Sabarimala updates | Women retreat after facing stiff resistance, police arrest protesters
6 years ago

Sabarimala updates | Women retreat after facing stiff resistance, police arrest protesters

The Hindu  

The Sabarimala foothills in Pampa on Sunday witnessed high drama as hundreds of devotees blocked paths and chased away a group of 11 women escorted to the hill shrine by the police. — PTI 2:30 pm Arrival of women well-planned: BJP leader K. Surendran As the Pandalam royal family, attached to the Ayyappa temple, and the Opposition BJP accused the government of taking the "activist women" with police protection, Devaswom Minister, Kadakampally Surendran said they would act according to directives of the High Court-appointed monitoring panel. 11:50 pm Women forced to retreat The 'Maniti' women were forced to retreat from Pampa as the police failed to ensure protection following mounting protests from the Ayyappa' devotees. 11:00 am 11-member Maniti team reach Pampa A group of 11 Sabarimala-bound Maniti activists led by the progressive women's organisation leader, Selvi, reached Pampa, in the foothills of Sabarimala, in the early hours of Sunday.

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Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple
1 year 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 …

Bindu Ammini, first woman to enter Sabarimala Temple, attacked by unidentified man
3 years ago

Bindu Ammini, first woman to enter Sabarimala Temple, attacked by unidentified man

Deccan Chronicle  

Kozhikode: Activist Bindu Ammini, the first woman to enter Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, was allegedly attacked by an unidentified man in Kozhikode on Wednesday. According to Bindu, the man had earlier too caused such a problem and she had complained to the Koyilandi Police. Now the police said that the attack happened over a parking issue. Bindu Ammini had visited …

Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To 2 Men Accused Of Attacking Sabarimala Activist; Finds Allegations Prima Facie Mala Fide
3 years, 10 months ago

Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To 2 Men Accused Of Attacking Sabarimala Activist; Finds Allegations Prima Facie Mala Fide

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently allowed pre-arrest bail to two persons accused of being part of a group that sprayed 'chemical' spray on activist Bindu Ammini when she approached the Ernakulam City Commissioner's office in 2019 seeking police protection for her pilgrimage to the Sabarimala temple. statement that the appellants along with the first accused came near to the victim …

Another Kerala woman allegedly stopped from entering Sabarimala moves SC; plea to be heard next week
5 years, 1 month ago

Another Kerala woman allegedly stopped from entering Sabarimala moves SC; plea to be heard next week

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear next week the plea of a Kerala woman who was allegedly prevented from visiting the Sabarimala temple despite the apex court's verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups into the shrine. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde considered the submission of senior advocate Indira Jaising that her client, …

Woman moves SC over safety at Sabari
5 years, 1 month 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: Women devotees bear the brunt as politicians, interest groups continue to weaponise temple entry issue
5 years, 1 month 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 …

Bindu Ammini set for next visit to Sabarimala
5 years, 1 month ago

Bindu Ammini set for next visit to Sabarimala

The Quint  

Kochi, Nov 27 After failing to get police protection to visit Sabarimala temple along with Trupti Desai on Tuesday, Bindu Ammini, one of the two women who had prayed at the famed temple on January 2 this year, on Wednesday announced that she will be visiting Sabarimala on January 2 next year. Incidentally Ammini, had received Desai and her six-member …

Kerala Women’s Commission takes up ‘pepper spray’ attack on activist Bindu Ammini
5 years, 1 month ago

Kerala Women’s Commission takes up ‘pepper spray’ attack on activist Bindu Ammini

The Hindu  

The Kerala State Women’s Commission has opened an enquiry into the ‘pepper spray’ attack on women activist Bindu Ammini in Kochi. Ms. Ammini was one of the two women who entered the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple after the Supreme Court struck down a custom that prevented women of menstruating age from worshipping at the shrine in 2018. An alleged Sangh Parivar …

Sabarimala women entry | updates: Trupti Desai, activists leave for Kochi airport from city Police Commissionerate
5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala women entry | updates: Trupti Desai, activists leave for Kochi airport from city Police Commissionerate

