be smooth

Deccan Chronicle  

Alappuzha: The Sabarimala pilgrimage season beginning on Sunday may not pass smoothly with many young women determined to have darshan of Lord Ayyappa and the Hindu fringe groups vowing to block them. The Supreme Court order on Thursday referring the review petitions to a larger bench has not made things easy for the government as there is no stay on …

'Activist' Trupti Desai says she plans to enter into Sabarimala this month
5 years, 4 months ago

'Activist' Trupti Desai says she plans to enter into Sabarimala this month

Op India  

Controversial ‘activist’ Trupti Desai on Thursday said that women should be allowed entry into the Sabarimala temple till a seven-judge Supreme Court bench delivers the verdict on the issue. Read: SC order on Sabarimala is ‘complex’, will not provide assistance to women entering the shrine: Kerala Minister Desai urged the Kerala government to ensure that police escort women right inside …

Kerala minister says they may not escort women into Sabarimala this year
5 years, 4 months ago

Kerala minister says they may not escort women into Sabarimala this year

Op India  

On Thursday, following the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala, the Communist-led Kerala government LDF government described the verdict of the top court as “very complex” and refused to provide any assistance to women wishing to enter the Sabarimala shrine. Read: Today’s judgement by Supreme Court has effectively dislodged the 2018 verdict in Sabarimala case: Advocate J Sai Deepak Even Kerala …

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Kerala govt to consult legal experts to get more clarity on decision, says Pinarayi Vijayan
5 years, 4 months ago

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Kerala govt to consult legal experts to get more clarity on decision, says Pinarayi Vijayan

Firstpost  

Vijayan said the Supreme Court has not changed its stand with regard to the 28 September order of 2018 that allowed women of all age groups to offer prayers at the shrine. Thiruvananthapuram: The Left government would consult legal experts to get more clarity on the Supreme Court’s Sabarimala verdict but it seems that the earlier order on allowing entry …

Sabarimala verdict: Kerala Govt to consult legal experts for 'more clarity'
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala verdict: Kerala Govt to consult legal experts for 'more clarity'

India TV News  

The left government would consult legal experts to get more clarity on the Supreme Court's Sabarimala verdict but it seems that the earlier order on allowing entry of women of all age groups still stands, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday. The five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Thursday said a larger bench will re-examine various religious …

Why Sabarimala issue shouldn't be clubbed with women entry to mosques
5 years, 4 months ago

Why Sabarimala issue shouldn't be clubbed with women entry to mosques

Op India  

Today, a five judge bench of the Supreme Court decided to refer a bundle of cases to a larger seven judge bench: the Sabarimala Temple case, petitions relating to entry of women into mosques as well as the matter of female genital mutilation within the Dawoodi Bohra community. Read: SC refers the Sabarimala matter to a larger bench by 3:2 …

Chronology of events on entry of women into Sabarimala temple
5 years, 4 months ago

Chronology of events on entry of women into Sabarimala temple

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously agreed to refer the religious issues to a larger bench, while the five-judge bench by a 3:2 verdict decided to keep pending the pleas seeking a review of the top court’s decision allowing the entry of women of all ages to the shrine: -1990: S. Mahendran files plea in Kerala High Court seeking ban …

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Judicial remedy sought against ban on women for first time in 2006 against 1991 Kerala HC ruling; a timeline
5 years, 4 months ago

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Judicial remedy sought against ban on women for first time in 2006 against 1991 Kerala HC ruling; a timeline

Firstpost  

SC refers to larger seven-judge bench for re-examining various religious issues, including entry of women into Sabarimala temple and mosques and the practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra community. 1990: S Mahendran files plea in Kerala High Court seeking ban on women’s entry to Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala. 28 September: SC, in 4:1 verdict, allows entry …

Political parties in Kerala welcome SC decision in Sabarimala case
5 years, 4 months ago

Political parties in Kerala welcome SC decision in Sabarimala case

India TV News  

Political parties in Kerala on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to refer its September 28, 2018 order allowing women of all ages into the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala to a larger bench. Hailing the verdict, Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala asked the Left-led state government "not to create issues" by providing security and taking women in the …

Sabarimala case sent to a 7-Judge Supreme Court bench, two judges dissent
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala case sent to a 7-Judge Supreme Court bench, two judges dissent