The Hindu  

Activist Trupti Desai, along with with four members of the Bhumata Brigade, has arrived in Kochi to visit the Sabarimala temple on November 26. Trupti Desai, six activists to return from Kochi Trupti Desai and team will leave for airport shortly from the Kochi Police Commissionerate. Praveen from Kochi Protest resumes in front of city Police Commissionerate More than seven …

Sabarimala temple opens for 2-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season
5 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 today, no protection for women activists
5 years, 1 month 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 …

Sabarimala Pilgrim progress not to be smooth
5 years, 1 month 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 …

Sabarimala verdict: Kerala Govt to consult legal experts for 'more clarity'
5 years, 1 month 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 …

Ferocity of Sabarimala protests proves Hinduism is taking on Abrahamic characteristics to tackle external threats
5 years, 1 month 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 Issue Didn’t Affect Polls, Says Kerala CM
5 years, 7 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 …

Sabarimala temple reopens for monthly worship; state administration deploys police personnel in Pamba, surrounding areas
5 years, 10 months 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: BJP stops hunger strike as pilgrimage season ends
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala: BJP stops hunger strike as pilgrimage season ends

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Kerala wrapped up its ongoing hunger strike as part of Sabarimala agitations as the hill shrine closed after two months long pilgrimage season on Sunday. However, the party will continue protests against violating the hill shrine's contentious ban on women of menstruating age, which was overturned by the Supreme Court, said Pillai. Meanwhile, Sabarimala Karma …

Sabarimala temple closes after annual pilgrimage season as political war continues; BJP ends hunger strike
5 years, 11 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
5 years, 11 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 …

Sabarimala Row: Controversy erupts over Kerala affidavit in Supreme Court
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala Row: Controversy erupts over Kerala affidavit in Supreme Court

India TV News  

Controversy erupted in Kerala after the CPI-led LDF government on Friday submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming 51 women in menstrual age entered the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing annual pilgrimage season. The BJP, the Sabarimala Karma Samiti and the Pandalam royal family, associated with the Lord Ayyappa temple, came down heavily on the state government saying there …

Sabarimala: Kerala govt says 51 women entered shrine, panel slams VIP treatment by police
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala govt says 51 women entered shrine, panel slams VIP treatment by police

Op India  

A massive controversy is set to erupt as Kerala Communist government has revealed to the Supreme Court that it had allowed fifty-one women under the age of 50 to enter the Sabarimala temple after the contentious September 28 verdict of the apex court. “Over 7,000 women in the age group of 10 to 50 years had registered online to enter …

Supreme Court tells Kerala govt to provide 'adequate security' to two women who entered Sabarimala
5 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court tells Kerala govt to provide 'adequate security' to two women who entered Sabarimala

Firstpost  

Senior Advocate Indira Jaisingh submitted that Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga were living under constant fear after their trip to Sabarimala, and they needed police protection and security from the agitated mob who protest their temple entry. The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to provide adequate security to Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga, the two women who …

2 Kerala women who entered Sabarimala to get 24X7 security: Supreme Court
5 years, 11 months ago

2 Kerala women who entered Sabarimala to get 24X7 security: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Kerala government to provide round-the-clock security to two Kerala women who entered Sabarimala earlier this month defying traditionalists opposed to females of menstruating age offering worship at the hill shrine Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga, the two women who entered Kerala’s Sabarimala Ayyapa temple, have moved the Supreme Court seeking police protection. Even our …

Sabarimala row: Supreme Court agrees to hear plea of two women seeking 24x7 security after they entered temple
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala row: Supreme Court agrees to hear plea of two women seeking 24x7 security after they entered temple

Firstpost  

The petition in the Supreme Court seeks 24x7 security for the two women who entered the Sabarimala temple in Kerala and also to deal with protesters indulging in acts of violence, physical and/or verbal on social media or otherwise against them in accordance with the law. New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Thursday it will hear on Friday a …

Sabarimala: Protesters block two women at Neelimala
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala: Protesters block two women at Neelimala