India TV News  

The Supreme Court of India has sent the review petition pertaining to essential religious practices in the Sabarimala and other places to a 7-Judge Bench. A five-judge constitution bench of Supreme Court by 3-2 majority referred to 7-judge bench to consider the Supreme Court's earlier decision of quashing the custom barring entry of women of 10-50 age group into Sabarimala …

Ferocity of Sabarimala protests proves Hinduism is taking on Abrahamic characteristics to tackle external threats
5 years, 4 months ago

Ferocity of Sabarimala protests proves Hinduism is taking on Abrahamic characteristics to tackle external threats

Firstpost  

The issue of entry of menstruating women into the Sabarimala temple should never have been the cause for a debate on the touchstone of one-size-fits-all feminism. Union women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi’s opinion that the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala has made Hinduism more “inclusive” is more than a little ironic. However, as Justice Malhotra had pointed out …

Sabarimala case: SC refuses to stay entry of women into temple, govt waits legal clarity
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala case: SC refuses to stay entry of women into temple, govt waits legal clarity

India Today  

Days before the gates of the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala are scheduled to open for the annual Mandala pilgrimage, the Supreme Court has decided to leave the issue of access of women to the Temple open. "The debate about the constitutional validity of practices entailing into restriction of entry of women generally in the place of worship is not limited …

Sabarimala: Kerala govt says it will help menstruating women enter temple
5 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala govt says it will help menstruating women enter temple

Op India  

The communist government in Kerala after taking a U-turn in the past on the Sabarimala temple issue, has now once again reiterated that his government’s policy is to implement the Supreme Court’s order, which allows women of all age group to enter the temple, thereby desecrating the Sabarimala temple tradition. Read: Lady who forcibly tried to enter Sabarimala says Muslim …

Sabarimala 2.0 brews ahead of verdict
5 years, 5 months ago

Sabarimala 2.0 brews ahead of verdict

Deccan Chronicle  

Sabarimala is a riddle and its key is politics. The Sabarimala verdict of the Supreme Court on September 28, 2018, removing age restrictions on women worshipping the celibate Lord Ayyappa at the hill shrine, continues to be a poll refrain in Kerala. India has had many women chief ministers, but has even one of them been a Communist leader?” Mr …

Sabarimala Issue Didn’t Affect Polls, Says Kerala CM
5 years, 10 months ago

Sabarimala Issue Didn’t Affect Polls, Says Kerala CM

The Quint  

On Wednesday, 2 January, two women created history by entering the sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. Meanwhile, hours after the two women entered the shrine, the temple was closed for “purification rituals.” Protests gripped Sabarimala in Kerala. The protests have Lord Ayyappa devotees on one side, who cite tradition to oppose a Supreme Court judgment overturning a …

Opinion | Sabarimala lends a third dimension to Kerala polls
5 years, 10 months ago

Opinion | Sabarimala lends a third dimension to Kerala polls

Live Mint  

On election day in Kerala, when the sun rose from beyond the eastern mountains, it cast the long shadow of a small hill and a temple on top of it, Sabarimala, over its political landscape. A state whose subjects are neatly wired in binaries — in films, it is Mohanlal and Mammootty, for the soccer-crazy, it still is, Brazil and …

Kerala: No solicitation of votes in name of Sabarimala temple, says EC
6 years ago

Kerala: No solicitation of votes in name of Sabarimala temple, says EC

India TV News  

The Chief Electoral Officer in Kerala on Wednesday told political parties that under no circumstances should votes be solicited in the name of the Sabarimala temple. Tikka Ram Meena, who on Monday faced the BJP's ire after he issued a statement to this effect, on Wednesday briefed the media that it had been made clear to all political parties that …

Sabarimala temple opens for Kumbhamasa pujas
6 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala temple opens for Kumbhamasa pujas

Deccan Chronicle  

Alappuzha: Amid tension over the entry of young women, the sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala Temple was open for a five-day monthly puja on Tuesday evening. The temple and its base camps had witnessed tensions between police and protesters during the 64-day annual pilgrimage season that ended on January 20 and Thulamasa puja season in October. Many women including Reshma …

Sabarimala temple reopens for monthly worship; state administration deploys police personnel in Pamba, surrounding areas
6 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala temple reopens for monthly worship; state administration deploys police personnel in Pamba, surrounding areas