Deccan Chronicle  

Pampa: Two young women pilgrims to Sabarimala, Reshma Nishanth, 30, and Shanila Sajesh, 28, were forced to trek down by the police and protesters after a three-and-half-hour high voltage drama here early Wednesday morning. Three protesters stopped them along with their seven male friends near Neelimala, a point in the traditional trekking path from Pampa, at 4.20 am. Ms Prashant, …

Two young women pilgrims refused help at Sabarimala
5 years, 11 months ago

Two young women pilgrims refused help at Sabarimala

Deccan Chronicle  

PAMPA: Two young women pilgrims to Sabarimala, Reshma Nishanth, 30, and Shanila Sajesh, 28, were forced to trek down by the police and protesters after a three-and-half-hour high voltage drama here early Wednesday morning. Three protesters stopped them along with their seven male friends near Neelimala, a point in the traditional trekking path from Pampa, at 4.20 am. “Police restricted …

Sabarimala row: After the Left’s lakhs-strong ‘Women’s Wall’, the Right’s to rally lakhs of pro-ban supporters in Kerala
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala row: After the Left’s lakhs-strong ‘Women’s Wall’, the Right’s to rally lakhs of pro-ban supporters in Kerala

Live Mint  

Ernakulam: The leaders of Sabarimala ‘Karma Samithi ’, an umbrella outfit consisting of several pro-right groups championing the ban against menstruating women in Sabarimala hill shrine in Kerala, has said it will organise a mega “devotional” rally of two lakh people on Sunday. The development follows the state’s ruling Communist Party of India, CPM’s, show of strength on 1 January, …

Two Women Forced to Abandon Sabarimala Trek Due to Protests
5 years, 11 months ago

Two Women Forced to Abandon Sabarimala Trek Due to Protests

The Quint  

One of the men in the group told the police that initially, when they reached Nilakkal, they did not face any protests and devotees let them continue with their journey. The three women, along with another woman, had even filed a writ petition, seeking police security to enter the temple and that the government should reserve three days for women's …

Sabarimala firebrand thrashed'
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala firebrand thrashed'

Deccan Chronicle  

Malappuram: Kanaka Durga, who along with Bindu Ammini made history by having darshan at Sabarimala, was attacked allegedly by her mother-in-law when she reached her home at Perinthalmanna here on Tuesday morning. She hit Durga with a wooden stick around 7.30 a.m. for going to Sabarimala. The police who were providing security to her house took her to the district …

'My contribution to gender justice,' says woman who entered Sabarimala; Centre seeks report from Kerala govt on violence
6 years ago

'My contribution to gender justice,' says woman who entered Sabarimala; Centre seeks report from Kerala govt on violence

Firstpost  

Violence broke out in Kerala after two women, identified as Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga, were declared the first women to have offered prayers at Sabarimala. Violence broke out in Kerala after the women, identified as Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga, were declared the first women to have offered prayers at Sabarimala. But this time, they fully supported us.” When …

Sabarimala violence: BJP MP's ancestral home attacked, RSS office set on fire; over 1,286 cases registered
6 years ago

Sabarimala violence: BJP MP's ancestral home attacked, RSS office set on fire; over 1,286 cases registered

India TV News  

Kerala continued to remain on boil on Saturday as well over the Sabarimala issue. 37,979 PEOPLE ACCUSED, 1,286 CASES FILED OVER SABARIMALA STIR The Kerala Police has registered 1,286 cases in which 37,979 people are accused following the widespread violence that followed the entry of two women to the Sabarimala shrine, police chief Loknath Behra said on Saturday. SABARIMALA CHIEF …

Kerala protests: State hit by violent unrest as third woman enters temple of ‘celibate’ god
6 years ago

Kerala protests: State hit by violent unrest as third woman enters temple of ‘celibate’ god

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A third woman has entered …

Meenakshi Lekhi says women taken to Sabarimala temple like 'transgenders,' accuses Pinarayi Vijayan of making site a 'clash zone'
6 years ago

Meenakshi Lekhi says women taken to Sabarimala temple like 'transgenders,' accuses Pinarayi Vijayan of making site a 'clash zone'