Firstpost  

Sabarimala: Sabarimala temple, which grappled with a crisis over the entry of young women into the shrine after the Supreme Court verdict last year, reopened on Tuesday for monthly worship. The state administration has deployed scores of police personnel in Pamba and surrounding areas in an attempt to avoid violence and unrest. The Sabarimala temple and surrounding areas witnessed a …

Sabarimala row: Temple board, Kerala govt oppose pleas seeking review of verdict allowing entry to women
6 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala row: Temple board, Kerala govt oppose pleas seeking review of verdict allowing entry to women

India TV News  

Travancore Devaswom Board, which runs Sabarimala temple, and the Kerala government on Wednesday opposed in the Supreme Court a batch of pleas seeking review of its historic verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into the shrine, even as several organisations sought re-consideration of the judgement. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, which had earlier …

Kerala woman shunned by husband, in-laws for entering Sabarimala temple returns home after local court order
6 years, 1 month ago

Kerala woman shunned by husband, in-laws for entering Sabarimala temple returns home after local court order

Firstpost  

Armed with a local court order, the woman whose in-laws had thrown her out for entering the Sabarimala Temple returned to her husband’s home in Kerala Malappuram: Armed with a local court order, Kanaka Durga the woman whose in-laws had thrown her out for defying religious customs and entering the Sabarimala Temple returned to her husband’s home in Mallapuraram district …

Sabarimala row: Temple board takes U-turn, supports apex court verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into shrine
6 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala row: Temple board takes U-turn, supports apex court verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into shrine

India TV News  

Sabarimala row: Temple board takes U-turn, supports apex court verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into shrine The temple board told a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that it is high time that a particular class not be discriminated on the ground of “biological attributes”. In a significant development, the Travancore Devaswom Board that …

Sabarimala row: Kerala govt opposes pleas seeking review of SC verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into shrine
6 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala row: Kerala govt opposes pleas seeking review of SC verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into shrine

India TV News  

The Kerala government on Wednesday vehemently opposed a batch of petitions seeking review of the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala shrine. Senior advocate Jaideep Gupta appearing for the Kerala government told the bench also comprising justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra that there was …

Only two women of menstural age entered Sabarimala temple since 28 Sep SC verdict, Kerala minister tells Assembly
6 years, 1 month ago

Only two women of menstural age entered Sabarimala temple since 28 Sep SC verdict, Kerala minister tells Assembly

Firstpost  

The Kerala government said only two women of menstrual age had visited the Sabarimala temple after a Supreme Court judgement removed the bar on their entry Thiruvananthapuram: Days after courting controversy over a list of 51 women who had entered the Sabarimala temple, the Kerala government Monday said only two women of menstrual age had visited the shrine after a …

Only 2 women had entered Sabarimala, not 51: Kerala minister in assembly
6 years, 1 month ago

Only 2 women had entered Sabarimala, not 51: Kerala minister in assembly

Op India  

The Kerala government had earlier submitted in the Supreme Court that 51 women under the age of 50 had entered the Sabarimala Temple, defying the age-old traditions of the Hindu shrine. Now, Kerala Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran has informed the Kerala Assembly that the state government has confirmation of only two women between the age of 10 and 50 years …

Sabarimala temple closes after annual pilgrimage season as political war continues; BJP ends hunger strike
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala temple closes after annual pilgrimage season as political war continues; BJP ends hunger strike

Firstpost  

As the Sabarimala temple closed, the opposition BJP ended its 49-day-long relay hunger strike staged in front of the Secretariat, the administrative hub in Thiruvananthapuram, demanding the lifting of prohibitory orders and restrictions at Sabarimala, which the LDF government rejected. Sabarimala/Thiruvananthapuram: After witnessing unprecedented protests over the entry of women of menstruating age, the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala was …

Sabarimala: Two women turned away by police from Lord Ayyappa temple
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala: Two women turned away by police from Lord Ayyappa temple

India TV News  

Two women of menstruating age, who attempted to trek the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabrimala early Saturday, were forced to return once again after the police informed them that it would be difficult to provide security as there was a possibility of protests from devotees. Since it opened for the Mandalam-Makaravilakku festivities on November 17, the shrine has …

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