Firstpost  

Meenakshi Lekhi said on Friday that women were taken to the Sabarimala temple “like transgenders” at night, and said that if they had been devotee women, they should have come during the day. Two days after two women entered the Sabarimala temple, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi said on Friday that women were taken to the temple “like transgenders” at night, …

Sasikala from Sri Lanka becomes the third woman to enter Sabarimala
6 years ago

Sasikala from Sri Lanka becomes the third woman to enter Sabarimala

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: A 46-year old woman from Sri Lanka, Sasikala, entered Kerala’s Sabarimala temple on Thursday night, making it the second time women broke the faith barrier in the controversial hillshrine after the Supreme Court overturned the ban for women between the age group of 10 and 50 in the temple. Reports of Sasikala’s visit has been speculated in the local …

Sabarimala : Police Should Not Give Special Protection To Individuals Including Women Pilgrims, Say HC Appointed Observers [Read Report]
6 years ago

Sabarimala : Police Should Not Give Special Protection To Individuals Including Women Pilgrims, Say HC Appointed Observers [Read Report]

Live Law  

Police should not give special protection and escort to individuals including women visiting Sabarimala as it causes hardship to other pilgrims, opined the team of observers appointed by the High Court of Kerala. In a report filed in the Court, they said "We are of the opinion that granting of special police protection to individuals would adversely affect the rights …

First women to enter Sabarimala, Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga, unable to return home because of Kerala hartal, says family
6 years ago

First women to enter Sabarimala, Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga, unable to return home because of Kerala hartal, says family

Firstpost  

Even as women activists are showering praises on Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga, the two women who entered the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple on 2 January, for the courage they displayed in defying the right-wing outfits opposing the entry of menstruating women in the temple, they unable to respond to the adulation. The police are not revealing any details about the …

3rd Woman Enters Sacred Hindu Temple In Southern India Amid Protests
6 years ago

3rd Woman Enters Sacred Hindu Temple In Southern India Amid Protests

NPR  

3rd Woman Enters Sacred Hindu Temple In Southern India Amid Protests Enlarge this image toggle caption STR/AFP/Getty Images STR/AFP/Getty Images A third woman has crossed the threshold into the sacred Hindu Sabarimala temple in southern India, defying a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age — between the ages of 10 and 50 — from entering the shrine, according to …

Sabarimala issue: Street protests mark Kerala hartal
6 years ago

Sabarimala issue: Street protests mark Kerala hartal

The Hindu  

Hurling crude bombs and stones, pro-Hindutva groups on Thursday fought pitched battles with the police and political rivals in Kerala, leaving scores injured, including three BJP workers in a knife attack, officials said. The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi, an umbrella organisation of various groups, to protest against the entry of two women of reproductive age into …

Sabarimala row: CPM on the back foot as violent protests erupt
6 years ago

Sabarimala row: CPM on the back foot as violent protests erupt

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Violent protests erupted in Kerala on Thursday, with people pelting stones and blocking vehicles following the entry of two women of menstrual age into the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday. The protests were a part of a dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Sangh Parivar outfits, including Sabarimala Karma Samithi, an umbrella organization of various pro-Hindutva groups. …

Sabarimala LIVE: Nair Service Society Asks Modi Govt to Issue Ordinance to Protect Temple Traditions
6 years ago

Sabarimala LIVE: Nair Service Society Asks Modi Govt to Issue Ordinance to Protect Temple Traditions

News 18  

Sabarimala LIVE Updates: The Nair Service Society has decided to approach the Centre to bring out an Ordinance to protect the Ayyappa temple rituals in Sabarimala, NSS general secretary G Sukumaran Nair said. A dawn-to-dusk 12-hour hartal called by Hindu outfits began on Thursday morning in protest against the entry of two women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala temple …

Kerala Sabarimala Temple: Women who entered shrine now in hiding
6 years ago

Kerala Sabarimala Temple: Women who entered shrine now in hiding

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — The two women who broke with centuries of conservative taboo Wednesday to enter a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala are now in hiding, as violent protests left at least one person dead. “Many people … came to enter the Sabarimala Temple but these people were blocked by the public, so they couldn’t enter …

Violence, purification as women enter Sabarimala temple
6 years ago

Violence, purification as women enter Sabarimala temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Alappuzha: Two daring women under the age of 50 have fulfilled their vow to worship at the Sabarimala temple, taking the whole nation by surprise and plunging Kerala into turmoil. The two women — Bindu, 40, an assistant professor at the School of Legal Studies under Kannur University and a resident of Thalassery, Kannur; and Kanakadurga, 41, an assistant manager …

Sabarimala: Upheaval in Kerala as two women, under 50, enter Lord Ayyappa temple
6 years ago

Sabarimala: Upheaval in Kerala as two women, under 50, enter Lord Ayyappa temple

India TV News  

Cloaked in black veils and shrouded in early morning darkness, two women of menstruating age group made history on Wednesday by stepping into the Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa. How the two women got entry into the temple: The two dauntless women—Kanakadurga and Bindu—aged 44 and 42, stepped into the hallowed precincts guarded by police three months after the Supreme …

Sabarimala row: BJP workers clash with police as protests erupt across Kerala against two women's entry into Lord Ayyappa shrine
6 years ago

Sabarimala row: BJP workers clash with police as protests erupt across Kerala against two women's entry into Lord Ayyappa shrine

Firstpost  

Clashes broke out betweenBJP Mahila Morcha workers and the police on Wednesday after they tried to enter the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram to protest against two women’s entry into Sabarimala temple Thiruvananthapuram: Clashes broke out between Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha workers and the police on Wednesday after they tried to enter the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. Social activist Trupti …

Ploy to Hurt Devotees: Chennithala, Others on Women in Sabarimala
6 years ago

Ploy to Hurt Devotees: Chennithala, Others on Women in Sabarimala

The Quint  

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday morning at a press meet, CPI Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan also discussed the Thanthri’s decision to close the sanctum sanctorum for “purification”, saying, “The Thanthri and Devaswom Board have the responsibility to enact the SC verdict, which allowed women of all ages to enter Sabarimala. In fact, the Thanthri is a litigant named in the SC’s …

Women in Sabarimala: Bindu and Kanakadurga Usher in a New Dawn
6 years ago

Women in Sabarimala: Bindu and Kanakadurga Usher in a New Dawn

The Quint  

One would also be mistaken to think that the wall was only about Sabarimala – it was much larger than that, the dissent carries the stardust of bigger dreams and greater ambitions that the women of the state have within them. Before Bindu and Kanakadugra stepped into Sabarimala, there have been stories of privileged women being permitted to enter the …

Sabarimala LIVE: Statewide Strike in Kerala Tomorrow Over Entry of Women Devotees in Shrine
6 years ago

Sabarimala LIVE: Statewide Strike in Kerala Tomorrow Over Entry of Women Devotees in Shrine

News 18  

Sabarimala LIVE Updates: Kochi and Thiruvanathapuram were among four places where protests erupted after two women devotees of menstruating age entered Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple on Wednesday, scripting history after the Supreme Court verdict allowing entry to women of all ages into the Lord Ayyappa shrine. “Have the Communists desecrated Sabarimala shrine by facilitating entry of women of restricted age group …

Two women under 50 years of age enter Sabarimala temple
6 years ago

Two women under 50 years of age enter Sabarimala temple

The Hindu  

Two young women entered the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala under police cover in the early hours of Wednesday, triggering anti-government protests across the State. Chandran Unnithan, a BJP worker, was killed when a protest march taken out by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi in the palace town of Pandalam was pelted with stones by miscreants. “Yes, they have had darshan.” …

Kerala stunned as two women break Sabarimala’s faith barrier
6 years ago

Kerala stunned as two women break Sabarimala’s faith barrier

Live Mint  

Kozhikode: Two women in their 40s created history by entering Kerala’s Sabarimala temple on Wednesday, breaching the shrine’s traditional ban on women of menstrual age and leaving the state shaken by protests. A Supreme Court order overturning the Sabarimala women ban in September led to protests by Hindu groups, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, with an eye on the 2019 …

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